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42 Master's degrees offered by the university

Psychology of Language
This Psychology of Language programme at The University of Edinburgh offers an opportunity for intensive advanced training in the psychology of language focusing on the mental representations and processes that underlie human language use.

East Asian Studies
East Asian Studies at The University of Edinburgh is distinct for its border-crossing focus, enabling you to take a transnational and comparative approach to East Asian Studies, or to concentrate on China, Japan or Korea.

Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition
The Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition programme offered by The University of Edinburgh provides an intensive grounding in the philosophy of cognitive science, its methodologies, research questions and techniques of research with an emphasis on issues surrounding situated and embodied cognition.

Developmental Science
Developmental Science from The University of Edinburgh seeks to enhance your understanding of key theoretical and practical issues about typical and atypical development in children and young people, and provides an opportunity for intensive advanced training in developmental science.

Human Cognitive Neuropsychology
This Human Cognitive Neuropsychology programme at The University of Edinburgh offers you the opportunity to receive intensive training and specialist knowledge within human cognitive neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience and related fields of study.

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
On the Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies programme offered by The University of Edinburgh, you will gain an advanced, interdisciplinary understanding of the history, modern politics, society and culture of the Islamic Middle East, and explore the paradigms behind the various disciplines within this field.

Speech and Language Processing
The Speech and Language Processing programme from The University of Edinburgh offers an exciting opportunity to learn from world leaders in both informatics and linguistics.

English Literature - Literature and Modernity (1900 to the Present)
The English Literature - Literature and Modernity (1900 to the Present) programme offered by The University of Edinburgh examines a range of literary and theoretical contexts, introducing ways that writing and imagination shape and share in cultural and political processes.

Global Strategy and Sustainability
As a society, we face urgent challenges from the impact of climate emergencies, environmental damage, and social inequality. There is a pressing need for organisations to transform their cultures, processes, and even business models. The Global Strategy and Sustainability programme is offered at The University of Edinburgh.

Developmental Linguistics
The Developmental Linguistics programme offered by The University of Edinburgh will develop your understanding of how language knowledge is acquired and how it changes as people acquire or lose language at various points in their life.

Psychological Research
This Psychological Research programme offered by The University of Edinburgh provides an opportunity for intensive advanced training in psychological research while giving you flexibility to select courses in the areas of psychology and cognitive neuroscience of most interest to you.

Epistemology, Ethics and Mind (Online Learning)
The Epistemology, Ethics and Mind (Online Learning) programme at The University of Edinburgh offers you a thorough grounding in contemporary philosophical research.

English Literature - Literature and Society - Enlightenment, Romantic and Victorian
The English Literature - Literature and Society - Enlightenment, Romantic and Victorian programme offered by The University of Edinburgh gives you the opportunity to engage with a range of topics in literary study, centred on the literary history of England, Scotland and Ireland in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Social Psychology
This Social Psychology programme at The University of Edinburgh provides an opportunity for intensive advanced training in social psychology.

Science Communication and Public Engagement (Online Learning)
The Science Communication and Public Engagement (Online Learning) programme offered by The University of Edinburgh covers communication of all science, engineering, maths and technology.

Psychology of Individual Differences
This Psychology of Individual Differences programme at The University of Edinburgh provides an opportunity for intensive advanced training in the psychology of individual differences, addressing the questions of how and why people differ from one another psychologically and how these differences matter in their lives.

Finance, Technology and Policy
The operation of financial markets and the delivery of financial services impact a variety of real-world issues including job creation and credit approval. The Finance, Technology and Policy programme is offered at The University of Edinburgh.

Circular Economy
The Circular Economy course from The University of Edinburgh prepares you to drive the transition towards a circular economy, giving you the tools to support communities, businesses, and policymakers to create a more sustainable and equitable future.

Data, Inequality and Society
This Data, Inequality and Society programme from The University of Edinburgh brings advanced, cross-disciplinary knowledge together with insights from sector leaders and experts who are committed to building inclusive and equitable global societies.

Cultural Heritage Futures
The Cultural Heritage Futures programme at The University of Edinburgh has been designed to shape the future of the heritage sector. Through this interdisciplinary and challenge-driven programme, you will become a creative heritage professional committed to data-informed innovation with social purpose.