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BA Art and Design Foundation Year

Birmingham City University🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /60
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction91%
Degree Completion95%
Professional Jobs25%
Meaningful Work61%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£24,000
typical starting salary
£22,000
£27,500
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
Sales occupations
25%
02
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
20%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Customer service occupations
10%
05
Elementary occupations
10%
06
Skilled trades occupations
10%

Student Satisfaction

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

89%
Teaching Quality
90%
Assessment & Feedback
91%
Academic Support
94%
Organisation
88%
Learning Resources
80%
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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Past Accepted Tariffs

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Entry Qualifications

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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

68%Customer service
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media
5%Elementary

Outcomes

95%
Continuation
25%
Professional Work
61%
Meaningful Role
52%
Career On Track