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374 Master's degrees offered by the university

Virology
The research in the Virology programme of the University of Glasgow is carried out in the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research. Our expertise ranges from molecular virology to in vivo pathogenesis, virus–cell interaction, viral immunology, viral ecology, clinical virology, virus epidemiology, mathematical modelling and bioinformatics.

Software Development
The Software Development programme of the University of Glasgow is a specialist version of the MSc (Information Technology), intended for students without a computing science background. It is an intensive, practically oriented programme focussing on professional software development stills, which students apply to a significant Software Development project.

Education in Museums and Heritage
This Education in Museums and Heritage course from University of Glasgow is a uniquely innovative and multidisciplinary programme that equips the next generation of museum and heritage professionals with the ability to engage with the various contexts (cultural, economic, political) that they will encounter and which are needed for the 21st Century.

Product Design Engineering
The Product Design Engineering programme of the University of Glasgow taught in collaboration with the School of Design, Glasgow School of Art will develop your ability to design products with significant engineering content, address user needs, and optimise solutions for specific markets.

Physics and Astronomy
The Physics and Astronomy programme of the University of Glasgow covers a wide range of topics, including solar and plasma physics, cosmology and radio astronomy. Much of our research in solar physics concentrates on the theory, diagnostics and observation of solar flares, complementing our work in more general plasma theory and atmospheric plasmas.

Financial Economics
The Financial Economics programme at the University of Glasgow focuses on key macroeconomic and microeconomic forces which shape and influence financial markets. These elements are fundamental for financial decision making and draw on the most recent developments in these areas. It is also designed to provide a thorough understanding of the functioning of financial markets and monetary policy.

English Literature - American Modern Literature
The English Literature - American Modern Literature programme of the University of Glasgow focuses on the American Literature of the late nineteenth to the twenty-first century. The required courses range across fields and genres including art history, film, ecocriticism, sociology, urban studies, travel writing, and music.

Human Rights and International Politics
The Human Rights and International Politics programme of the University of Glasgow offers a thorough academic analysis of one of the most salient and pressing issues in the contemporary world: the place of individual human rights in a system of international relations in which states’ rights have traditionally been paramount.

Education Policies for Global Development
The Education Policies for Global Development programme at the University of Glasgow promotes an interdisciplinary and critical approach to education policy analysis for students interested in the field of international cooperation and development. In the context of globalisation, education is more than ever a condition for social inclusion and a sustainable development.

Philosophy (Conversion)
The Philosophy (Conversion) programme of the University of Glasgow is designed for students who don't already have a degree in Analytic Philosophy. It will provide you with an in-depth knowledge of analytic philosophy, including such core areas as metaphysics, ethics, social and political philosophy, the history of philosophy, philosophy of the mind and philosophy of mathematics and language.

Information Technology
The Information Technology programme at the University of Glasgow is an intensive, practically oriented taught postgraduate programme which will equip you with advanced IT skills. This is a conversion degree programme intended for students without a computing science background. You will apply your knowledge and skills by conducting a development project.

Information Management and Preservation
The Information Management and Preservation programme of the University of Glasgow provides you with an understanding of contemporary information and records management issues. It pays special attention to the management of digital records and electronic resources, and how to manage these alongside analogue resources.

History
The History programme at the University of Glasgow brings together world-leading expertise in a diverse range of topics.
Education (Primary)
The Education (Primary) programme at the University of Glasgow is a Masters-level qualification is the first step on your journey

Scottish History
The Scottish History programme of the University of Glasgow offers courses in social, political, religious, military and cultural history of Scotland from the medieval period through to the 20th century. The course focuses on Gaelic Scotland, Scotland’s place in the British Isles and Europe, and on urban Scotland.

Astrophysics
The Astrophysics programme of the University of Glasgow gives you an understanding of the principles and methods of modern astrophysics at a level appropriate for a professional physicist.
Computing Science
The Masters in Computing Science at University of Glasgow provides you with a thorough grounding in advanced computing science, together with experience of conducting a development project, preparing you for responsible positions in the IT industry.

International Corporate Finance and Banking
The International Corporate Finance and Banking programme of the University of Glasgow blends corporate finance and banking providing you with a critical awareness of evolving and controversial areas of international finance, international capital markets and banking.

Systems Biology
The Systems Biology programme of the University of Glasgow emphasises a multi-level, integrative approach to understanding how living organisms work. With our close links to the polyomics facility, we apply a full range of post-genomic technologies to aid our understanding.

Evolutionary Analysis
The Evolutionary Analysis programme of the University of Glasgow addresses a broad range of fundamental and applied evolutionary problems via the identification and analysis of genetic and phenotypic variability underlying biodiversity at all taxonomic levels, from viruses to vertebrates.