1.1k Master's degrees in Area & Cultural Studies

Are you curious, eager to learn and ready to shape the role of the arts and the media in society and culture? Then you are the right person for this Research Master! The two-year Master's track in Arts, Media and Literary Studies from University of Groningen is a specialization within the Research Master's degree in Arts and Culture.

In this Theology and Religious Studies (research) programme in at University of Groningen you will study how religion is embedded in present-day and in historical cultural contexts.

The master’s programme in Arts and Heritage - Policy, Management and Education offered by Maastricht University explores approaches towards the interpretation, management, and dissemination of art and heritage within private and public organisations.

The master’s programme in Egyptology at Leiden University provides you with a multidisciplinary study of the languages, literatures and cultures of Ancient Egypt. Join an acclaimed programme that has its roots in the 19th century when Leiden’s National Museum of Antiquities acquired its famous collection of Egyptian antiquities.

This Cultural and Media Studies programme at the University of Huddersfield allows you to undertake a one-year (full-time) research degree, with little or no formal taught component.

In the Arts and Culture - Design Cultures programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam you explore the history and theory of design, but also discover how design intersects with contemporary issues such as identity, mobility, ecology, overconsumption and inequality. 

Taught by experts from the Centre for Victorian Studies, this English Literature - Victorian Literature, Art and Culture course at Royal Holloway University of London  offers you the opportunity to study nineteenth-century literature and art history in the midst of the outstanding Victorian architecture of our Egham campus.  

With its unique history and resources reaching back to the times of the university's founder Bishop William Elphinstone (1431-1514), the Medieval and Early Modern Studies programme of the University of Aberdeen is offered as an interdisciplinary degree to students interested in Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern Europe.

Euroculture from University of Göttingen gives students a chance to prepare themselves to enter new professions that come into being due to the intensifying process of economic and political integration in Europe.

The aim of the Literature - Culture - Media, Scandinavian Studies programme from Lund University is to strengthen students’ historical knowledge and theoretical understanding of relations between literature, culture and modern media.

The Applied Cultural Analysis programme from Lund University aims to develop and deepen students' knowledge and skills within the field of applied cultural analysis.

The one-year Holocaust and Genocide Studies (History) programme of the University of Amsterdam explores 20th-century genocides from the vantage point of different disciplines. 

The aim of the Literature - Culture - Media, General Literature programme from Lund University is to strengthen students’ historical knowledge and theoretical understanding of relations between literature, culture and modern media.

The MA in Gender, Media and Culture at Goldsmiths, University of London is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time programme. This degree equips students with critical insights into gender studies, media, and cultural theory, fostering interdisciplinary approaches. Engage with leading academics and develop essential research skills in a vibrant academic environment.

Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology: Specialisation Global Ethnography Are you eager to conduct your own three-month research project? Do you have excellent analytical, organisational and communication skills? Are you creative, flexible and hard-working? Then Global Ethnography is the right specialisation for you!

The Applied Cultural Analysis programme from University of Copenhagen applies the tools of cultural analysis to the workplace, opening new career opportunities in both the public and private sector.

The research master's in Egyptology, a specialisation of the Classics and Ancient Civilizations (Research) programme, at Leiden University provides you with a multidisciplinary study of the languages, literatures and cultures of Ancient Egypt.

Professionally validated by the National Youth Agency, this Applied Anthropology and Community and Youth Work  programme, offered by Goldsmiths, University of London, brings together community development and youth work practice with the research methods and theoretical preoccupations of anthropology.

Media and Communication Studies - Culture, Collaborative Media, and Creative Industries (One-Year) from Malmö University gives you advanced knowledge of digital media through practical approaches in the field. 

This unique Brands, Communication and Culture programme, offered by Goldsmiths, University of London introduces the ways in which brands are developed and used.