623 Master's degrees in Area & Cultural Studies in Europe

Digital Humanities and Culture
This Digital Humanities and Culture course at University of Leeds cultivates practical skills specific to digital disciplines, including data analysis and visualization, programming languages, and associated hardware e.g. 3D printing, grounded in a humanities approach to culture, texts and creativity.

Kurdish Studies
This Kurdish Studies programme from The University of Exeter is a unique course which places the history, politics and culture of the Kurds and Kurdistan, so often left at the periphery, at the centre of critical focus.

Postcolonial Studies
The MA Postcolonial Studies from SOAS University of London offers a focus on the historical relationships of power, domination and practices of imperialism and colonialism in the modern period (late nineteenth-century to the present) through the study of literature and culture.
Sinophone Societies and Cultures
The aim of the Master's programme Sinophone Societies and Cultures at the University of Vienna is to enable students to conduct independent social and cultural studies research on the sinophone world.
Critical and Cultural Theory
This Critical and Cultural Theory MA programme from the University of Leeds takes a philosophical and historical approach to critical and cultural theory. We draw upon the major traditions of cultural theory, including semiology, feminism and gender theory, psychoanalysis, deconstruction, and Frankfurt School theories of the aesthetic, the media and technology.

Cultural Heritage Studies
Discover the cultural heritage industry on this master’s degree at the University of Southampton. Gain the knowledge and skills to specialise in an area relevant to your interests. You’ll graduate from the Cultural Heritage Studies programme with the expertise for a successful career in the sector, or for further study at PhD level.

Scottish History (distance learning)
Deepen your understanding of Scotland's history and heritage from home and examine the many different interpretations of Scottish History with the Scottish History (distance learning) programme from University of Dundee.

Anthropology and Cultural Politics - Pre-Master's Programme
This one-year (2-semester) programme offers successful students guaranteed progression to a postgraduate degree at a top UK university. Learn more at the Anthropology and Cultural Politics - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Goldsmiths, University of London.
Anglophone Literatures and Cultures
The master’s programme in Anglophone Literatures and Cultures at University of Vienna prepares students for independent research in the area of anglophone literatures and cultures.
Media and Communication Studies - Culture, Collaborative Media, and Creative Industries (Two-Year)
Media and Communication Studies - Culture, Collaborative Media, and Creative Industries (Two-Year) from Malmö University gives you advanced knowledge of digital media through practical approaches in the field. You will work creatively and in an explorative manner with different types of media while learning to evaluate them from a critical perspective
Cultural Studies
Achieving a Bachelor’s degree is a great success. After graduating from a university, you can take your education to the next level by enrolling into a master’s degree in Cultural Studies Program from International University of Sarajevo.
Islamic Education - Theory and Practice
Islamic Education - Theory and Practice MA at the University of Warwick facilitates a critical dialogue between Western and Islamic approaches to education and enables teachers and Muslim educators to become research-based reflective practitioners.
Curating Art and Cultures (Heritage Studies)
The Curating Art and Cultures (Heritage Studies) programme of the University of Amsterdam is a unique, two-year Dual Master's programme designed to train the curators and (museum) researchers of the future. The programme is offered jointly by the UvA, the VU University and leading museums in the Netherlands (a.o. Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Van Abbe Museum).
Women, Writing and Gender
With the MLitt in Women, Writing and Gender at the University of St Andrews explore the rich and varied output of women writers across history and consider critical issues surrounding gender and writing from 1500 to the present day.

Irish Music Studies
The Irish Music Studies from the University of Limerick encourages students to explore what constitutes Irish music in the broadest sense - analytically through research and discourse, or performatively through practice and presentation.

Education in Museums and Heritage
This Education in Museums and Heritage course from University of Glasgow is a uniquely innovative and multidisciplinary programme that equips the next generation of museum and heritage professionals with the ability to engage with the various contexts (cultural, economic, political) that they will encounter and which are needed for the 21st Century.

Cross-Cultural Communication and Media Studies
Gain the skills to navigate global media landscapes, communicate across cultures, and shape stories that connect the world with this Cross-Cultural Communication and Media Studies from Newcastle University.
Culture and Politics
The Culture and Politics MA programme at Leiden University encourages critical perspectives on complexities of culture as an inextricable part of global politics.

Mediterranean Studies
This MA in Mediterranean Studies at University of Malta is an interdisciplinary programme that allows you to explore the birthplace of imagination, a region of diversity from which sprung a continent of civilisation.
Environment, Culture and Society
The Environment, Culture and Society programme from The University of Edinburgh provides up-to-date knowledge of the contemporary issues and debates on the relationships between the environment, nature, culture and society.