Sociology/French MA (Hons)

University of Glasgow

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	90%
Salary after 15 months	£24000
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	3% Proportion of students of Sociology/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	Sociology

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 55 graduates of Sociology/French MA (Hons) and other courses in Sociology at University of Glasgow for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Sociology.

Overall student satisfaction

90 /100

55 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	Sociology/French MA (Hons) and other Sociology courses of University of Glasgow	Average review score among all Sociology courses in the UK
Explanations	99	92
Interesting courses	93	82
Intellectually stimulating	88	85
Challenged to do my best	75	86
Depth of concepts	87	85
Builds on previous learnings	86	88
Joined ideas from different topics	92	87
Balance directed/independent study	78	79
Applicability of course content	76	84
Clear criteria in markings	75	77
Fair assessment	67	82
Tests reflected your learning	84	82
Timely feedback	41	79
Helpful feedback	67	75
Approachability of teachers	84	81
Support from teachers	83	86
Organisation of courses	65	77
Communication of changes	73	82
IT facilities	81	86
Library	95	90
Course specific resources	84	87
Student feedback opportunities	85	85
Student feedback valued	74	77
Student's feedback acted upon	52	63
Work of student union	63	76
Mental wellbeing services	49	80
Overall satisfaction	90	81

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 Sociology courses of University of Glasgow

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Sociology

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Sociology 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	£24000	£22500	£27500
25-75 percentile range	£21500 - £27000	£17000 - £26500	£19500 - £31000

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

Salary of all UK Graduates of Sociology

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£23222	£21304	£24971
25-75 percentile range	£20200 - £26373	£16285 - £26372	£19156 - £31631

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

Course Description

Sociology studies the ways that people organise their lives together, the constraints within which they do so, the patterns of their social behaviour, and the causes and consequences of social inequalities. One of the distinctive features of our Sociology programme, commended by external examiners and by our graduates, is the combination of sociological, criminological and anthropological perspectives which we provide. 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 Sociology	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Sociology
Total respondents	30	450
Unemployed	0%	4%
Studying	15%	9%
Working	65%	73%
Both studying and working	15%	8%
No information	5%	5%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Sociology 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	75%	25%

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	20%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	5%

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

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

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

35%	Elementary occupations
25%	Business and public service associate professionals
15%	Managers, directors and senior officials
5%	Nursing Professionals
5%	Therapy professionals
5%	Teaching Professionals
0%	Caring personal services
0%	Customer service occupations
0%	Elementary occupations

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

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Sociology

Average UCAS Tariff Score 209

Tariff score	% of students accepted for courses in Sociology
<48	0
48-63	0
64-79	0
80-95	0
96-111	1
112-127	3
128-143	7
144-159	6
160-175	12
176-191	9
192-207	10
208-223	6
224-239	15
>240	31

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

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Sociology/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.

Languages & Literature

- #6
- #31
French

CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
[Published 08 June, 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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Sociology/French MA (Hons)

University of Glasgow

Key Course Facts

Student Reviews