7.6k Master's degrees in Humanities

The English Literature (Part-time) course from Liverpool John Moores University explores the deeper potential of that most eclectic and interdisciplinary of subjects and extends your reading and research into exciting new areas. You will master skills of research, analysis, argument and writing that are both a vital preparation for doctoral research and highly valued by employers.

Become an impactful voice in our environmental future.

Global Philosophy at SOAS University of London provides a rich and advanced engagement with philosophy which exposes students to a wide variety of global, rather than narrowly Western, intellectual traditions and themes than would be possible in other philosophy postgraduate degree programmes.

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

Students in the History and Oriental Studies programme from University of Bologna are invited to critically analyse the “shock of the global” that is shaping our lives and societies and to abandon the traditional Eurocentric and state-centred approaches and methodologies.

The one-year General Linguistics programme of the University of Amsterdam has a typological focus: you will explore how the systems of the languages of the world can vary and to what extent this variation is constrained.

In the Literary Studies (research) programme of the University of Amsterdam, you will study literature as a cultural practice that is capable of (re)shaping the world. Literature offers critique and provides creative answers to new and old questions. You will examine literary texts and literary culture from a transnational, theoretical and historical perspective.

The course in Digital Humanities at King's College London is an interdisciplinary course designed for students who want to explore how digital innovation is reshaping culture, research, and society.

The Early Modern History M.Phil. at Trinity College Dublin is a comprehensive master level programme. This one-year, full-time public course explores the religious, social, and political evolution of Europe and Ireland. Students gain advanced research skills while engaging with world-class library resources in Dublin.

The Writing for Young People programme offered by Bath Spa University is designed for writers for children, teenagers and young adults who aim to complete a novel, series of picture books or shorter stories for young children. It's a practical course, taught by experienced lecturers who are all published children's writers and/or industry professionals.

The MA Holocaust Studies programme at Royal Holloway University of London is unique; not only are we the only university in the UK to run an MA course solely dedicated to the field of Holocaust Studies but the Royal Holloway Holocaust Research Institute  is the leading academic centre of its kind in Europe.

The Master in Modern and Contemporary European Philosophy from the University of Luxembourg focuses on European philosophy from Descartes to the present day. To our knowledge this is the only existing Master’s programme that has a specialisation in this field of philosophy.

This Classical, Medieval and Early Modern Studies two-year Research Master's track at University of Groningen focuses on Classical Antiquity, the Middle Ages and Early Modernity in Europe and the Middle East. 

The Economic History programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science is a master level degree delivered in a public study mode. Over 12 months of full-time study, students examine global economic development and financial markets through an interdisciplinary lens, combining social science with historical analysis.

This Interdisciplinary Sciences program at ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology aims at providing students with a broad interdisciplinary training in the basic sciences physics, chemistry and biology as well as mathematics and computing.

Literature, Romanticism and the English Lake District from University of Cumbria can enhance prospects in a range of careers that demand high-level analytical and interpretative skills as well as advanced skills in written and oral communication.

The University of East London offers a PGCE qualification in Secondary English, which leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). This full-time course typically spans one year and provides essential training for aspiring teachers, focusing on the 11-to-16 age group. Students will gain practical experience and academic knowledge in a supportive environment.

The Creative Writing M.Phil. at Trinity College Dublin is a full-time, one-year programme designed for aspiring authors. This public study mode course focuses on developing your craft through workshops and personal tuition. It offers a unique opportunity to refine your literary voice within a world-leading English department.

When joining a research programme within History at Kent, you will become an active part of a welcoming, cutting-edge community, that delivers world-leading research.

The Classics MA course offered by Durham University is our core research training degree, suitable for anyone wishing to pursue doctoral work in a branch of Classics.