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BA Film and Creative Writing

The University of Essex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /63
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction79%
Degree Completion75%
Professional Jobs67%
Meaningful Work80%

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
£20,000
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· General Studies graduates nationally earn £18,000–£70,000 (1766 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
46%
02
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
20%
03
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
14%
04
Sales occupations
8%
05
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Caring personal services
5%
07
Design occupations
★ Professional
5%
08
Elementary occupations
5%
09
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
10
Nursing Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (61% response rate)

75%
Teaching Quality
77%
Assessment & Feedback
74%
Academic Support
85%
Organisation
80%
Learning Resources
60%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Chester
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

48-63
5%
80-95
10%
96-111
25%
112-127
10%
128-143
10%
144-159
15%
160-175
10%
176-191
10%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
80%
No qualifications
10%
Other
10%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

25%
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

60%Business, Research and Administrative
40%Sales
35%Design
32%Artistic, literary and media
18%Teaching

Outcomes

75%
Continuation
67%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
55%
Career On Track