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BA Garment Technology

Birmingham City University🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /62
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction81%
Degree Completion83%
Professional Jobs70%
Meaningful Work62%

Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£24,000
typical starting salary
£23,000
£27,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· General Studies graduates nationally earn £18,000–£36,500 (1183 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
Quality and Regulatory Professionals
★ Professional
40%
02
Design occupations
★ Professional
20%
03
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
10%
04
Secretarial and related occupations
10%
05
Skilled trades occupations
10%

Professional Accreditations

This course is accredited or recognised by professional bodies:

Recognised Professional Body (13101)
13101
Note: 0

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 30 respondents (90% response rate)

75%
Teaching Quality
81%
Assessment & Feedback
82%
Academic Support
81%
Organisation
89%
Learning Resources
68%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Birmingham
Average Weekly Rent
£130
Est. Annual Total£11,560
🎉8% 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
1%
64-79
7%
80-95
12%
96-111
16%
112-127
20%
128-143
12%
144-159
11%
160-175
10%
176-191
2%
192-207
1%
208-223
1%
240+
1%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
92%
Other HE
3%
Other
2%
Access
1%
Degree
1%

Accreditations

✓

Recognised Professional Body (13101)

13101

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

34%
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

62%Secretarial and related
35%Design
32%Artistic, literary and media
4%Skilled trades

Outcomes

83%
Continuation
70%
Professional Work
62%
Meaningful Role
53%
Career On Track