University of Glasgow
French/History MA (Hons)
University of Glasgow

Key Course Facts

Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 40 graduates of French/History MA (Hons) and other courses in French Studies at University of Glasgow for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in French Studies.

Overall student satisfaction
74 /100
40 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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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 French Studies courses of University of Glasgow
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in French Studies

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of French Studies 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 £25000 £23000 £29000
25-75 percentile range £24000 - £28000 £19500 - £27500 £23000 - £35500
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All French Studies courses of University of Glasgow


Salary of all UK Graduates of French Studies

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £24631 £23093 £27945
25-75 percentile range £20738 - £28277 £17953 - £29082 £21188 - £36294
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All French Studies courses in the UK

Course Description

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. HISTORY: - The study of history is the study of change and continuity in human society through time. Glasgow offers a wide-ranging programme from medieval to modern times. We offer a broad range of courses ranging from medieval to modern times and across the globe. We provide small group teaching, a variety of assessments (including real-world tasks like policy papers and blogs) and one-to-one feedback tutorials. We host leading research centres in gender history, war studies, slavery studies, American studies and Scottish and Celtic studies. Our teaching draws on world-leading research expertise in Scottish, British, European, U.S. and global history, Slavery studies, Gender history and War, intelligence and genocide studies.

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.

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

Current jobs

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

Required skill level of job after 15 months

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

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

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

30% Teaching Professionals
15% Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
10% Legal professionals
10% Business and public service associate professionals
10% Administrative occupations
5% Sales occupations
5% Managers, directors and senior officials
5% Finance Professionals
5% Caring personal services
5% Teaching Professionals
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for French Studies

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
All French Studies courses of University of Glasgow
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study French/History, 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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Where is this programme taught

Gilmorehill (Main) Campus
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