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HomeYork St John UniversityBA Creative Writing and English Literature with Foundation Year

BA Creative Writing and English Literature with Foundation Year

York St John University🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: Creative Arts & Design
Course Score
D /48
Graduate Salary
£23,000
Satisfaction
N/A
Degree Completion
80%
Professional Jobs
40%
Meaningful Work
60%

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.

Vulnerability Matrix

Administrative55% Exposed
Business and Financial Project Management50% Exposed
Business and public service associate48% Exposed
Sales40% Exposed
Artistic, literary and media32% Exposed

🌍 Global Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Creative Arts & Design graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£23,000
typical starting salary
£21,000
£26,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Creative Arts & Design graduates nationally earn £18,000£70,000 (1408 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
Elementary occupations
25%
02
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
20%
03
Sales occupations
15%
04
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Administrative occupations
10%
06
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
07
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10%
08
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
09
Caring personal services
5%
10
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
40%
Professional Work
60%
Meaningful Role
20%
Career On Track

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