Archaeology/Mathematics MA (Hons)

University of Glasgow

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	72%
Salary after 15 months	£28000
Unemployment Rate	4% 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	3% Proportion of students of Archaeology/Mathematics MA (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	Master of Arts (Honours), MA (Hons)
Subject	Archaeology, Classical Art and Archaeology

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 70 graduates of Archaeology/Mathematics MA (Hons) and other courses in Mathematics at University of Glasgow for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Mathematics.

Overall student satisfaction

72 /100

70 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	Archaeology/Mathematics MA (Hons) and other Mathematics courses of University of Glasgow	Average review score among all Archaeology courses in the UK
Explanations	89	88
Interesting courses	71	72
Intellectually stimulating	88	88
Challenged to do my best	83	84
Depth of concepts	81	80
Builds on previous learnings	83	84
Joined ideas from different topics	82	78
Balance directed/independent study	77	75
Applicability of course content	75	75
Clear criteria in markings	74	73
Fair assessment	82	81
Tests reflected your learning	78	76
Timely feedback	72	77
Helpful feedback	69	65
Approachability of teachers	79	87
Support from teachers	82	82
Organisation of courses	72	79
Communication of changes	75	78
IT facilities	97	86
Library	89	88
Course specific resources	81	88
Student feedback opportunities	82	83
Student feedback valued	72	71
Student's feedback acted upon	52	60
Work of student union	80	69
Mental wellbeing services	63	78
Overall satisfaction	72	75

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 point per course.
All Mathematics courses of University of Glasgow

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Mathematics

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Mathematics 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	£28000	£27000	£32000
25-75 percentile range	£25000 - £30500	£23000 - £33000	£25500 - £41000

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

Salary of all UK Graduates of Mathematics

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£27713	£27097	£33412
25-75 percentile range	£24194 - £33478	£21445 - £35092	£25017 - £44847

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Mathematics 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. Mathematics is a vast and ever-growing subject which incorporates successful explorations of numerical, geometrical and logical relationships. Our ambassador scheme gives students the chance to spend time in schools, experiencing teaching at first hand and developing vital workplace skills.

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 Mathematics	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Mathematics
Total respondents	55	4590
Unemployed	4%	5%
Studying	10%	12%
Working	58%	66%
Both studying and working	21%	11%
No information	5%	5%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Mathematics 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	75%	25%
Utilise skills from studies	50%	50%
Work is meaningful	80%	20%

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	75%
Non highly-skilled jobs	10%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	15%

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

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

Example below based on all graduates of Archaeology/Mathematics MA (Hons) at University of Glasgow

20%	Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
20%	Artistic, literary and media occupations
15%	Administrative occupations
10%	Business and public service associate professionals
10%	Elementary occupations
5%	Finance Professionals
5%	Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
5%	Information Technology Professionals

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

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Mathematics

Average UCAS Tariff Score 201

Tariff score	% of students accepted for courses in Mathematics
<48	0
48-63	0
64-79	0
80-95	1
96-111	0
112-127	3
128-143	6
144-159	9
160-175	8
176-191	2
192-207	5
208-223	12
224-239	16
>240	36

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

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Archaeology/Mathematics, MA (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)

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/Mathematics MA (Hons)

University of Glasgow

Key Course Facts

Student Reviews