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BA Film Studies

The University of Essex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /67
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction89%
Degree Completion85%
Professional Jobs67%
Meaningful Work80%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£24,000
typical starting salary
£20,000
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· General Studies graduates nationally earn £18,000–£70,000 (1766 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
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
46%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
14%
03
Sales occupations
8%
04
Elementary occupations
5%
05
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
07
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%
08
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Administrative occupations
3%
10
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
2%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 10 respondents (79% response rate)

87%
Teaching Quality
78%
Assessment & Feedback
82%
Academic Support
94%
Organisation
97%
Learning Resources
87%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Chester
Average Weekly Rent
£120
Est. Annual Total£10,800
🎉14% 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

80-95
15%
96-111
25%
112-127
15%
128-143
5%
144-159
15%
160-175
25%
176-191
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
75%
No qualifications
20%
Other HE
5%
Other
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

31%
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

65%Web and Multimedia Design
55%Administrative
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales

Outcomes

85%
Continuation
67%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
55%
Career On Track