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334 Master's degrees in Area & Cultural Studies in United Kingdom

Cultural Heritage Studies
Discover the cultural heritage industry on this master’s degree at the University of Southampton. Gain the knowledge and skills to specialise in an area relevant to your interests. You’ll graduate from the Cultural Heritage Studies programme with the expertise for a successful career in the sector, or for further study at PhD level.

Social Anthropology and Intensive Language (Korean)
Are you interested in how different people around the world do things differently? Have you ever questioned the taken for granted assumptions about what is “normal” behaviour in your culture, your workplace, or in powerful institutions? If so, then Social Anthropology and Intensive Language (Korean) programme from SOAS University of London is the subject for you.

Religion, Culture and Society
The Religion, Culture and Society programme from The University of Lancashire combines the disciplines of theology, philosophy, sociology, politics and international relations in an innovative, exciting and challenging postgraduate degree award.

Postcolonial Studies
The Postcolonial Studies from SOAS University of London offers a focus on the historical relationships of power, domination and practices of imperialism and colonialism in the modern period (late nineteenth-century to the present) through the study of literature and culture.

Visual Culture
Are you passionate about digging deeper into art history? The Visual Culture programme offered at the University of Nottingham might be for you.

Migration and Diaspora Studies and Intensive Language
The Migration and Diaspora Studies and Intensive Language at SOAS University of London tackles crucial and timely questions, providing students with the skills to understand, diagnose and articulate what is at stake in contemporary experiences of migration and diaspora.

Creative and Cultural Industries
The Creative and Cultural Industries programme at SOAS University of London is aimed at students who are interested in learning about the history, theory and practices of the cultural economy through a global lens.

Environment, Society and Culture
The Environment, Society and Culture programme from University of Essex is committed to helping you build the vital skills and knowledge you need to think critically about environmental issues and to respond to them sensitively.

Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies
Whether you are looking to train as a Jungian analyst or psychotherapist, or learn the skills to carry out research in a related area of analytical psychology, the unique and internationally acclaimed Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies programme from University of Essex will give you a deep academic grounding in Jungian and post-Jungian theory and practice.

Professional Social Work Practice
The Professional Social Work Practice, offered by University of Brighton, enables practitioners to bring together 180 academic credits they have accrued from continuing professional development (CPD) modules and for these to be formally recognised as having met the threshold of a masters degree.

Taiwan Studies
The Taiwan Studies programme at SOAS University of London is the first postgraduate degree focussing on contemporary Taiwan in the English speaking world.

Queer Studies
Throughout the Queer Studies degree delivered by the University of York , you will benefit from research-led teaching by internationally recognised experts in queer studies, while also being guided and supported in your own original research.

Rural Studies
In the Rural Studies programme from Newcastle University you'll explore a broad range of research areas relate to land use, natural resources and environmental change; rural planning, community governance and resilience; rural change, culture and wellbeing; and rural economy, enterprise and innovation.

The Beatles, Heritage and Culture (Online)
The Beatles, Heritage and Culture (Online) programme from University of Liverpool draws on Liverpool’s Beatles industry and heritage sectors to challenge the traditional frameworks within which the band, their music, and their story have so often been presented.

Media, Culture and Society
The Media, Culture and Society programme from University of Leicester will provide you with a unique academic challenge if you are looking to develop your career in media, creative and cultural industries, or build a future career in academia.

Archaeology and Heritage - 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 Archaeology and Heritage - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Birkbeck, University of London.

Politics, Development and the Global South - 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 Politics, Development and the Global South - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Goldsmiths, University of London.

German
The German programme of the University of Glasgow is dedicated to the research of German culture in all its aspects, with a particular emphasis on language and literature.

Tourism Development and Culture
This two-year Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tourism Development and Culture from University of Glasgow explores contemporary theoretical and practical issues in tourism development, with a cultural focus, providing critical analytical skills. Mobility periods will give you the opportunity to study at the University of Glasgow and its world-class consortium partners.

Heritage, Museums and Galleries
The flexible research Heritage, Museums and Galleries programme from Newcastle University focuses on our key research themes. These are: cultural politics and policy; identity, community and place; and representation and media.