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BA Photography

The Northern School of Art🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time3 YearsSubject: General Studies
Course Score
C /60
Graduate Salary
£24,000
Satisfaction
66%
Degree Completion
100%
Professional Jobs
50%
Meaningful Work
75%

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.

Vulnerability Matrix

Finance52% Exposed
Sales40% Exposed
Artistic, literary and media32% Exposed
Teaching18% Exposed
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation12% Exposed

🌍 Global Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£24,000
typical starting salary
£22,000
£30,000
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
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
40%
02
Elementary occupations
15%
03
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10%
04
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%
05
Sales occupations
5%
06
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Outcomes

100%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
65%
Career On Track

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