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BDes Digital Design

Qahe (Ulst)

Full-time4 YearsYear AbroadFoundation YearSubject: Creative Arts and Design

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Course Score

B /66

Graduate Salary

£24,000

Satisfaction

91%

Degree Completion

80%

Professional Jobs

60%

Meaningful Work

79%

AI & Your Career

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

43%

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.

Pick your path - AI impact varies by career

30%Art Director 30%Design Occupations n.e.c.30%Nonprofit Program Manager 35%Artists n.e.c.

AI impact by graduate destination

Information Technology72%

Web and Multimedia Design65%

Administrative55%

Sales40%

Science, engineering and technology associate40%

🧭 Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for Creative Arts and Design graduates

Start

Sep 2027

Graduate

2031

First job

~2032

£24,000

typical starting salary

£22,000

£26,500

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

Web and Multimedia Design Professionals

★ Professional

25%

Elementary occupations

10%

Sales occupations

10%

Information Technology Professionals

★ Professional

Design occupations

★ Professional

Skilled trades occupations

Science, engineering and technology associate professionals

★ Professional

Administrative occupations

Managers, directors and senior officials

★ Professional

Artistic, literary and media occupations

★ Professional

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Art Director

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Design Occupations n.e.c.

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Nonprofit Program Manager

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Artists n.e.c.

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Outcomes

80%

Continuation

60%

Professional Work

79%

Meaningful Role

70%

Career On Track

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