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BA Photography

University of Plymouth🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time3 YearsYear AbroadSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /60
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction91%
Degree Completion65%
Professional Jobs45%
Meaningful Work70%

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
£22,000
£25,000
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
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
40%
02
Elementary occupations
15%
03
Sales occupations
10%
04
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
05
Customer service occupations
5%
06
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
07
Process, plant and machine operatives
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 20 respondents (95% response rate)

90%
Teaching Quality
91%
Assessment & Feedback
92%
Academic Support
95%
Organisation
93%
Learning Resources
73%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Plymouth
Average Weekly Rent
£115
Est. Annual Total£10,420
🎉17% 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
10%
64-79
25%
80-95
10%
96-111
25%
112-127
10%
128-143
5%
160-175
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
90%
Access
5%
No qualifications
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

28%
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
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media
10%Leisure, travel and related personal service

Outcomes

65%
Continuation
45%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
60%
Career On Track