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BA English and Music

The University of Sheffield🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /67
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction86%
Degree Completion80%
Professional Jobs75%
Meaningful Work80%

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
£20,500
£27,000
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
35%
02
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Administrative occupations
10%
04
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Elementary occupations
10%
06
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10%
07
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
08
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Engineering professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 30 respondents (70% response rate)

94%
Teaching Quality
79%
Assessment & Feedback
87%
Academic Support
84%
Organisation
84%
Learning Resources
81%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Sheffield
Average Weekly Rent
£120
Est. Annual Total£10,800
🎉14% 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

128-143
40%
144-159
10%
160-175
15%
176-191
25%
240+
10%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
100%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

27%
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
60%Business, Research and Administrative
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

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