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Courses/subjects covered by this school:
Ancient History, Archaeology, Classics, Economic and Social History, History
We contact everyone who graduates from the University of Edinburgh to
find out what they are doing.
Here's a summary of what graduates from this school were doing in January
2009 (after graduating in 2008).
Individual course summaries are also available for the last 3 years (in
most cases).
Select
the course/subject that interests you from the
course summaries page.
Of those that responded to our questionnaire:
55.7% went into employment
22.2% were doing further study
4.4% were doing voluntary work
4.4% were not available (e.g. travelling/taking year out)
13.3% were still looking for employment
Did you know?
Graduates went into a wide range of different
occupations after their degree reflecting their individual interests and
motivations. 52% of these were located in England (62% in London) and 40%
in Scotland; others were working in Europe and further afield including
Japan and the United States.
For graduates going onto further study and training
63% were courses of a vocational nature (60% were law conversion, 12%
teacher training) whilst others were pursing a range of academic studies,
often related to their first degree.
Jobs
Graduates have gone into a range of jobs including:
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Archives Assistant |
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Junior Policy Analyst |
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History Teacher |
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Advertising Executive |
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Search Engine Optimisation
Account Manager |
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Researcher |
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Music Manager |
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Credit Risk Auditor |
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Auditor Information Worker |
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Events Co-ordinator |
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Business Analyst |
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Army Officer |
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TEFL Teacher |
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Multimedia Journalist |
Employers
Graduates are working for a variety of employers including:
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Archaeology Scotland |
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
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Visit Scotland |
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PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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Teach First |
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Lions Gate Films |
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Financial Times |
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West Lothian Council |
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Sotheby's |
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Forestry Commission |
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Speakers for Business |
Courses
Graduates have gone on to do further study including:
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MRes Economic and Social History |
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Law Conversion Course |
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MA Journalism |
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PGDE Primary Teaching |
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MSc Osteoarchaeology |
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MSc Development and Planning |
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MA Greek Language and Literature |
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BSc Medicine |
Individual course summaries are also available for the last 3 years (in
most cases).
Select
the course/subject that interests you from the
course summaries page.
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