History of Art/Italian MA (Hons)

University of Glasgow

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	74%
Salary after 15 months	£25000
Unemployment Rate	0% 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 History of Art/Italian 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	History of Art

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 15 graduates of History of Art/Italian MA (Hons) and other courses in Italian Studies at University of Glasgow for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Italian Studies.

Overall student satisfaction

74 /100

15 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	History of Art/Italian MA (Hons) and other Italian Studies courses of University of Glasgow	Average review score among all History of Art courses in the UK
Explanations	100	94
Interesting courses	84	89
Intellectually stimulating	95	94
Challenged to do my best	74	83
Depth of concepts	79	90
Builds on previous learnings	79	83
Joined ideas from different topics	95	85
Balance directed/independent study	74	69
Applicability of course content	89	74
Clear criteria in markings	47	71
Fair assessment	42	82
Tests reflected your learning	68	84
Timely feedback	47	70
Helpful feedback	58	70
Approachability of teachers	95	87
Support from teachers	89	84
Organisation of courses	74	71
Communication of changes	94	73
IT facilities	79	83
Library	89	91
Course specific resources	76	85
Student feedback opportunities	84	84
Student feedback valued	79	71
Student's feedback acted upon	58	50
Work of student union	79	71
Mental wellbeing services	42	63
Overall satisfaction	74	70

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 Italian Studies courses of University of Glasgow

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Languages and Area Studies

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Italian 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	£22000	£27000
25-75 percentile range	£22500 - £27000	£17000 - £25500	£19500 - £32500

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

Salary of all UK Graduates of Languages and Area Studies

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£24544	£23649	£27223
25-75 percentile range	£20641 - £29155	£17361 - £29242	£20552 - £35960

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

Course Description

HISTORY OF ART: - History of art seeks to understand how and why paintings, sculptures, buildings, and works of design in a variety of media come to look the way they do. You will benefit from the extensive resources of the University Library and Archives, and The Hunterian, the University’s museum and art gallery, which feature the world-famous Hunter, Whistler and Mackintosh collections. You will also have access to Kelvin Hall, the University and city’s innovative collections-access centre. In your third-year vacation you will receive a grant to assist you to visit museums, galleries and buildings relevant to your studies. ITALIAN: - Studying Italian opens up the language and culture of a major EU country that has played a key role in Europe's political and artistic development. Glasgow has a long tradition of teaching in Italian studies, supported by excellent library resources in the subject. You will be taught in small groups, mostly by native speakers of Italian, giving you the opportunity to develop a high level of fluency in written and spoken Italian.

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 History of Art, Architecture and Design	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Languages and Area Studies
Total respondents	15	300
Unemployed	0%	2%
Studying	5%	11%
Working	70%	67%
Both studying and working	20%	11%
No information	10%	5%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All History of Art, Architecture and Design 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	55%	45%
Utilise skills from studies	40%	60%
Work is meaningful	65%	35%

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	50%
Non highly-skilled jobs	45%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	10%

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

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

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

15%	Managers, directors and senior officials
10%	Finance Professionals
10%	Teaching Professionals
10%	Welfare and housing associate professionals
10%	Administrative occupations
10%	Legal professionals
10%	Sales occupations
5%	Business and public service associate professionals
5%	Natural and social science professionals
5%	Elementary occupations

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

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Italian Studies

Average UCAS Tariff Score 205

Tariff score	% of students accepted for courses in Italian Studies
<48	0
48-63	0
64-79	0
80-95	0
96-111	0
112-127	0
128-143	5
144-159	0
160-175	5
176-191	10
192-207	15
208-223	10
224-239	25
>240	30

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

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study History of Art/Italian, 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
- #18
History

URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
[Published 22 July, 2023]
- #4
- #24
History

CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
[Published 08 June, 2023]
- #5
- #49
History

The Guardian University League Tables by Subject
[Published 09 September, 2023]
- #3
- #51
History

QS World University Rankings By Subject
[Published 22 March, 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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