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7.6k Master's degrees in Humanities
Exploring Humanities programmes can be an enriching experience for international students. The cost of these programmes can vary widely. For instance, the lower-end tuition fee, represented by the €2,019, offers an affordable entry point for many students. On the other hand, the typical tuition fee, indicated by the €19,351, gives a sense of the average cost one might expect. For those looking at the higher end of the spectrum, the €48,989 highlights the premium options available. It's also worth noting that a significant 7% of programmes fall into the affordable category, making it accessible for a broader range of students. Additionally, the growing trend of online learning is reflected in the 20% of online Humanities programmes, offering flexibility for those who need it.

Religious Studies
The Religious Studies course at Utrecht University is a challenging, research-oriented programme that prepares you for participation in international research and for a career in domains where religious diversity and difference are significant factors - in culture, art, and politics.

Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies
Engage in a broadly interdisciplinary study of the relationships between literature, visual culture, and film in contemporary and historical contexts. Gain cutting-edge theoretical insights into intermedial aesthetics and into the philosophy of literature, art, and film. Students are provided with critical tools for the cultural analysis of contemporary audiovisual, image, and text-based media.

Educational Sciences - Learning in Interaction
The Educational Sciences - Learning in Interaction programme at Utrecht University is a small-scale two-year programme, designed to prepare you for a career in research (for example as a PhD candidate), or for work in education policy and consultancy.

Environmental Humanities
This innovative English-taught master's degree in Environmental Humanities is a gateway to understanding the vital role of the humanities in analysing the relationship between humans and the environment, addressing significant issues such as climate change, migration, and cultural diversity.

Screenwriting
The Screenwriting programme from Whistling Woods International is offered in association with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).

Screenwriting
Throughout this Screenwriting MA course from Edinburgh Napier University you'll develop skills in writing, script-editing and project development for the film, television and digital fiction industries

Israel Studies
The International Master’s Degree Programme in Israel Studies at University of Haifa offers students the opportunity to engage in an in-depth study of the state of Israel: its history, complex society, multicultural character, and relationship with the Jewish Diaspora.

Archaeology
The Archaeology programme from University of Haifa offers a unique opportunity to combine the rich archaeological record of Israel with the added values obtained through modern science and technology.

Linguistics
The Linguistics programme at Utrecht University offers mandatory courses covering advanced theoretical linguistics (socio-phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, discourse), psycholinguistics (acquisition, processing) and research practice (including computational and experimental methodology).

Language Variation and Multilingualism
In this Master's specialisation, you learn to become a competent linguist who has an understanding of language variation and multilingualism, two central and interrelated topics within linguistics.

Russian, Eurasian and Eastern European Studies
This Russian, Eurasian and Eastern European Studies MA course from University of Helsinki will equip you with an in-depth knowledge of historical trajectories, present and future challenges of countries anchored to an area specific development.

Linguistics and Communication Sciences (Research)
People communicate by means of language. They do so effortlessly most of the time, which is miraculous given the complexity of language, language processing and communication. Studying this phenomenon asks for a broad multidisciplinary perspective.

Jewish Thought
The Master’s programme in Jewish Thought at University of Haifa offers a wide perspective of Judaism that includes Biblical, Talmudic, historical, philosophical, and mystical levels of knowledge.

Historical, Literary and Cultural Studies (Research)
This Historical, Literary and Cultural Studies (Research) programme from Radboud University combines joint interdisciplinary training with disciplinary courses in one of the specialisations: Historical Studies, Literary Studies, or Art and Visual Culture.

Culture in the Digital Era
Culture in the Digital Era that examines how culture, society, and everyday life are shaped by digitalization, mediatization, and shifting boundaries between public and private spheres. This Master's trains you to analyze how digital technologies, platforms, and algorithms influence everyday cultural expressions, communication, identity, and creativity. This is a track of MA Culture Studies.

Language Sciences
This Language Sciences programme at Ca' Foscari University of Venice equips you with an advanced command of one of a range of foreign languages.

Maritime Civilizations
The MA Programme in Maritime Civilizations at University of Haifa explores the history, archaeology, anthropology, and fabric of seafaring societies underwater, on shore, and in cutting-edge laboratories, shedding light on human-sea relations in both ancient and modern times.

Comparative Literary Studies
In the Comparative Literary Studies programme at Utrecht University is designed for students with strong analytical skills and a desire to deepen their understanding of literature as a global, multilingual, and politically engaged practice.

Creative Writing
Students of the Creative Writing program from The American University of Paris are taught to hone their craft across multiple genres, languages, and cultural traditions, so they can tell their stories in the ways they need to be told.

Field Archaeology In Greece - Interdisciplinarity and Cutting-Edge Technologies (Joint Programme)
The Field Archaeology In Greece: Interdisciplinarity and Cutting-Edge Technologies is a joint degree from the University of Thessaly, Ionian University and Roma Tre University is addressed to international graduates, preferably holding a first degree in the field of Humanities or in Archaeological Sciences.