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84 Master's degrees offered by the university

Migration Studies
The Migration Studies degree from University of Essex uniquely explores the study of migration through a sociological perspective and uses a scientific approach to investigate the key challenges that will shape policy agendas and the impact that this could have around the world.

Management and Organisational Dynamics
The Management and Organisational Dynamics degree from University of Essex aims to equip you with powerful tools to support your development as a future leader, manager, organisational consultant, researcher or executive coach.

Political Psychology
If you want to be at the cutting edge of political science, investigating how the personal becomes societal and the inner-most thoughts of an individual shape national and global politics the Political Psychology degree from the University of Essex is for you.

Ideology and Discourse Analysis
Questions concerning the impact of ideological and symbolic processes on the formation of political discourses, identities and communities are of crucial importance. All of these are covered within the Ideology and Discourse Analysis degree from University of Essex.

Political Economy
Over the last three decades, political economy has been one of the fastest growing approaches in the social sciences. If you are interested in how institutions shape the behaviour of political actors and how political decisions influence markets and vice versa, then you will profit from the Political Economy programme from University of Essex.

Health and Organisational Research
The Health and Organisational Research degree from University of Essex offers you a unique opportunity to undertake research in a variety of health and organisational contexts.

Political Science
How do poSreal world? The Political Science degree offered by University of Essex gives you additional rigorous training in research design and methods compared to an MSc or MA, preparing you for PhD research in any sub-field of political science.

Gender and Sexuality Studies
On this Gender and Sexuality Studies programme form University of Essex, you will gain a strong grounding in the theories and concepts that have been essential to the study of gender and sexuality while also being supported in the exploration of your own unique cross-disciplinary research interests through our wide range of optional modules from across the University.

War, Culture and Society
What is the human experience – and cost – of war? Looking beyond the dates and battlefield details of typical military history, this War, Culture and Society degree from University of Essex raises urgent questions about why societies go to war. You will engage with diverse perspectives on violence and conflict in the modern period, and examine case studies from all over the world.

Behavioural and Experimental Economics
Investigate the complex nuances in economic decision making and actions. The Behavioural and Experimental Economics programme from University of Essex gives you all the tools to understand what has become one of the fastest growing areas in economics in recent years.

Politics
The Politics programme from University of Essex gives you the insight and flexibility to examine political ideas in action, helping you understand how governments, global institutions and public policy shape societies. With options to choose your start date, study mode and modules, you can tailor the degree around your interests, ambitions and professional goals.

Political Science
The Political Science degree from University of Essex gives a general overview of such topics, and as our most flexible postgraduate course offers you a very wide choice of optional modules. You explore the main theoretical approaches to the study of politics and look at what the basic theoretical framework required to conduct research in political science is.

United States Politics
The United States Politics programme from University of Essex allows you to study United States politics at an advanced level in a department with an extraordinary number of staff trained in the US.

Research Methods in Psychology
If you intend to pursue a career as a research psychologist, or wish to take a research degree, then the Research Methods in Psychology degree from University of Essex will give you the advanced research training needed to prepare for a PhD and enhances your chances of obtaining funding.

Political Theory
The Political Theory programme from University of Essex will help you secure a solid grasp of key debates in social and political thought, thereby providing you with you a strong foundation in theoretical principles.

Political Science
The Political Science programme from University of Essex gives a general overview of such topics, and as our most flexible postgraduate course offers you a very wide choice of optional modules. You explore the main theoretical approaches to the study of politics and look at what the basic theoretical framework required to conduct research in political science is.

Management Economics
The Management Economics programme from University of Essex trains you to use economics in managerial decisions and in the analysing of strategic interaction among firms. It combines theory and applications to provide you with a unique combination of business knowledge and economic skills.

Sport and Exercise Psychology
Offering a unique educational experience by overlapping psychology within the broader discipline of sport and exercise science, the Sport and Exercise Psychology degree from University of Essex is dedicated to one of the fastest developing areas of psychology.

Applied Psychology
The Applied Psychology degree offered by University of Essex offers you a unique opportunity to undertake research in an applied psychological context.

Psychoanalytic Studies
The Psychoanalytic Studies programme from University of Essex will give you a unique and fascinating way of exploring how the unconscious affects both individuals and societies and cultures.