Archaeology/Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons)

University of Glasgow

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	71%
Salary after 15 months	£27000
Unemployment Rate	5% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	0% Proportion of students of Archaeology/Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Duration	4 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Gilmorehill (Main) Campus
Degree	Bachelor of Science (Honours), BSc (Hons)
Subject	Archaeology, Environmental Geoscience, Earth Sciences, Classical Art and Archaeology

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 20 graduates of Archaeology/Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) and other courses in Earth Sciences at University of Glasgow for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Earth Sciences.

Overall student satisfaction

71 /100

20 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	Archaeology/Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) and other Earth Sciences courses of University of Glasgow	Average review score among all Archaeology courses in the UK
Explanations	100	91
Interesting courses	89	85
Intellectually stimulating	100	88
Challenged to do my best	100	84
Depth of concepts	96	77
Builds on previous learnings	89	80
Joined ideas from different topics	89	84
Balance directed/independent study	75	78
Applicability of course content	93	74
Clear criteria in markings	64	69
Fair assessment	64	81
Tests reflected your learning	86	82
Timely feedback	71	58
Helpful feedback	71	65
Approachability of teachers	82	82
Support from teachers	89	80
Organisation of courses	79	70
Communication of changes	75	77
IT facilities	81	91
Library	100	91
Course specific resources	96	86
Student feedback opportunities	82	86
Student feedback valued	93	74
Student's feedback acted upon	46	54
Work of student union	65	69
Mental wellbeing services	75	77
Overall satisfaction	71	85

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
All Earth Sciences courses of University of Glasgow

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Earth Sciences

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Earth Sciences at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£27000	£23000	£27000
25-75 percentile range	£21000 - £28000	£18000 - £26500	£21000 - £31500

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Earth Sciences courses of University of Glasgow

Salary of all UK Graduates of Earth Sciences

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£23504	£23237	£26729
25-75 percentile range	£20429 - £27032	£18333 - £28045	£21207 - £32951

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Earth Sciences courses in the UK

Course Description

Archaeology is the study of how people in the past interacted with their world, through a detailed study of their objects, sites, monuments and landscapes. You will have the opportunity to gain practical fieldwork skills in the UK and also abroad. Recent students have worked in the Baltic states, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy and Portugal. Environmental Geoscience is the study of the interaction between natural and anthropogenic processes and environments. It focuses on working towards a sustainable future by understanding how humans affect, and are affected by, a range of environmental issues including climate change, water resources, pollution and landscape change.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	All University of Glasgow graduates of undergraduate studies in Earth Sciences	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Earth Sciences
Total respondents	15	60
Unemployed	5%	3%
Studying	35%	26%
Working	55%	45%
Both studying and working	0%	12%
No information	5%	8%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Earth Sciences courses of University of Glasgow

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	70%	30%
Utilise skills from studies	55%	45%
Work is meaningful	85%	15%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All courses of University of Glasgow

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	65%
Non highly-skilled jobs	40%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	0%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Forensic and Archaeological Sciences courses of University of Glasgow

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Archaeology/Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) at University of Glasgow

15%	Teaching Professionals
15%	Legal professionals
15%	Finance Professionals
10%	Conservation and environment professionals
10%	Administrative occupations
10%	Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
10%	Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%	Finance Professionals
5%	Customer service occupations
5%	Business and public service associate professionals

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Earth Sciences

Average UCAS Tariff Score 211

Tariff score	% of students accepted for courses in Earth Sciences
<48	0
48-63	0
64-79	0
80-95	0
96-111	4
112-127	4
128-143	4
144-159	10
160-175	7
176-191	4
192-207	9
208-223	8
224-239	16
>240	36

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
All Earth Sciences courses of University of Glasgow

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Archaeology/Environmental Geoscience, BSc (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent	£518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home)	£50
Supermarket shopping	£81
Clothing	£35
Eating out	£33
Alcohol	£27
Takeaways / food deliveries	£30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food)	£24
Holidays and weekend trips	£78
Transport within city	£17
Self-care / sports	£20
Stationary / books	£13
Mobile phone / internet	£13
Cable TV / streaming	£7
Insurance	£51
Other	£95

Average student cost of living	£1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

year 1 (Default entry point)

University Rankings

Positions of University of Glasgow in top UK and global rankings.

Rankings of University of Glasgow in related subject specific rankings.

Natural Sciences

- #3
- #12
Geology

CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
[Published 08 June, 2023]
- #4
- #16
Geology

The Times Good University Guide by Subject
[Published 15 September, 2023]
- #4
- #201
Geology

QS World University Rankings By Subject
[Published 22 March, 2023]
- #4
- #231
Geology

URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
[Published 22 July, 2023]

Social Studies & Humanities

- #1
- #26
Geography

GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
[Published 27 October, 2023]
- #2
- #50
Geography

QS World University Rankings By Subject
[Published 22 March, 2023]
- #2
- #101
Social Sciences

THE World University Rankings by Subject
[Published 19 October, 2023]

See all 36 university rankings of University of Glasgow

About University of Glasgow

The ancient University of Glasgow owns and manages three distinct campus locations: Gilmorehill, Garscube, and Dumfries campus. The primary building for the majority of students is Gilmorehill, where learners have the opportunity to earn a degree from the university’s diverse Liberal Arts subjects, as well as participate in well funded research projects. The city of Glasgow has a well deserved reputation for having some of the friendliest locals in the UK, as well as being one of the cultural centres of Scotland.

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Archaeology/Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons)

University of Glasgow

Key Course Facts

Student Reviews