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Digital Media & Information Studies explores the creation, use and impact of digital content and information in the arts, humanities and society at large. It brings a human perspective to the issues of the digital age. Archaeology is the study of how people in the past interacted with their world, through a detailed study of their objects, sites, monuments and landscapes. **Why study this course at the University of Glasgow?** Our rich environment for practice-based teaching and research is immersed in heritage and provides first-hand experience in ways that knowledge has been created, preserved and communicated from the past to the digital age. You will have the opportunity to gain practical fieldwork skills in the UK and abroad. Recent students have worked on excavation projects across Europe and the Near East, including the Baltic states, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, and on high-profile projects within Scotland. Throughout the programme we emphasise that you should gain practical heritage work experience including archaeological fieldwork techniques and developing the social benefits of archaeology. We provide day and residential fieldtrips for our students to archaeological sites, landscapes, museums and other heritage venues. You will also be able to take part in current staff research projects including survey and excavation, as well as working in archaeological archives and collection-based projects. You can gain work experience in various heritage and museum organisations through our network of placement providers. We can also help students get onto excavation teams across Europe. **Career Prospects?** This degree opens a range of careers and further study opportunities and helps you stand out in the crowded graduate jobs market. Our graduates have pursued careers in: social media management multimedia design advertising digital content management digital financial services data analysis information management human resources research journalism digital marketing music promotion archives libraries museums management consultancy. Employers, from banking and law to business and tourism, value the transferable skills that an archaeology degree offers such as teamworking, practical problem-solving, working with the public and critical analysis. Many graduates are employed in vocational archaeological and heritage roles working for government agencies, the charitable sector and other heritage organisations in Scotland and beyond. These include the National Trust for Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland, Archaeology Scotland, the British Museum, National Museums of Scotland and Glasgow Life, as well as various companies offering commercial archaeological services in the UK and abroad.
