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42 Master's degrees offered by the university

Psychology of Language
This Psychology of Language programme at The University of Edinburgh offers an opportunity for intensive advanced training in the psychology of language focusing on the mental representations and processes that underlie human language use.
Economic and Social History
This Economic and Social History programme at The University of Edinburgh provides structured research training while at the same time enabling you to pursue a research project that you design yourself, in consultation with supervisors.
Criminology and Criminal Justice
This Criminology and Criminal Justice programme from The University of Edinburgh engages with the complex problems raised by crime, social ‘harms’, justice, and injustice in our contemporary world.

English Literature - Literature and Modernity (1900 to the Present)
The English Literature - Literature and Modernity (1900 to the Present) programme offered by The University of Edinburgh examines a range of literary and theoretical contexts, introducing ways that writing and imagination shape and share in cultural and political processes.

East Asian Studies
East Asian Studies at The University of Edinburgh is distinct for its border-crossing focus, enabling you to take a transnational and comparative approach to East Asian Studies, or to concentrate on China, Japan or Korea.
Classical Art and Archaeology
This Classical Art and Archaeology programme at The University of Edinburgh offers you the opportunity to study the ancient Greek and Roman worlds from the Iron Age to the late Roman/early Christian period through their material remains.

Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition
The Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition programme offered by The University of Edinburgh provides an intensive grounding in the philosophy of cognitive science, its methodologies, research questions and techniques of research with an emphasis on issues surrounding situated and embodied cognition.
Sport and Performance Psychology
Striking a balance between psychological theories and the wider practitioner skills needed to apply them, the Sport and Performance Psychology course from The University of Edinburgh will equip you with the knowledge and tools necessary to critically appraise and apply scientific literature and to plan, conduct and share your own research.

Developmental Science
Developmental Science from The University of Edinburgh seeks to enhance your understanding of key theoretical and practical issues about typical and atypical development in children and young people, and provides an opportunity for intensive advanced training in developmental science.
Human Osteoarchaeology
The Human Osteoarchaeology course at The University of Edinburgh provides the skills required to understand skeletal biographies and interpret them in their cultural context.
Human Rights
This Human Rights programme from The University of Edinburgh is designed to provide you with a theoretical and practical understanding of international human rights law in its broader political context.

Human Cognitive Neuropsychology
This Human Cognitive Neuropsychology programme at The University of Edinburgh offers you the opportunity to receive intensive training and specialist knowledge within human cognitive neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience and related fields of study.

Speech and Language Processing
The Speech and Language Processing programme from The University of Edinburgh offers an exciting opportunity to learn from world leaders in both informatics and linguistics.
Social Justice and Community Action (Online)
The MSc in Social Justice and Community Action (Online) at The University of Edinburgh will equip you with the knowledge and practical skills to make positive social change. It is part-time and fully online, making it perfect for those who wish to combine study with busy lives.

English Literature - Literature and Society - Enlightenment, Romantic and Victorian
The English Literature - Literature and Society - Enlightenment, Romantic and Victorian programme offered by The University of Edinburgh gives you the opportunity to engage with a range of topics in literary study, centred on the literary history of England, Scotland and Ireland in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Comparative Education and International Development (CEID)
The Comparative Education and International Development (CEID) at The University of Edinburgh builds on the University's and Scotland’s desires to be responsible international actors. It takes advantage of Edinburgh as a capital city by connecting with the Scottish Parliament and local organisations in the CEID field.

Global Strategy and Sustainability
As a society, we face urgent challenges from the impact of climate emergencies, environmental damage, and social inequality. There is a pressing need for organisations to transform their cultures, processes, and even business models. The Global Strategy and Sustainability programme is offered at The University of Edinburgh.

Developmental Linguistics
The Developmental Linguistics programme offered by The University of Edinburgh will develop your understanding of how language knowledge is acquired and how it changes as people acquire or lose language at various points in their life.

Psychological Research
This Psychological Research programme offered by The University of Edinburgh provides an opportunity for intensive advanced training in psychological research while giving you flexibility to select courses in the areas of psychology and cognitive neuroscience of most interest to you.

Epistemology, Ethics and Mind (Online Learning)
The Epistemology, Ethics and Mind (Online Learning) programme at The University of Edinburgh offers you a thorough grounding in contemporary philosophical research.