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55 Master's degrees offered by the university
Applied Psychology of Music
This Applied Psychology of Music MA course from University of Leeds fers opportunities to study existing research and theories in the applied psychology of music, develop a range of relevant research methods and techniques, and produce a significant piece of empirical work in an area of music psychology of your choosing.
Cognitive Development and Disorders
This Cognitive Development and Disorders M.Sc course from University of Leeds combines psychological theory and application to the study of cognitive functioning, its development through childhood and ageing, and its deficits encountered across disordered populations.
Social and Public Policy
This Social and Public Policy MA programme from the University of Leeds explores issues, concepts, and debates in social and public policy research to gain an insight into policy-making and its social impacts.
Ecological Economics
Our Ecological Economics MSc from University of Leeds will equip you with the expertise and skills in understanding how economic activity gives rise to environmental and social problems and be introduced to the main tools to tackle them.
Research
At the Research MA/MSc programme from University of Leeds studying can be an excellent opportunity to develop your intellectual skills and your academic interest in a particular field.
Gender Studies
This Gender Studies MA programme from the University of Leeds takes a transnational view, engaging with decoloniality to tackle some of the most pressing social issues of our modern lives.
Global Political Economy
This Global Political Economy MA programme from the University of Leeds unites our academic commitment and expertise in helping understand and develop responses to the most pressing global political economy challenges facing humanity today.
Communication and Media
The Communication and Media MA at the University of Leeds is a comprehensive programme designed to enhance your understanding of media's role in society. This full-time course lasts 12 months, providing an immersive experience in both theoretical and practical aspects of communication and media.
Accounting and Finance
This Accounting and Finance course from University of Leeds will kick-start your professional career, providing you with advanced knowledge of modern financial theories, accounting practices and controls, as well as an understanding of the organisational context.
Religion
The University of Leeds offers a Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in Religion, designed to be completed in 9 months on a full-time basis. This course delves into various aspects of religious studies, providing an in-depth understanding of the role of religion in contemporary society. Students will engage with critical theories and practices in this field.
Political Communication
The University of Leeds offers a Master of Arts in Political Communication, designed for a duration of 12 months when pursued full-time or 24 months part-time. This programme equips students with essential skills in political messaging and campaign design, delivered through an on-campus format.
Language for Communication and Society
In this specialised pre-sessional Language for 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.
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.
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.

Digital Humanities and Culture
This Digital Humanities and Culture course at University of Leeds cultivates practical skills specific to digital disciplines, including data analysis and visualization, programming languages, and associated hardware e.g. 3D printing, grounded in a humanities approach to culture, texts and creativity.
Public Health (International)
This Public Health (International) MPH course at University of Leeds is designed to provide health professionals with an advanced understanding of global health needs and how to strengthen health systems and services, in order to achieve universal health coverage.
Critical and Cultural Theory
This Critical and Cultural Theory MA programme from the University of Leeds takes a philosophical and historical approach to critical and cultural theory. We draw upon the major traditions of cultural theory, including semiology, feminism and gender theory, psychoanalysis, deconstruction, and Frankfurt School theories of the aesthetic, the media and technology.
International Health
International Health M.Sc course from University of Leeds is an ideal introduction to international health if you're interested in the sector, but have limited experience.
English Literature
Within this English Literature MA degree from University of Leeds you’ll be able to specialise in your particular field and make unexpected connections between disparate areas, such as Renaissance plays about race and identity, or the Victorian media revolution, Black British writing or the Brontës, psychoanalysis or postcolonialism.

International Security
The International Security course at University of Leeds is designed to develop your knowledge of the complex and diverse issues which define the global security agenda.