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BA Popular Music with Foundation Year

Leeds Conservatoire🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
D /59
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction80%
Degree Completion83%
Professional Jobs65%
Meaningful Work45%

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
£26,000
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
45%
02
Elementary occupations
15%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
04
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
05
Process, plant and machine operatives
5%
06
Sales occupations
5%
07
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Skilled trades occupations
5%
09
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 35 respondents (52% response rate)

81%
Teaching Quality
85%
Assessment & Feedback
87%
Academic Support
70%
Organisation
70%
Learning Resources
68%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Leeds
Average Weekly Rent
£135
Est. Annual Total£11,760
🎉7% 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
2%
64-79
8%
80-95
5%
96-111
16%
112-127
16%
128-143
8%
144-159
17%
160-175
22%
192-207
1%
224-239
1%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
94%
Other HE
3%
Baccalaureate
1%
No qualifications
1%
Other
1%

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

48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
40%Science, engineering and technology associate
32%Artistic, literary and media
30%Managers, directors and senior officials

Outcomes

83%
Continuation
65%
Professional Work
45%
Meaningful Role
35%
Career On Track