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336 Master's degrees in Area & Cultural Studies in United Kingdom

Cultural Heritage Studies (Heritage and Museums)
Discover the cultural heritage industry on this master’s degree at the University of Southampton. With the Cultural Heritage Studies (Heritage and Museums) programme you'll gain a behind-the-scenes insight into how museums communicate the past, drawing on our links with museum and heritage partners.

The Celts
Few words are as evocative and intriguing as ‘Celtic’, bringing to mind the intricacies of Bronze Age jewellery, the massive structures of Stonehenge and Newgrange, the legends of Arthur and Cú Chulainn and the Bardic craft of medieval kings and princes. But ‘Celtic’ is also about the Renaissance, the Enlightenment and the New World. The Celts course is offered at the Bangor University .
East European Studies
The MRes in East European Studies at UCL is a two-year full-time programme that offers advanced research training tailored to the languages, cultures, and institutions of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. This degree equips students with the necessary skills for a successful career in various sectors, including academia and public service.
Literature, Culture and Thought (Research)
Literature, Culture and Thought (Research) from University of Cambridge provides students with the critical and theoretical tools to enable them to undertake an in-depth study of specific aspects of European literatures and cultures and/or Latin American and Francophone contexts.

Media, Culture and Society
The MA in Media, Culture and Society offered by the University of East Anglia will help you investigate and reflect upon how media and society are linked. You’ll explore the practical and professional implications of these links, and you could develop skills to enable you to work in the media.
Media and Cultural Studies
The University of Lincoln offers a Master of Arts (MA) by Research in Media and Cultural Studies. This postgraduate programme can be pursued full-time over one year or part-time across two years. Students engage in independent research under the guidance of experienced supervisors, enriching their academic journey in a dynamic environment.
Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship - Music Pathway
This Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship - Music Pathway programme, offered by Goldsmiths, University of London, allows you to develop the business/entrepreneurial skills and attributes to commercialise on your creative and cultural practices and/or knowledge.
Comparative Literature and Culture with Gaelic
Study literature from across the world and explore cultures and societies in and beyond the English-speaking world. Gain a global outlook while learning from experts in languages, literatures and culture.
Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship - Design Management Pathway
In this Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship - Design Management Pathway at the Goldsmiths, University of London module, you'll engage in a number of the key debates and concerns that influence contemporary Design Management.

Culture Industry - 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 Culture Industry - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Goldsmiths, University of London.

Cultural Heritage Studies (Heritage and the Arts)
Explore the cultural and creative industries, including publishing, broadcasting, heritage management and arts curation with the Cultural Heritage Studies (Heritage and the Arts) programme at the University of Southampton.

Heritage Theory and Practice
This Heritage Theory and Practice study delivered by the University of Plymouth blends critical heritage with practice-based industry experience, updated annually to equip you with the skills and insights needed to launch or advance a successful career in heritage and museums.

Culture and Thought after 1945
On this flexible Culture and Thought after 1945 course from University of York you'll study with leading experts in their field from the Departments of Archaeology, English, History, History of Art, Sociology and the Centre for Women’s Studies.
Urban History and Culture
Gain deep understanding with Master Urban History and Culture at School of Advanced Study, University of London of the history and contemporary organisation of two great capitals of the western world: Paris and London. Through an experiential learning approach supported by visits to diverse and fascinating sites, explore how the growth of city living and management shaped the fabric of the world.
Applied Anthropology and Community and Youth Work
Professionally validated by the National Youth Agency, this Applied Anthropology and Community and Youth Work programme, offered by Goldsmiths, University of London, brings together community development and youth work practice with the research methods and theoretical preoccupations of anthropology.

Cultural and Critical Studies
This interdisciplinary Cultural and Critical Studies at the University of Westminster offers you the rare opportunity to study contemporary critical and cultural debates across a wide range of fields. The University of Westminster and its courses are located in London.

Postcolonial Culture and Global Policy - 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 Postcolonial Culture and Global Policy - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Goldsmiths, University of London.
Museum Cultures
The MA Museum Cultures at Birkbeck, University of London is a comprehensive programme designed to explore the complexities of museums and their cultural significance. This course can be pursued either full-time over one year or part-time over two years, with classes held on campus during evenings to accommodate various schedules.

Ancient Cultures
The Ancient Cultures programme of the University of Glasgow offers you the opportunity to explore the ancient world from a multicultural and interdisciplinary perspective from the Near-East to North-Western Europe. It is based in Classics, with the participation of Archaeology, Egyptology, Celtic and Gaelic, and Theology and Religious Studies.

Comparative Literatures and Cultures
Research in Comparative Literatures and Cultures sits within the School of Modern Languages and builds on two areas of strength within the school: transnational studies and intermediality. University of Bristol offers the Comparative Literatures and Cultures programme.