15.6k Master's degrees in Social Sciences

This one-year Economic and Social History specialist course at the University of Oxford offers a unique framework for research training in economic and social history. It offers a wide range of options and allows you to specialise in economic and/or social history, or historical demography, although the boundaries between these areas are deliberately permeable.

The MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management course at the University of Oxford aims to equip the next generation of water professionals with the blend of skills necessary to make a significant contribution to sustainable water management pathways across competing priorities of water for ecosystems, food, energy, economic growth and human consumption.

The Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation from the University of Oxford emphasises research methods for evaluating interventions and policies, as well as the advanced study of evidence-based practice and policy in relation to, for example, children and families, poverty and inequality, mental health, refugees, drug use, violence and injury prevention, and offending.

The MSc in Comparative Social Policy programme at the University of Oxford explores welfare systems and policy developments across a range of countries with an OECD focus. The comparative element is a key part of the course, and is one feature that makes the course at Oxford unique. 

This Master of Arts in Child, Family and Community Studies at Technological University Dublin is a full-time programme lasting one year. It combines both online and on-campus attendance, providing a comprehensive learning experience for those interested in the social services sector and related fields.

This programme focuses on in-depth study of theory as well as on the acquisition of professional and research skills, which can be applied in a wide range of psychology specialisations.

The American Studies programme at University of Kent dates back to 1973 and, over the last few decades, has developed a strong research culture; this matches the commitment of the University to interdisciplinary study as well as the mandate of American Studies to explore the American experience in ground-breaking ways. 

The course in Psychology at the University of Basel focuses on examining and understanding the experience and behavior of people and their ongoing development in the interplay of biological, social and societal conditions and using this knowledge and the resulting skills constructively in research and application.

The Visual Anthropology programme, offered by Goldsmiths, University of London, offers a unique combination of anthropological theory and visual practice. It provides you with a strong foundation for producing visual work informed by anthropology.

The goal of the graduate programme of Diplomacy and International Relations at the Vytautas Magnus University is to prepare highly qualified specialists and analysts who will possess the skills to analyse and to evaluate the evolution of international relations, including the major changes and events in this field and the reasons for these changes. 

Uppsala University's Political Science will leave you with a systematic understanding of the fundamental questions of political science.

The complexity of society demands a multidisciplinary approach. The Master Programme in Social Sciences - Digital Media and Society at Uppsala University, includes a number of disciplinary branches, which together shed light on several aspects of social practices, institutions and processes, at present and in a historical perspective.

Arabic Studies from Freie Universität Berlin is involved in numerous ongoing research projects, including the Corpus Coranicum project at Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften as well as the collaborative research center Episteme in Motion.

You’ll gain in-depth knowledge of human brain function, perception and cognition, paralleled with extensive hands-on training in advanced non-invasive brain imaging (e.g. fMRI, fNIRS, DWI, EEG/MEG) and brain stimulation (TMS, tDCS) techniques Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience is offered at Maastricht University.

This multi-accredited International Logistics and Supply Chain Management from University of South Wales has been designed to provide you with the specialist skills to confidently manage and adapt supply chains, enabling you to become a pioneer of logistics strategy. 

This one-year master’s degree explores Russia and the Eurasian world from the perspectives of language, literature and culture, or politics, history and economics. Leiden University's Faculty of Humanities has been studying Russia and the Slavic world since 1913. Scholars from around the world come to Leiden University to study and teach this important field.

Analyse the underlying mechanisms of unhealthy or antisocial behaviour and behaviour change using recent theories and models from various psychological disciplines on Psychology - Health and Social Psychology from Maastricht University.

The Medieval Icelandic Studies programme at the University of Iceland is designed for international students who hold a bachelor’s degree with a medieval component in at least one of the following areas: literature, history, religion, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, art history or folklore. The medieval component is typically a university course with a medieval element.

The Education, Policy and Society MA course at King's College London is an interdisciplinary course which draws on sociology, political science, economics and history to address the challenges of education policy and provision. 

The European Forestry program at University of Eastern Finland is a top class taught double-degree Erasmus+: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Programme (EMJMD) in the field of forest sciences and is one of the first EMJMD programmes that has been accredited according to the European approach for quality assurance of the joint programmes.