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BA Music and Sound Design

Queen's University of Belfast
Full-time3 YearsSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /68
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction93%
Degree Completion85%
Professional Jobs60%
Meaningful Work80%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£25,000
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
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
30%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Administrative occupations
10%
04
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
05
Caring personal services
5%
06
Elementary occupations
5%
07
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Skilled trades occupations
5%
09
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 10 respondents (69% response rate)

98%
Teaching Quality
96%
Assessment & Feedback
91%
Academic Support
97%
Organisation
91%
Learning Resources
85%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Belfast
Average Weekly Rent
£105
Est. Annual Total£9,780
🎉22% 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
5%
80-95
5%
96-111
5%
128-143
25%
144-159
5%
160-175
30%
208-223
5%
224-239
5%
240+
10%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
75%
Other HE
20%
Degree
10%

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

55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Science, engineering and technology associate
32%Artistic, literary and media
18%Teaching

Outcomes

85%
Continuation
60%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
60%
Career On Track