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BA Photography

Arts University Plymouth🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
D /59
Graduate Salary£22,000
Satisfaction99%
Degree Completion70%
Professional Jobs40%
Meaningful Work70%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£22,000
typical starting salary
£19,000
£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
15%
02
Sales occupations
15%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Elementary occupations
10%
05
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
06
Secretarial and related occupations
10%
07
Administrative occupations
5%
08
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 10 respondents (91% response rate)

100%
Teaching Quality
100%
Assessment & Feedback
100%
Academic Support
97%
Organisation
93%
Learning Resources
93%
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

80-95
15%
96-111
15%
112-127
45%
160-175
20%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
85%
Other HE
10%
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

36%
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

62%Secretarial and related
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

70%
Continuation
40%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
70%
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