Are you wondering just where exactly a degree in Arts will take you? Our graduates use the skills they gained during their time at Glasgow in a huge variety of careers. Students Nicholas Keel and Alison Lloyd went on a road trip with production company Brand Calibre to make a video about our Glasgow Arts […]
Scottish-American Hustle Arts Grad: Suzanne Miller Course: MSc, Museum Studies (Graduated 2012) Current Job: Nation Manager – Scotland, Help Musicians UK ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Origins Suzanne Miller is good at making friends. These days, her network spans across the country as Nation Manager – Scotland for Help Musicians UK, the leading charity supporting British musicians through set-backs and towards their goals. Born […]
Ambitious Futures: Freaking out with a First Class Degree Arts Grad: Sian Collins Course: MA – English Literature (Graduated 2015) Current Job: Communications Executive, Bauer Media ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Why Arts? Less than a year into her job as a Communications Executive at Bauer Media, only three years out of university, Sian Collins found herself at Downing Street. Alongside […]
The Lucky Archivist Arts Grad: David Luck Course: MSc, formerly Archives/Archival Administration, now Information Management & Preservation (Graduated 2010) Current Job: Senior Archivist, City of London Corporation ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Early Exchanges At the age of 15, David Luck received careers advice that he tried to ignore. “In [England], there was this computer program. You filled in your […]
“Leave people 5% better than you found them” Arts Grad: Róisín Reilly Course: MA – English Literature, Film & Television, English Language (Graduated 2010) Current Job: Communications and Engagement Lead, World Changing Glasgow, University of Glasgow ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Undergraduate In 2006, Róisín arrived at the University of Glasgow to start her studies and have her world changed with an English Literature degree. In 2018, she […]
“Tiny, but mighty” Arts Grad: Anna-Maria N. Hand Course: MLitt – Art History: Dress & Textile Histories (Graduated 2014) Current Job: Gallery Director & Collections Manager, Southern Vermont Art Centre Undergraduate Challenges A Gallery Director & Collections Manager before the age of 30, Anna-Maria N. Hand had a passion for historic fashion from the start. “I was the only little kid dressed up for Halloween like […]
MSc student Mallory O’Donoghue took part in the Human Book Project at the University of Glasgow Library to get some career advice from senior research fellow, ex-deputy director of the Victoria and Albert Museum and University of Glasgow graduate Beth McKillop. From green freshers to seasoned postgraduate students, by the middle of the semester it’s […]
Last week we heard from Alex and James, graduates of postgraduate study programmes in the College of Arts. Alex used her Museum Studies Msc to score her dream job as a museum curator. James published his PhD thesis on 19th century Scottish history, while at the same time juggling his day job in the Development […]
Ever wondered where a postgraduate degree might take you?
Two Glasgow postgraduates share their experiences.
Where are they now? And how did their postgraduate study in the College of Arts help them get there?
Read more about College of Arts Alumni: Where are they now? (Part 1) …