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4.3k M.A. Master of Arts in Humanities
Embarking on a Master of Arts (MA) in Humanities can be a transformative experience, offering deep insights into various cultural, historical, and philosophical subjects. When considering MA Humanities programmes, it's essential to look at the financial aspects, such as tuition fees. The lower-end tuition fee, represented by the €1,617, offers an accessible entry point for many students. On the other hand, the €46,158 reflects the higher spectrum of costs, which might be relevant for those looking at more prestigious or specialised programmes. The €19,535 serves as a benchmark for what most students can expect to pay. It's also worth noting that a 7% of programmes are considered affordable, making it feasible for a wide range of students to pursue their academic interests. Additionally, with a 19% of online programmes available, students have the flexibility to choose a learning format that best suits their needs and lifestyle.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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
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).

Holocaust Studies
The Holocaust Studies programme from University of Haifa offers a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the Holocaust. It provides unique experiential opportunities within a dedicated scholarly community, combining state-of-the-art research, relevant language courses, hands-on internships, educational field trips, and meetings with Holocaust survivors and global experts.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Modern and Contemporary History
The Modern and Contemporary History programme at Utrecht University offers you research-based training in history as an academic discipline. We teach you how to do research, and we challenge you to develop your own ideas on topics of your choice.

Creative Writing
The Creative Writing programme from Loughborough University helps you develop your voice in fiction, poetry, and creative non‑fiction over a range of genres while gaining real insight into how the writing world works.

Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies
The Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies programme at Utrecht University focuses on interdisciplinary study of the material, social, and intellectual developments in Europe (including the Mediterranean region) from Antiquity through the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

Children's Literature, Media and Cultural Entrepreneurship (Multiple degree)
Tilburg University's Children's Literature, Media and Cultural Entrepreneurship (Multiple degree) is a two-year Erasmus Mundus International Master’s program initiated and taught by a consortium of five universities. With this program you deepen your knowledge of children’s literature, media and culture from an international perspective and a multidisciplinary approach.

Languages and Cultures Across Borders
The Languages and Cultures Across Borders at School of Advanced Study, University of London draws upon expertise and resources from multiple world-class institutions, with a choice of modules taught by experts from across the University of London federation. Collaboration with some of London’s most renowned museums and libraries offers you immersive learning opportunities.

Creative Writing
This Creative Writing MA course from Edinburgh Napier University is for you if you want to make a career in writing or you already have talent and ideas, we'll add the expertise you need to approach your chosen market with confidence, originality and skill.

Philosophy
The Philosophy programme at Utrecht University integrates a strong foundation in the core themes and texts of philosophy with extensive opportunities and flexibility for specialisation.