Economic & Social History/Mathematics (SocSci) MA (Hons)

Economic and Social History is the study of the way societies change in their economic activities and social organisation. It is concerned with how people in the past lived and worked, and how this has affected the development of today’s world. Mathematics is a vast and ever-growing subject which incorporates successful explorations of numerical, geometrical and logical relationships. <br/><br/><strong>Why study this course at the University of Glasgow?</strong> <br/><br/>You will engage with a passionate team of experts, join a community of world changers, and explore connections across degree subjects (including languages and study abroad). Our programme allows you to choose from a wide variety of courses in Honours years. Our ambassador scheme gives students the chance to spend time in schools, experiencing teaching at first hand and developing vital workplace skills. <br/><br/><strong>Career Prospects?</strong> <br/><br/>Our graduates are trained to think critically, express themselves logically, and to speak confidently. They have learned how to handle and analyse information, to make independent judgements, and organise their time effectively. They have found employment in a wide range of careers, including: <br/><br/>management in industry <br/><br/>retail, marketing and financial services <br/><br/>central and local government <br/><br/>the media and information technology <br/><br/>teaching at all levels <br/><br/>libraries, museums and archives <br/><br/>social work and other personnel services. Many of our graduates go on to careers in the financial services sector or computing, or undertake <br/><br/>postgraduate study. Others are employed in industry, using the modelling and problem-solving skills gained on the programme. Our recent graduates have been employed by <br/><br/>PwC <br/><br/>Grant Thornton <br/><br/>Alexander Sloan <br/><br/>Cigna <br/><br/>Deloitte <br/><br/>Royal Bank of Scotland <br/><br/>Credit Suisse.