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Geography and History

BA · University of the Highlands and Islands · 4 years

Geography and History

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University of the Highlands and Islands

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MOnot published
SATISFACTION90%
CONTINUATION80%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS35%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 25% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).

About this course

Geography and history is a combination that explores the world across both its spatial and its temporal dimensions, developing an understanding of how places, environments, and human societies have been shaped by both the physical forces of the earth and the long arc of human activity. At the University of the Highlands and Islands, this MA Geography and History programme is available in multiple modes of study, allowing you to choose the pace that suits your circumstances, whether studying most days of the week like a full-time student, taking a reduced number of units per week, or studying one unit at a time over a longer period. Geography brings you into engagement with the physical processes that shape landscapes, coasts, rivers, and climates alongside the human geography that examines how people organise themselves in space, how economic and social patterns are distributed across p

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 55% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
  • 40 / 100Sales occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
  • 25 / 100Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 22 / 100Conservation and environment professionals · 15% of graduatescards →

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MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).