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BA Fine Art

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Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadFoundation YearSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /69
Graduate Salary£26,500
Satisfaction82%
Degree Completion90%
Professional Jobs65%
Meaningful Work80%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£26,500
typical starting salary
£24,000
£28,000
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
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
20%
02
Elementary occupations
10%
03
Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Design occupations
★ Professional
5%
05
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Legal professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
08
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%
09
Therapy professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (75% response rate)

75%
Teaching Quality
67%
Assessment & Feedback
89%
Academic Support
71%
Organisation
85%
Learning Resources
74%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Reading
Average Weekly Rent
£155
Est. Annual Total£13,220
📊5% more expensive 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

64-79
5%
80-95
10%
96-111
10%
112-127
30%
128-143
10%
144-159
10%
160-175
10%
176-191
10%
208-223
5%
224-239
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
55%
Foundation
45%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

24%
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

72%Information Technology
42%Legal
35%Design
30%Managers, directors and senior officials
18%Teaching

Outcomes

90%
Continuation
65%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
75%
Career On Track