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34 Master's degrees offered by the university

Film Directing
This Film Directing programme from The University of Edinburgh takes a practice-based collaborative approach to studying for an award in Film Directing, focused on documentary, that integrates practical filmmaking with analysis of contemporary practice.

Urban Strategies and Design
Jointly delivered by Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA) and the School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society at Heriot-Watt University, this Urban Strategies and Design programme at The University of Edinburgh builds on the historic expertise and knowledge developed in both.
Dance Science and Education
This innovative Dance Science and Education programme at The University of Edinburgh offers just that, giving you the scientific theory and specialist skills that will inspire you to push the frontiers of dance and dance education.

Graphic Design
The Graphic Design course The University of Edinburgh is designed to provide you with new directions and insights. We will help you navigate this rapidly changing industry, foster social responsibility, build and construct new connections to shape your future career.

Craft
The Craft programme from The University of Edinburgh offers a rich and diverse postgraduate study experience focusing on the intersection between craft practice and digital technologies.

Contemporary Art Theory
The Contemporary Art Theory programme from The University of Edinburgh encourages practices that are speculative and reflective, developing artistic research on, and in, a range of media, sites and organisations.

Architectural Conservation
Whether you are approaching the field from an architectural, historical, social or other viewpoint, this Architectural Conservation programme at The University of Edinburgh will guide you through the foundations and challenges of this important means of nurturing cultural identity.

Modern and Contemporary Art - History, Curating and Criticism
The Modern and Contemporary Art - History, Curating and Criticism programme at The University of Edinburgh focuses on the period from the 19th century to the 21st century, spanning from the historical avant-gardes to the latest trends of contemporary art.

Landscape Architecture
Taught by dedicated academics and practitioners, you will actively engage with urgent socioecological questions through site-specific and design-led learning. You will explore how to formulate meaningful design responses in our time of crisis with the Landscape Architecture course at The University of Edinburgh.

Advanced Sustainable Design
The Advanced Sustainable Design programme at The University of Edinburgh engages with architecture, design and planning but interested applicants can apply with degrees outside of these fields.

Sustainable Lands and Cities
This Sustainable Lands and Cities programme at The University of Edinburgh demands new ways of thinking about the relationships between land, cities, and human development.

Narrative Futures - Art, Data, Society
The Narrative Futures - Art, Data, Society course The University of Edinburgh at will prepare you to apply critical and creative thinking to real-world challenges in order to better engage with the stories that influence our collective futures.

Service Management and Design
This innovative new Service Management and Design programme at The University of Edinburgh uniquely integrates service management and service design in the context of a data-driven society, and is taught by academic experts from management, design and data-related fields.

Creative Industries
This Creative Industries programme at The University of Edinburgh prepares you to excel in one of the world’s fastest-growing sectors.