1.1k Master's degrees in Area & Cultural Studies

The Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies programme at the University of South Florida offers a comprehensive exploration of regional cultures and societies. This postgraduate degree provides flexible study options in a public setting, ensuring students gain deep insights into diverse historical and social contexts.

The Chicano and Chicana Studies program at California State University Northridge was founded to address the immediate needs of Chicana/o students, the department has grown and flourished because and in spite of the different times it has endured.

The Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies programme at Florida State University is a comprehensive postgraduate course designed for aspiring professionals. This full-time curriculum focuses on the preservation and interpretation of global heritage. Students engage with diverse cultural perspectives at Florida State University.

In the Curating and Cultural Leadership program from University of New South Wales we foster a vision of leadership that is deeply diverse and non-hierarchical, forging connections between curating, audience engagement, policy, management, critical writing, promotion, production and other emerging roles.  

The Jewish Civilizations degree is a Master of Arts degree partnership program between the College of Jewish Studies Heidelberg and  Paideia – The European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden. 

The MA in Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship from Goldsmiths, University of London, is a 15-month full-time or 27-month part-time programme. This degree equips students with the entrepreneurial skills necessary to develop creative businesses, making it ideal for those aiming to innovate in the cultural sector.

The Spanish M.A. at The City University of New York is a 30-credit postgraduate programme designed for advanced linguistic and literary mastery. Available with flexible part-time study options, this degree focuses on Spanish American literature and theory to prepare students for doctoral research or professional global careers.

The University of Aberdeen offers a Master of Science (MSc) in Cultural Heritage, designed for both full-time and part-time study over a duration of either 12 or 24 months. This programme equips students with essential knowledge and skills for a career in cultural heritage, focusing on practical applications and theoretical frameworks.

The two-year Cultural Analysis (Arts and Culture) programme of the University of Amsterdam is dedicated to the interdisciplinary analysis of culture at large, including art, literature, cinema, and new media.

The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies offers the Judaic Studies NDP at The University of Arizona as a stand-alone program that focuses on the history and culture of ancient Israel, modern Jewish history and culture, and gender and Jewish studies. 

The MRes in East European Studies at UCL is a two-year full-time programme that offers advanced research training tailored to the languages, cultures, and institutions of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. This degree equips students with the necessary skills for a successful career in various sectors, including academia and public service.

The European Thought and Culture program of University of California, Irvine (UCI), administered by the Department of European Languages and Studies in the School of Humanities, draws on expertise from faculty in other departments in the Schools of Humanities and Social Sciences in order to take an interdisciplinary approach to this area of study.

The Digital Communication and Culture programme at The University of Sydney is aimed at people pursuing careers in fields where digital media are bringing the greatest changes. These include media, education, museums, web, marketing, publishing, creative industries, social media, mobile media, communications and computer games.

The Cultural Studies programme at The University of Sydney encompasses a wide range of subjects within popular culture, media, gender, sexuality, globalisation, and consumer culture.  

Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg offers an opportunity to engage with the ways in which the worlds of work and artistic practice increasingly reflect dissolving boundaries between traditional disciplines in the arts, humanities, commerce, science and technology.

Curriculum, Culture and Communities from Loyola University Chicago is designed within a social justice framework across schools and communities to prepare educators, community organizers, faith-based leaders, policy-makers, and others to take on new challenges as socially-just curriculum specialists in institutions of higher education, schools, and communities.

The School of Education offers a Master of Science in Education degree in Educational Studies -  Language, Culture and Education at Western Illinois University, which is offered entirely online. 

The Graduate Diploma of Business (People and Culture) at University of Southern Queensland will help you to build a career as a human resource professional both nationally and internationally.

The Sociology (CW) program at University of Johannesburg is offered by the Department of Sociology, a part of the Faculty of Humanities.

The Indo-European Studies programme at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) offers advanced graduate training through M.A. and Ph.D. pathways. This full-time, on-campus curriculum provides a unique interdisciplinary approach to linguistics and culture, representing the only dedicated degree of its kind in the US.