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55 Master's degrees offered by the university
Childhood Studies
This innovative Childhood Studies course at the University of Leeds offers a unique sociological focus seeking to understand the lives of children and young people in different social, cultural, participatory and geographical contexts.
Urban Data Science and Analytics
The University of Leeds offers a full-time Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Urban Data Science and Analytics, offers you the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of the methods and approaches of data science and learn how to apply them in understanding cities and setting urban policy.
Psychotherapy and Counselling
This Psychotherapy and Counselling programme from University of Leeds offers a flexible, professionally accredited pathway into counselling and psychotherapy, supporting progression toward BACP or UKCP registration depending on your background and career goals.
Exploration Geophysics
Our Exploration Geophysics MSc degree from University of Leeds provides training with a broad spectrum of techniques that are used to understand the Earth’s interior.
Promotional Media
The University of Leeds offers a Master of Arts in Promotional Media, designed to be completed in 12 months for full-time students or 24 months for those studying part-time. This programme provides a comprehensive understanding of the promotional media landscape, focusing on its social, cultural, and economic impacts.

Climate Change - Science, Society and Policy
The Climate Futures - Science, Society and Politics course at University of Leeds will provide you with a holistic understanding of the climate crisis, delivering the scientific, social and political approaches you’ll need to respond creatively and effectively to the unprecedented, complex and dynamic challenges of a changing climate.
Social Research
This Social Research MA programme from University of Leeds will teach you how to turn social research issues and questions into workable research designs, as well as handle quantitative and qualitative data and issues such as ethics and funding applications.
Systemic Family Therapy
The Systemic Family Therapy M.Sc course from University of Leeds is accredited by the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice as a qualifying level training in Systemic Psychotherapy or Family Therapy. Read more on the Association for Family Therapy website.
Language for Social Science and Arts - Communication and Society
In this specialised pre-sessional Language for Social Science and Arts - Communication and Society course at University of Leeds , you’ll learn how to use academic reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in the context of your subject area, preparing you for postgraduate study in the fields of media, communication, and languages.

Disability Studies, Rights and Inclusion
Make a difference in the field of disability rights and social justice with this ground-breaking Disability Studies, Rights and Inclusion course from the University of Leeds.You’ll be taught by expert academics with contributions from activists, policy makers, and practitioners working in the disability space globally.
Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Studies
The Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Studies MA degree from University of Leeds allows you to look critically at problematic histories whose legacies remain with us: the history of slavery; the history of apartheid; the ongoing histories of colonialism itself, which cut across different languages and cultures in different parts of the world.
Criminal Justice and Criminology
The Criminal Justice and Criminology M.Sc degree at University of Leeds offers you the opportunity to develop advanced knowledge in relation to the study of criminal justice processes and criminological theory as well as develop a critical awareness of social research methods and skills used to undertake real world research on crime and criminal justice.
Transport Economics
This Transport Economics MSc programme offered at University of Leeds will equip you with the analytical skills for a rewarding career supporting transport delivery and policymaking at national, regional and local levels.
Professional Language and Intercultural Studies
This Professional Language and Intercultural Studies MA course from University of Leeds combines the study of intercultural communication/studies with a thorough grounding in professional language.
Language for Politics and Society
In this specialised pre-sessional Language for Politics and Society course at University of Leeds, you’ll learn how to use academic reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in the context of your subject area, preparing you for postgraduate study in the fields of sociology, social policy, politics and international studies.