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

Culture, Diaspora, Ethnicity - 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, Diaspora, Ethnicity - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Birkbeck, University of London.
The Politics and Economics of Eastern Europe
The MRes in The Politics and Economics of Eastern Europe at UCL is a one-year full-time research training programme. This degree equips students with essential methods for analysing the political and economic landscape of post-communist Europe, including Russia and surrounding regions. It is ideal for those seeking to advance their academic or professional careers in this field.
Music (Ethnomusicology)
The MusM in Music (Ethnomusicology) at The University of Manchester is a one-year, full-time programme that immerses students in the diverse study of global music cultures, integrating ethnomusicological theory and practice. This course is designed for those aiming for advanced research or applied careers in music and cultural studies.

German Studies
Combine research skills training in modern languages and cultural studies with tailored theoretical and methodological approaches aligned to your proposed research project with the German Studies MRes programme at the University of Liverpool.

International Relations with International Security (Part-Time)
Analyse key contemporary global societal challenges with a focus on their implications in areas like cybersecurity, counterterrorism, and peacekeeping with this International Relations with International Security (Part-Time) degree from University of Bath.
International Peace and Security
The MA International Peace and Security at King's College London is the only MA in the UK which provides an integrated study of international law with international politics relevant to the contemporary world.
Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
This Refugee and Forced Migration Studies nine-month master’s degree at the University of Oxford places forced migration in an academic framework, preparing you for doctoral study or for work relevant to human rights, refugees, and migration.

International Human Rights and Inequalities
This International Human Rights and Inequalities course from Manchester Metropolitan University offers a unique blend of theory, practice and critical engagement. It goes beyond conventional legal education by exploring the relationship between human rights, inequality and justice on a global scale.

Mental Health and Wellbeing
A rapidly expanding field worldwide, the Mental Health and Wellbeing MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert course offered at De Montfort University evaluates the factors that characterise and influence mental health and wellbeing, nurturing your understanding of the cultural, social and economic contexts in which they develop.

Design Innovation and Environmental Design
The focus of this unique Design Innovation and Environmental Design at The Glasgow School of Art is the potential for design to shape how we interact with the spaces we inhabit. In recent decades, our experience of space and place has been radically transformed, as people travel further and more frequently than ever before.

African Studies and Intensive Language
The African Studies and Intensive Language from SOAS University of London provides students with competency in language skills and intercultural awareness and understanding.
Death, Religion and Culture
The Death, Religion and Culture course at The University of Winchester is a distance learning course that explores the universal reality of death. You examine the ways in which death and dying are understood differently by various cultures and religious traditions, and how those understandings are played out in rituals of death, dying and bereavement.
Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology
The Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology from the University of Oxford acts as a terminal degree but will also prepare you for doctoral research by introducing a wide range of theories and perspectives on museum anthropology, visual anthropology, and material culture theory, as well as practical field- and museum-based research methodologies.

International Relations
The MA International Relations course at University of Hertfordshire provides students with a contemporary, critical, and exciting insight into the vagaries of global politics.
Pre-Master's in Social Sciences - Applied Development Psychology
Prepare for entry to a range of postgraduate degrees in areas such as education, history, law, politics and translation in the Pre-Master's in Social Sciences - Applied Development Psychology at INTO Queen's University Belfast.
Chinese Studies
The MLitt Chinese Studies programme at University of St Andrews will deepen your literary and cultural knowledge while fostering intercultural competence and transferable skills for life in an increasingly globalised world.

Childhood and Youth Studies
Develop your understanding of children, childhood and youth. Choose from three different pathways, depending on your interests, previous experience and career goals. Graduate capable of working in a wide range of sectors. The Childhood and Youth Studies degree is offered at University of Sunderland.
British Literature, Theatre and Cultures
This course will give you the chance to combine your passion for literature, theatre, and British culture, and combine them in an interdisciplinary exploration of the arts. British Literature, Theatre and Cultures degree is offered at Royal Holloway University of London.

Public Policy and Management with Placement Year
The Public Policy and Management with Placement Year programme from SOAS University of London will develop your capacity to understand, analyse and manage organisations in the public sector.
Public History and Heritage
Study how history has shaped the world around us, whilst getting direct experience of working in the heritage sector as a professional historian. The Public History and Heritage programme is offered at Manchester Metropolitan University.