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

Cultural Heritage Management
This Cultural Heritage Management course from University of York offers essential training for professional roles throughout the sector. You'll learn to understand all aspects of heritage management theory and practice, gain practical experience with heritage sector professionals, and develop knowledge and skills essential for today’s heritage sector careers.
Emerging Economies and International Development
The Emerging Economies and International Development MSc course at King's College London offers a distinctive approach to the study of development by focusing on emerging economies. We cover subjects such as development theory, political economy, geography and social policy. You will also have the opportunity to focus on particular countries and regions.

Spanish
Through the GradDip in Spanish at the University of Dundee you will study the Spanish language and culture to gain an additional language teaching qualification, or simply for personal interest.
Public Histories
This Public Histories programme at Birkbeck, University of London will introduce you to key aspects and issues of the practice of public history. It will provide you with the necessary theoretical and practical skills to undertake critical assessments of public history projects and interventions - as well as to create your own.
Applied Imagination
The MA in Applied Imagination at the University of the Arts London (UAL) is a one-year full-time programme designed for those seeking to challenge conventional thinking. This innovative course encourages students to harness their creativity and tackle complex issues across various disciplines.

Contemporary Literature and Culture
The Contemporary Literature and Culture programme from Loughborough University enables graduates to explore British and American fiction, poetry, and drama, analysing contemporary issues such as #MeToo, the Covid pandemic, and climate change, and understanding how literary prizes influence the production of today’s literature.

Cross-Cultural Communication
Enhance your understanding of language, culture, and communication - and prepare to make a difference in multicultural workplaces worldwide with this Cross-Cultural Communication course from Newcastle University.
Gender, Sexuality and Society
The Gender, Sexuality and Society programme at Birkbeck, University of London offers a comprehensive M.Sc. degree that spans one year for full-time students or two years for those studying part-time. This flexible course can be pursued on campus or through online formats, allowing for a tailored educational experience that fits individual needs.

Taiwan Studies
The MA Taiwan Studies programme at SOAS University of London is the first postgraduate degree focussing on contemporary Taiwan in the English speaking world.
Leading Culture Change in Safeguarding
The Leading Culture Change in Safeguarding course offered by the University of Worcester brings together students working in health, education, social care, housing, sports and community organisations and across people’s life course, from antenatal care to the care of our older populations, and those keen to be change-makers in these fields.

Cultural Studies
The MA Cultural Studies from SOAS University of London aims to offer grounding in the theories on Cultural Studies which draws on Marxism, Structuralism, Post-Structuralism, Post-Marxism, Feminism, and Post-Modernism and their use, application and adaption in the cross-cultural contexts of Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Digital Heritage
This Digital Heritage course from University of York provides professional training in the growing fields of digital archiving, visualisation, museums and heritage sector curation, interpretation and education.

Human Geography Research
Gain the skills, knowledge, and expertise to undertake advanced research in Human Geography, while exploring pressing challenges facing the world today with this Human Geography Research programme from Newcastle University.
Music (Ethnomusicology)
The MusM in Music (Ethnomusicology) at The University of Manchester is a one-year, full-time programme that immerses students in the diverse study of global music cultures, integrating ethnomusicological theory and practice. This course is designed for those aiming for advanced research or applied careers in music and cultural studies.
Death, Religion and Culture
The Death, Religion and Culture course at The University of Winchester is a distance learning course that explores the universal reality of death. You examine the ways in which death and dying are understood differently by various cultures and religious traditions, and how those understandings are played out in rituals of death, dying and bereavement.
Public History and Heritage
Study how history has shaped the world around us, whilst getting direct experience of working in the heritage sector as a professional historian. The Public History and Heritage programme is offered at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Museum and Artefact Studies
Durham University's unique Museum and Artefact Studies MA will provide you with the high quality training relevant to a career in museums, the cultural heritage sector, and in the academic world.
Visual Culture
The Visual Culture MA course offered by Durham University is a distinctive interdisciplinary course that invites students to develop their knowledge and understanding of the visual arts and of visual culture. To study visual arts and culture is a way of paying attention to phenomena that are literally everywhere.
Coastal and Maritime Societies and Cultures
This Coastal and Maritime Societies and Cultures MLitt degree from The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) explores these environments from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Migration and Diaspora Studies
The MA Migration and Diaspora Studies at SOAS University of London tackles these crucial and timely questions, providing students with the skills to understand, diagnose and articulate what is at stake in contemporary experiences of migration and diaspora