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BA Design

Goldsmiths' College🥉 TEF Bronze
Full-time3 YearsSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
B /72
Graduate Salary£26,000
Satisfaction94%
Degree Completion95%
Professional Jobs70%
Meaningful Work75%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£26,000
typical starting salary
£23,000
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· General Studies graduates nationally earn £18,000–£70,000 (1574 courses)

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
★ Professional
25%
02
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
15%
03
Skilled trades occupations
15%
04
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
15%
05
Customer service occupations
5%
06
Design occupations
★ Professional
5%
07
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Other Educational Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Process, plant and machine operatives
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 95 respondents (82% response rate)

94%
Teaching Quality
91%
Assessment & Feedback
95%
Academic Support
94%
Organisation
92%
Learning Resources
88%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Manchester
Average Weekly Rent
£145
Est. Annual Total£12,480
📊2% cheaper than the UK average

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🚦 Will I Get In?

Input your predicted A-Levels to see how you compare to last year's accepted students.

Past Accepted Tariffs

<48
2%
48-63
7%
64-79
4%
80-95
2%
96-111
2%
112-127
9%
128-143
5%
144-159
21%
160-175
11%
176-191
4%
192-207
7%
208-223
4%
224-239
2%
240+
13%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
75%
Other HE
9%
Other
8%
No qualifications
4%
Baccalaureate
2%
Degree
1%

Accreditations

Data not provided

This provider hasn't submitted accreditation data to HESA for this course.

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

35%
Moderate Exposure

Some tasks in this career are being augmented by AI, but the core work still requires significant human judgement and skill.

Graduate Roles by AI Exposure

68%Customer service
65%Web and Multimedia Design
45%Media
35%Design
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

95%
Continuation
70%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
55%
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