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BA Illustration

Gower College Swansea
Full-time3 YearsSubject: Creative Arts and Design
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Course Score
C /63
Graduate Salary
£23,000
Satisfaction
90%
Degree Completion
80%
Professional Jobs
70%
Meaningful Work
60%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni
The Faculty

AI & Your Career

Based on real AI use at work (Anthropic research, 2026)

47%
High AI impact

Average across where this course's graduates actually work

AI is already doing some of the work in these jobs. People who learn to use AI tools will have a real edge, though the more routine roles may thin out over time.

AI impact by graduate destination

Web and Multimedia Design65%
Administrative55%
Sales40%
Artistic, literary and media32%
Managers, directors and senior officials30%

🧭 Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Creative Arts and Design graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£23,000
typical starting salary
£20,000
£26,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Creative Arts and Design graduates nationally earn £18,000-£45,000 (1272 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
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
★ Professional
35%
02
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
30%
03
Administrative occupations
15%
04
Sales occupations
5%
05
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
06
Elementary occupations
5%

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Detailed guides and day-in-the-life profiles for careers related to this degree.

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
70%
Professional Work
60%
Meaningful Role
40%
Career On Track

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