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MA Digital Media & Information Studies

University of Glasgow
Full-time4 YearsYear AbroadSubject: Creative Arts and Design
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Course Score
A+ /86
Graduate Salary
£39,000
Satisfaction
84%
Degree Completion
80%
Professional Jobs
85%
Meaningful Work
80%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni
The Faculty

AI & Your Career

Based on real AI use at work (Anthropic research, 2026)

60%
Very High AI impact

Average across where this course's graduates actually work

AI can already do a lot of the work in these jobs, and that share keeps growing. Expect the work to change a lot, and there may be fewer of the most routine roles over time - so learn to use AI well and aim for the parts that still need a person.

AI impact by graduate destination

Information Technology72%
Administrative55%
Business and public service associate48%
Science, engineering and technology associate40%
Sales40%

🧭 Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

top quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Creative Arts and Design graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£39,000
typical starting salary
£30,000
£41,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Creative Arts and Design graduates nationally earn £18,000-£45,000 (1272 courses)

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
70%
02
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
03
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
04
Sales occupations
5%
05
Engineering professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
5%
07
Administrative occupations
0%
08
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
0%

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Detailed guides and day-in-the-life profiles for careers related to this degree.

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
85%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
75%
Career On Track

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