624 Master's degrees in Area & Cultural Studies in Europe
Gender, Sexuality and Society
The Gender, Sexuality and Society programme at Birkbeck, University of London offers a comprehensive M.Sc. degree that spans one year for full-time students or two years for those studying part-time. This flexible course can be pursued on campus or through online formats, allowing for a tailored educational experience that fits individual needs.

Global Literature and Culture
The Global Literature and Culture programme from University of York is a wide-ranging exploration of the cultural manifestations of colonial conquest, national identities, anti-colonial resistance and post-colonial struggles.
International Media Cultural Work
Graduates in International Media Cultural Work from Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences enjoy an extensive field of career opportunities, including Executive positions (e.g. cultural managers, dramaturges, cultural editors, art educators)Independent freelance work (e.g. as curators, consultants, cultural publicists, exhibition designers), Researchers.
Executive Master in Cultural Leadership
Executive Master in Cultural Leadership from Maastricht University is designed to prepare you for the challenges in the next step in your career. Cultural leaders understand the important role culture plays in business, and how to incorporate business ideas into the cultural sector.
West Nordic Studies
The objective of the West Nordic Studies programme at University of Iceland is to increase knowledge of the common issues of the area. The aim is to graduate candidates that can understand and meet the complicated challenges of coastal Norway, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands (the Nora region) as part of the Circumpolar North complexities and are able to strengthen networking in the area.

Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies
On this Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies programme from the University of East Anglia you’ll develop a unique combination of theory and practice. You’ll be able to connect the present to the past and the future. You’ll use the Sainsbury Centre's collection of world art to address big issues. Learning from world-leading experts, you’ll gain insights into both museum and heritage sectors.

The Beatles, Heritage and Culture
The Beatles, Heritage and Culture programme from University of Liverpool draws on Liverpool’s Beatles industry and heritage sectors to challenge the traditional frameworks within which the band, their music, and their story have so often been presented.
Cultural Analysis
The Cultural Analysis course at University of Zurich allows candidates to engage on a theoretical, interdisciplinary basis with culture to acquire knowledge and skills allowing them to analyze, criticize, and interpret human knowledge and behavior in all possible cultural contexts.

Modern and Contemporary Literature and Culture
The Modern and Contemporary Literature and Culture programme from University of York offers you an intensive and exciting survey of the literary culture of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Arts, Policy and Cultural Entrepreneurship
Art is inherently public. In the Arts, Policy and Cultural Entrepreneurship track at the University of Groningen you will study and reflect upon how public arts policy, arts management, arts marketing and education affect the realisation of artistic values in society.
Transcultural Studies. Literature and Language Contact Within the Francophone Area
The degree programme in Transcultural Studies. Literature and Language Contact Within the Francophone Area at Heidelberg University entails analysis of the literary, linguistic and cultural phenomena which have arisen as a result of contact across territorial, ethnic, political and religious boundaries within the francophone linguistic and cultural area.
Contemporary Literature and Culture
The M.A. in Contemporary Literature and Culture at Birkbeck, University of London, is a one-year full-time programme designed for those passionate about modern literary studies. This course offers flexible attendance options, including online and on-campus formats, allowing students to engage deeply with literature and culture from the nineteenth century to the present.

American Studies
The American Studies programme of the University of Glasgow is at the forefront of the study of American society and culture, with a dedicated research centre: the Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies.

Creative and Cultural Industries Management
Develop the knowledge, skills, and practical experience to thrive in the fast changing, global creative cultural industry with this Creative and Cultural Industries Management course from Newcastle University.

New York Jazz
The New York Jazz master's programme from Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen is based on the active connection between the Jazz Department of the Prince Claus Conservatoire and the Jazz community in New York City.
Religion in the Public Sphere
This Religion in the Public Sphere programme at Leibniz University Hannover focuses on the current debate concerning “religion” in various areas of the public sphere. Geographically, the emphasis is initially on Europe, leading to subsequent international comparisons.

Tourism Development and Culture
This two-year Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tourism Development and Culture from University of Glasgow explores contemporary theoretical and practical issues in tourism development, with a cultural focus, providing critical analytical skills. Mobility periods will give you the opportunity to study at the University of Glasgow and its world-class consortium partners.

Irish Music Studies
The Irish Music Studies from the University of Limerick encourages students to explore what constitutes Irish music in the broadest sense - analytically through research and discourse, or performatively through practice and presentation.
Heritage, Memory and Archaeology (Archaeology)
The innovative interdisciplinary two-year Heritage, Memory and Archaeology (Archaeology) programme of the University of Amsterdam explores the ways in which we deal with tangible and intangible remnants and narratives of the past, as well as the remaking of the past into heritage, memory and material culture in the present.

Culture Industry - Pre-Master's Programme
This one-year (2-semester) programme offers successful students guaranteed progression to a postgraduate degree at a top UK university. Learn more at the Culture Industry - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Goldsmiths, University of London.