85 Master's degrees offered by the university

The Architectural and Urban Design programme at The University of Edinburgh provides specialist postgraduate training in urban design for those who already hold a first degree in architecture. Design work operates between body, building, city and metropolitan scales.

The Contemporary Art Theory programme from The University of Edinburgh encourages practices that are speculative and reflective, developing artistic research on, and in, a range of media, sites and organisations.

The Interior, Architectural and Spatial Design course at The University of Edinburgh supports you in developing your own position within this expanding field. 

The Illustration course at The University of Edinburgh is a programme designed to develop, challenge and push the boundaries of what it means to be a contemporary illustrator in an international industry. A synthesis of theory and practice, this programme creates discourse around what illustration is, and what it can be.

Jointly delivered by Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA) and the School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society at Heriot-Watt University, this Urban Strategies and Design programme at The University of Edinburgh builds on the historic expertise and knowledge developed in both. 

The Advanced Sustainable Design programme at The University of Edinburgh engages with architecture, design and planning but interested applicants can apply with degrees outside of these fields.

The Design For Change course at The University of Edinburgh is an exciting interdisciplinary programme which seeks to holistically address complex global challenges that are locally felt.

The Landscape and Wellbeing course offered by The University of Edinburgh is the first of its kind in the UK to address a 21st century need to better understand relationships between the landscape and human wellbeing in order to plan and design salutogenic landscapes. The programme draws on a wide range of expertise from across the University.

The Modern and Contemporary Art - History, Curating and Criticism programme at The University of Edinburgh focuses on the period from the 19th century to the 21st century, spanning from the historical avant-gardes to the latest trends of contemporary art.

Taking the science of sound as your focus, you’ll work in a cross-disciplinary environment. In the Acoustics and Music Technology programme at The University of Edinburgh you will use theoretical and experimental work to explore the musical, technical and multimedia applications of acoustics and audio technology.

If you've studied sound or music technology at university, been working in sound professionally, or if you've been experimenting with sound as a composer, designer, sound artist or engineer and are looking for a way to develop your voice, this Sound Design programme at The University of Edinburgh is for you.

The Composition programme at The University of Edinburgh seeks curious, open-minded, adaptable and highly creative individuals who are keen to acquire new skills and consolidate their existing knowledge across all areas of new music creation.

The Global Premodern Art - History, Heritage and Curation programme of The University of Edinburgh invites you to join one of the largest and most diverse concentrations of medieval, renaissance and early modern art historical expertise in the UK. Together, we will uncover neglected narratives and scrutinise assumptions that have often served as the foundations of art historical scholarship.

The Musicology programme from The University of Edinburgh offers you the opportunity to explore a wide range of approaches in music scholarship, and to engage in contemporary debates about what music is, how it works, and why it is such a fundamental and significant part of human culture. 

This Film Directing programme from The University of Edinburgh takes a practice-based collaborative approach to studying for an award in Film Directing, focused on documentary, that integrates practical filmmaking with analysis of contemporary practice.

This Contemporary Art Practice programme from The University of Edinburgh supports artists in further developing their practice and critical voice through practical experimentation, group critique, reflective writing, and public dissemination.

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.

The Narrative Futures - Art, Data, Society course at The University of Edinburgh will prepare you to apply critical and creative thinking to real-world challenges in order to better engage with the stories that influence our collective futures. 

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. 

This innovative Service Management and Design programme at The University of Edinburgh uniquely integrates service management and service design in the context of an AI and data-driven society, and is taught by academic experts from management, design and data-related fields.