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3.9k Master's degrees in Social Sciences in United Kingdom

Psychology of Language
This Psychology of Language programme at The University of Edinburgh offers an opportunity for intensive advanced training in the psychology of language focusing on the mental representations and processes that underlie human language use.

Living Planet with Computational Methods in Ecology and Evolution
The MRes Living Planet with Computational Methods in Ecology and Evolution course at Imperial will equip you to tackle the great environmental challenges facing the world, providing training on the transferrable research skills you’ll need to develop science-based understanding and interventions.

Development Studies
Develop the analytical and practical skills required to address some of today’s most pressing global challenges including inequality, sustainability and security with the Development Studies degree offered at University of Sussex.
Politics, Governance and Public Policy
The University of Sheffield offers a one-year full-time or two-year part-time Master of Arts in Politics, Governance and Public Policy. This programme equips students with insights into policymaking processes and governance structures, preparing them for impactful careers in various sectors.
Global Studies and Economic History
This Global Studies and Economic History programme is an interdisciplinary, research-based programme offered by the Leipzig University and London School of Economics and Political Science.

Human Rights and Global Ethics
The gap between the promise and reality of universal human rights is worrying. Strides are being taken, but there’s still much to do. University of Leicester's Masters in Human Rights and Global Ethics at the University of Leicester addresses this challenge on both a conceptual and practical level.

Economics
The MSc Economics programme at the University of Nottingham is designed to provide you with an in-depth understanding of current economic thinking and equip you with the technical tools necessary to create and analyse microeconomic and macroeconomic models.
Cultural and Creative Industries
This multi-faceted Cultural and Creative Industries course at King's College London examines the structure and history of the cultural and creative industries and explore practical and theoretical issues facing cultural entrepreneurs, professionals and policy-makers.

Media, Culture and Society (Part time)
If you’re interested in learning more about how changing technology impacts our culture and society, or what role the digital sphere plays in culture and communication, we invite you to join us on this two-year part-time MA in Media, Culture and Society (Part time) offered by the University of East Anglia.

Inequality and Society
Develop an interdisciplinary and cutting-edge understanding of local, national and global inequality issues. Explore strategies for change. Research an area of inequality to specialise in. Gain a career in the public, voluntary or education sector or take your studies to PhD level. Be a part of changing the world with the Inequality and Society programme of the University of Sunderland.
Islamic Education - Theory and Practice
Islamic Education - Theory and Practice MA at the University of Warwick facilitates a critical dialogue between Western and Islamic approaches to education and enables teachers and Muslim educators to become research-based reflective practitioners.
Sociology and Demography
The Sociology and Demography programme at the University of Oxford introduces students to contemporary theories and research methods on the intersection of sociology and demography. This advanced 21-month programme takes a life-course and multilevel approach, aiming to integrate micro and macro issues in analysing social problems and the causes and consequences of population change.
United States Studies - History and Politics
This multidisciplinary United States Studies - History and Politics MA at the University College London (UCL) comprises a broad range of specialist modules in the humanities and social sciences, bringing together the academic expertise of the institute with United States specialists from other UCL departments and University of London colleges.
Behaviour Change
A postgraduate degree in Behaviour Change centred around the systematic application of behaviour change theory and methods to design, implement and evaluate interventions, primarily using the Behaviour Change Wheel. This approach equips University College London (UCL) students to work in this emerging and exciting field to address social, health and environmental challenges.

International Development with Education
Deepen your understanding of global development issues to address key education, poverty, inequality, and social justice problems in the Global South with the International Development with Education degree program from University of Bath.

Economics
The two-year Economics programme at the University of Glasgow provides rigorous mathematical training in modern economics. It will equip you with a thorough understanding of the research tools and techniques, both theoretical and empirical, required for the analysis of economics.
International Development and Sustainable Practice
Study global challenges through development theories, sustainability, disaster management and community engagement at International Development and Sustainable Practice from Coventry University.
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.
Contemporary Art and Archaeology
This Contemporary Art and Archaeology MA programme from the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) is unique in the UK in linking the fields of contemporary art and archaeology. It encourages students to take a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to artmaking and research-led creative practice.

Comparative Literatures and Cultures
Research in Comparative Literatures and Cultures sits within the School of Modern Languages and builds on two areas of strength within the school: transnational studies and intermediality. University of Bristol offers the Comparative Literatures and Cultures programme.