HomeRoyal Holloway and Bedford New CollegeBA History of Art and Visual Culture and Comparative Literature and Culture

BA History of Art and Visual Culture and Comparative Literature and Culture

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: Combined
Course Score
C /65
Graduate Salary
£27,000
Satisfaction
89%
Degree Completion
91%
Professional Jobs
40%
Meaningful Work
64%

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

38%
Moderate Exposure

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

Vulnerability Matrix

Business, Research and Administrative60% Exposed
Administrative55% Exposed
Business and public service associate48% Exposed
Media45% Exposed
Sales40% Exposed

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Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Combined graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£27,000
typical starting salary
£24,000
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Combined graduates nationally earn £18,000£70,000 (2337 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
Administrative occupations
13%
02
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
12%
03
Sales occupations
8%
04
Elementary occupations
6%
05
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
6%
06
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
07
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
09
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
10
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Outcomes

91%
Continuation
40%
Professional Work
64%
Meaningful Role
50%
Career On Track

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