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What did our Other 2008 Arts graduates do when they completed their degree?

Arts Other 2008 

This chart shows what Other Arts graduates were doing six months after graduation. 

This section contains details of Arts graduates in the following subjects :

  • Ancient Studies
  • Applied Maths 
  • Arts and Media Informatics 
  • Business and Management 
  • Celtic Civilisation
  • Central and East European Studies
  • Comparative Literature
  • Creative and Cultural Studies
  • Economic and Social History 
  • European Civilisation
  • Gaelic
  • General Arts Degree
  • General Hunmanities
  • Hispanic Studies 
  • Linguistic Studies
  • Mathematics 
  • Politics
  • Sociology


53 Graduates responded to the survey (81.5%)

The Other category in the chart comprises graduates temporarily or permanently unable to work or not seeking employment.


Who employed our Other Arts graduates?

Organisations such as :

  • Management Consultant, Atkins, London;
  • Trainee Regional Sales Manager, Johnson and Johnson, London;
  • English Tutor, JET, Japan;
  • Graduate Management Trainee, Marks & Spencer plc, Glasgow;
  • English Teacher, British Council, Bilbao, Spain;
  • Output Editor, ANO Tv-Novosti, Moscow, Russia;
  • Park Ranger, Loch Lomond National Park; 
  • Journalist, BBC, Inverness etc

What did they go on to study?

Research and taught higher degrees at various institutions e.g.

  • MA Psychology ( University of Glasgow);
  • Gaelic Language (Sabhel Mor Ostaig);
  • MA Baltic Sea Region Studies (University of Turku, Finland);
  • Computational Linguistics (University of Edinburgh);
  • PGDE Primary Teaching (University of Strathclyde);
  • M Res Russian and East European Studies (University of Glasgow).