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BA Costume Interpretation with Design

The Northern School of Art🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time3 YearsSubject: General Studies
Course Score
D /51
Graduate Salary
£23,000
Satisfaction
97%
Degree Completion
65%
Professional Jobs
5%
Meaningful Work
50%

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

15%
Low Exposure

This career involves tasks that AI currently has very limited ability to perform, such as physical work, human care, or complex real-world interaction.

Vulnerability Matrix

Secretarial and related62% Exposed
Administrative55% Exposed
Sales40% Exposed
Design35% Exposed
Leisure, travel and related personal service10% Exposed

🌍 Global Career Trajectories

This degree creates highly lucrative direct pathways into the global jobs market. Explore the fully localized AI projections on our sister hub, WhatCareer.

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£23,000
typical starting salary
£16,000
£28,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· General Studies graduates nationally earn £18,000£70,000 (1568 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
Skilled trades occupations
20%
02
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
20%
03
Process, plant and machine operatives
20%
04
Design occupations
★ Professional
5%
05
Administrative occupations
5%
06
Secretarial and related occupations
5%
07
Caring personal services
5%
08
Sales occupations
5%
09
Elementary occupations
5%

Outcomes

65%
Continuation
5%
Professional Work
50%
Meaningful Role
50%
Career On Track

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