Economics/French MA (Hons)

University of Glasgow

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	85%
Salary after 15 months	£28000
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	1% Proportion of students of Economics/French 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	5 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Gilmorehill (Main) Campus
Degree	Master of Arts (Honours), MA (Hons)
Subject	Economics, Socio-Economics

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 190 graduates of Economics/French MA (Hons) and other courses in Economics at University of Glasgow for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Economics.

Overall student satisfaction

85 /100

190 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	Economics/French MA (Hons) and other Economics courses of University of Glasgow	Average review score among all Economics courses in the UK
Explanations	86	89
Interesting courses	68	74
Intellectually stimulating	81	87
Challenged to do my best	80	83
Depth of concepts	78	82
Builds on previous learnings	77	84
Joined ideas from different topics	77	81
Balance directed/independent study	67	74
Applicability of course content	68	75
Clear criteria in markings	75	68
Fair assessment	77	77
Tests reflected your learning	72	76
Timely feedback	50	74
Helpful feedback	55	61
Approachability of teachers	81	86
Support from teachers	73	82
Organisation of courses	67	81
Communication of changes	77	80
IT facilities	85	86
Library	89	89
Course specific resources	87	89
Student feedback opportunities	78	81
Student feedback valued	71	73
Student's feedback acted upon	57	58
Work of student union	72	69
Mental wellbeing services	75	78
Overall satisfaction	85	76

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 Economics courses of University of Glasgow

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Economics

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Economics 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	£29000	£42500
25-75 percentile range	£24000 - £31000	£24000 - £37000	£34000 - £54000

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

Salary of all UK Graduates of Economics

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£29604	£30432	£39880
25-75 percentile range	£24725 - £34603	£23834 - £39943	£28629 - £53432

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

Course Description

ECONOMICS: In studying economics you will learn how individuals and society make choices about how scarce resources are used, what products are produced and who gets to consume them. These choices depend on evaluating costs, benefits, risks and effects on others. You will study the principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics and will have the opportunity to develop an interest in fields such as government policy, developing countries, the economics of business and international trade and finance. FRENCH: French involves the study of a key European and international language as well as the cultures it has influenced across the world. As part of your French degree you can choose to focus on a whole range of topics including French comics, French song, travel writing, medieval France and contemporary French history.

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 Economics	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Economics
Total respondents	50	5075
Unemployed	5%	4%
Studying	10%	9%
Working	70%	68%
Both studying and working	15%	13%
No information	5%	5%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Economics 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	55%	45%
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	80%
Non highly-skilled jobs	15%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	5%

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

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

Example below based on all graduates of Economics/French MA (Hons) at University of Glasgow

35%	Business and public service associate professionals
20%	Information Technology Professionals
15%	Business and public service associate professionals
5%	Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%	Elementary occupations
5%	Administrative occupations
5%	Caring personal services
5%	Managers, directors and senior officials
5%	Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
0%	Science, engineering and technology associate professionals

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

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Economics

Average UCAS Tariff Score 203

Tariff score	% of students accepted for courses in Economics
<48	0
48-63	1
64-79	0
80-95	0
96-111	0
112-127	4
128-143	15
144-159	13
160-175	11
176-191	3
192-207	7
208-223	9
224-239	7
>240	29

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

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Economics/French, 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)

University Rankings

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

Rankings of University of Glasgow in related subject specific rankings.

Social Studies & Humanities

- #2
- #12
Economics

The Guardian University League Tables by Subject
[Published 09 September, 2023]
- #3
- #14
Economics

CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
[Published 08 June, 2023]
- #2
- #101
Economics

GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
[Published 27 October, 2023]
- #2
- #144
Economics

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

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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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Economics/French MA (Hons)

University of Glasgow

Key Course Facts

Student Reviews