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3.8k Master's degrees in Social Sciences in United Kingdom

Geography
The University of Liverpool offers a degree in Geography. Once you graduate after completing your degree, you’ll gain free access to Prosper to help you unlock your potential and kickstart your postdoctoral research career.

Applied Forensic Psychology
The MSc in Applied Forensic Psychology at The University of Lancashire gives you the skills to assess, intervene and care for victims and offenders. It will foster your professional growth, develop your report writing and presentation skills, methodological rigour, research expertise, independent learning and critical thinking.
Cultural Studies
Within the Cultural Studies programme from University of Worcester you will explore an exciting range of themes that build on your existing cultural knowledge, experiences and background.

Advanced Forensic Anthropology
Allows those with a background in forensic anthropology to deepen their expertise. This course allows you to do this and to engage in extensive research.

Political Science
The Political Science programme from University of Essex gives a general overview of such topics, and as our most flexible postgraduate course offers you a very wide choice of optional modules. You explore the main theoretical approaches to the study of politics and look at what the basic theoretical framework required to conduct research in political science is.

Person-Centred Experiential Counselling and Psychotherapy
Person-Centred Experiential Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice programme from University of Nottingham is part of the group of therapies that are based on humanistic-existential psychology.
Politics (Political Theory)
The Politics (Political Theory) at the University of Oxford is an advanced two-year postgraduate degree, which provides training in research techniques and methodology and enables you to acquire substantive knowledge in this sub-area of the discipline. It is also suitable if you wish to later embark upon doctoral research.
Defence and Security
This Defence and Security course from Lancaster University equips you to comprehend, analyse and address today’s defence and security challenges, preparing you to pursue or develop a career in government or the defence industry, think tanks and policy making, journalism or the armed forces.

Social Research (Health)
The course provides high quality methodological training to master’s students who wish to undertake research in their professional work or who wish to undertake a PhD. It is particularly suitable for people working in health and social care and is taught by a team of social scientists with extensive experience in teaching health professionals.
Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
The CIPR accredited MSc Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Master’s degree from Robert Gordon University provides you with the practical skills and relevant academic knowledge to ensure you will be capable of operating in a strategic communication role on graduation.

Applied Coastal and Offshore Geoscience
The Applied Coastal and Offshore Geoscience programme offered by University of Southampton gives knowledge of coastal, ocean, and seafloor behaviour relevant to the design of coastal and offshore infrastructure on this master's course.

Emergency Management and Resilience
This Emergency Management and Resilience course from Coventry University is designed to support those looking to develop skills in this field.

Psychology
If you want to become a researcher in psychology, skilled in delivering evidence-based research, this Psychology course from University of Derby is for you. It differs from more traditional taught masters programmes – such as an MSc – because of its focus on enhancing research methods and skills.
Modern Middle Eastern Studies
The Modern Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oxford is a new twelve-month, taught master's course, offered jointly by the Faculty of Oriental Studies and the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA).

International Development
The International Development programme offered by the University of Bristol is designed for current and aspiring practitioners and thinkers who shape, manage or critique policies addressing today’s global development challenges.
Economics and Finance
Our Economics and Finance course at King's College London is designed to equip you with the economic and financial knowledge and skills you need to build a strong career in the business and finance sectors. You’ll learn about micro and macroeconomics, financial markets & services and the relationship between finance and econometrics.
Economics
The Masters in Economics programme at University of Leeds allows you to apply economics to practical questions to inform decision making. Economics at Leeds is interdisciplinary, and draws together different areas of knowledge to understand cause and effect relationships in the world around us.
Corporate Communication and Public Affairs
The Corporate Communication and Public Affairs degree offered at the Robert Gordon University provides you with the practical skills and relevant academic knowledge to ensure you will be capable of operating in a strategic communication role on graduation.

Russian
The Department of Russian has an outstanding record of research. University of Bristol offers the Russian programme.

Interpreting and Conference Diplomacy
Delivered in partnership with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and featuring a UN Geneva residential, this Interpreting and Conference Diplomacy from Newcastle University equips you with the interpreting and diplomacy skills to excel in international and diplomatic settings.