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27 Master's degrees offered by the university

Late Antique and Byzantine Studies - 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 Late Antique and Byzantine Studies - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Royal Holloway University of London.
History
Taking your MA in History programme at Royal Holloway University of London means that you will have maximum flexibility to fully tailor your degree to your own areas of interest. Our internationally renowned academics, who are at the forefront of research and methodological innovation, will inspire and challenge you.

Crusader Studies - 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 Crusader Studies - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Royal Holloway University of London.

Hellenic Studies - 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 Hellenic Studies - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Royal Holloway University of London.

Public History - 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 Public History - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Royal Holloway University of London.
Writing for Theatre, Screen and Radioes
Gain experience in dramatic writing in various forms with our MA Writing for Theatre, Screen and Radio at Royal Holloway. Showcase your talents and build your portfolio so you can launch your career as a writer. Writing for Theatre, Screen and Radioes degree is offered at Royal Holloway University of London.

History - 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 History - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Royal Holloway University of London.
European Philosophy
One of the few Masters-level programmes in the country to specialise in the 'European' tradition in philosophy, this MA European Philosophy course at Royal Holloway University of London draws on our department's core research and teaching strengths in 19th and 20th-century French and German thought, and Continental political philosophy.
Creative Writing
This Creative Writing course at Royal Holloway University of London allows you to develop your work as a writer to a professional level, going beyond the personal and writing with an engaged sense of literary culture, its social role and contemporary practices.
British Literature, Theatre and Cultures
This course will give you the chance to combine your passion for literature, theatre, and British culture, and combine them in an interdisciplinary exploration of the arts. British Literature, Theatre and Cultures degree is offered at Royal Holloway University of London.
Political Philosophy
Based in the Department of Politics & International Relations, the MA in Political Philosophy course at Royal Holloway University of London is well placed for training in key issues and thinkers in contemporary political thought, from both Anglo-American and Continental perspectives.
Public History
The MA in Public History programme at Royal Holloway University of London is aimed at historians who are keen to engage the public by becoming experts in communicating ideas about the past in a range of spaces and media.

Holocaust Studies - 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 Holocaust Studies - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Royal Holloway University of London.
English Literature
The English Literature course at Royal Holloway University of London is ideal if you are interested in more than one period of English literature, or if you want to combine or juxtapose the literatures and genres of different periods.
Medieval Studies
A collaboration between the Departments of English and History and the Department of History, the Medieval Studies programme at Royal Holloway University of London has an excellent reputation, having been running for almost thirty years.
Ancient History
Covering the historical period from Classical Athens to Christian Byzantium, we offer courses which allow you to examine many aspects of the Ancient History of Greece, Rome and the Near East. Our Ancient History course at Royal Holloway University of London also provides postgraduates with the ideal foundation for conducting further research at doctoral level.
Holocaust Studies
The MA Holocaust Studies programme at Royal Holloway University of London is unique; not only are we the only university in the UK to run an MA course solely dedicated to the field of Holocaust Studies but the Royal Holloway Holocaust Research Institute is the leading academic centre of its kind in Europe.
Classics
If you want to expand your understanding of, or research into, classical literature and language then this programme offers you the perfect opportunity to do just that. Our Classics course at Royal Holloway University of London also provides postgraduates with the ideal foundation for conducting research at doctoral level.
English Literature - Victorian Literature, Art and Culture
Taught by experts from the Centre for Victorian Studies, this English Literature - Victorian Literature, Art and Culture course at Royal Holloway University of London offers you the opportunity to study nineteenth-century literature and art history in the midst of the outstanding Victorian architecture of our Egham campus.
History - Hellenic Studies
The MA in History - Hellenic Studies at Royal Holloway University of London enables students to develop their knowledge and appreciation of Greek history and culture, from the Homeric and Classical age, through the Hellenistic and Roman times, the Byzantine and Post-Byzantine period to the modern world.