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Career paths with A-Level Art, Business Studies and Sociology?

Hello! I was hoping to go to sixth form and do Art, Business and Sociology, as these are the subjects that I enjoy the most. What careers would fit best with these? Preferably a creative role, thanks!

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MindMax2000

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Original post by paarmis

Bad news: none of the subjects you mentioned are required subjects (art is sometimes asked for in some degree courses, but only some), so you would only be eligible to apply for degrees or qualifications that asks for A Levels in any subjects.

Good news: pretty much nothing in the creative sector would strictly require you to have a degree or qualifications of any sort. And even if you can't get into the creative sector, you should meet the entry requirements for over 600 careers (out of something like 800).

Specifically regarding careers, you can apply for roles in:

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Administration

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Government services

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Social work

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Some areas of healthcare

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Most areas of business (HR, marketing, accounting, sales)

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IT roles

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Some areas of construction

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Most areas of property

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Most areas of beauty and wellbeing

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Creative/design and media (if you're good)

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Theatre and film (if you're good)

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Music (if you're good)

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Anything related to writing (if you're good)

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Storage

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Logisitics

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Armed forces and police force (if you pass certain tests, have a clean record, and are of a certain age range)

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Some environmental services

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Hospitality

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Manufacturing

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Management (if you have the relevant experience)

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Retail

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Care work

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Travel and tourism

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Charity

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Entertainment (if you're good)

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Translation (if you are fluent in more than one language)

If you decide to go back to college (adult college), then you can do courses that are relevant to the following:

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Animal care (other than vet)

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Some areas of construction and certain trades

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Some areas of beauty and wellbeing

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Some areas of engineering

You can go into the following areas with specific professional qualifications (irrespective of what previous qualifications you have):

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Accounting

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Law (CILEx)

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Most areas of finance

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Delivery and transport (licences)

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Sports coaching

Degrees that accept any random A Levels:

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Anything in business expect for financial mathematics and actuarial science (for obvious reasons)

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Law

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Anthropology

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Archaeology

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Sociology and criminology

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Most psychology degrees

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Some degrees in creative writing and English literature

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Nonquantiative economics degrees

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Education

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Theology

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Politics

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Philosophy

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Linguistics

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Agriculture

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Some art and design degrees, including architecture

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Some geography degrees (usually ones with emphasis on human geography)

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Some history degrees

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Some nutrition degrees

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Film

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Game design

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Hospitality

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Property and urban planning

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Journalism

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Media studies

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Nursing

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Paramedic science

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Social work

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