Postgraduate taught degree programmes A to Z

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Accounting and Financial Management MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This full-time Masters in Accounting and Financial Management explore topics related to technology, data, and sustainability so that you can develop the skills needed to tackle modern accounting challenges.

Acoustics and Music Technology MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc Acoustics and Music Technology at the University of Edinburgh Reid School of Music. Our postgraduate degree programme focuses on the science of musical sound, and will prepare you for a career in the field of music and audio technology.

Advanced Chemical Engineering MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Our programme will enable you to address the frontiers of important global challenges in advanced chemical engineering. Learn about diverse and cutting-edge developments, from carbon capture to sustainable water resources and alternative energy technologies to advanced pharmaceutical processes.

Advanced Clinical Practice (Online Learning) MVetSci, PgDip (ICL), PgCert (ICL), PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time intermittent study
Online postgraduate study for veterinary graduates seeking training in Advanced Clinical Practice at the University of Edinburgh.

Advanced Nursing MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This innovative programme offers advanced study for nurses working within a global context to enhance practice at the local level.

Advanced Power Engineering MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Our two-year MSc programme in Advanced Power Engineering will train you in the most up-to-date developments in power engineering technologies. You will expand your knowledge of both traditional and renewable power sources and will explore efficient and sustainable methods of power production.

Advanced Social Work Studies (Mental Health Officer Award) PgCert

Postgraduate taught
Study our Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Social Work (Mental Health Officer Award). This PgCert programme is aimed at qualified social workers wishing to practise as mental health officers.

Advanced Sustainable Design MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc Advanced Sustainable Design at the University of Edinburgh. Our one-year postgraduate degree programme offers the opportunity to study environmental simulation techniques and discover how these can influence wider issues in the built environment.

AI for Business MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This full-time Masters in AI for Business will teach you how to transform businesses by strategically leveraging AI solutions to create value and boost innovation.

Analytical Chemistry MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Analytical chemistry is a fundamental science in high demand for employment in related industries, focusing on the separation, identification, and quantification of matter using a diverse range scientific techniques.

Ancient History MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
From the history of the Greek and Roman worlds, to Hellenistic history and Late Antiquity, our diverse expertise will enable you to choose a specialised path or to pursue a more interdisciplinary programme.

Ancient Worlds (Archaeology and Classics) (Online Learning) MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time, Part-time intermittent study
Join our flexible online Ancient Worlds Masters programme and gain a graduate degree from a world-leading university. Explore the human past, from early prehistory to late antiquity.

Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Postgraduate study in Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree provides an understanding of animal welfare which can be applied to animal research, management, care, production, inspection, assessment, and the preparation of legislation.

Applied Data Science (Online Learning) MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This multidisciplinary online programme is focused on practical data science for real-world problems.

Applied Linguistics MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This programme offers a linguistic perspective on real-world problems of language in use, with a strong emphasis on developing skills and knowledge that can be applied in a wide range of professional settings.

Applied Psychology (Healthcare) for Children and Young People MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This programme, developed in partnership with the NHS, combines academic teaching with clinical practice training in applied psychology for children and young people.

Archaeology MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
The taught MSc in Archaeology offers a wide range of course options, which can be tailored to suit your particular interests and requirements.

Architectural and Urban Design MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in Architectural and Urban Design at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme provides specialist training in design for candidates who already hold a first degree in architecture.

Architectural Conservation MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in Architectural Conservation at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme is recognised by the Institute of Historic Building Conservation.

Architecture, Master of (ARB/RIBA Part 2) MArch ARB Pt 2

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study our postgraduate programme in Architecture, Master of (ARB/RIBA Part 2) at the University of Edinburgh. This accredited degree programme has Architects Registration Board (ARB) prescription and Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) validation.

Artificial Intelligence MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Develop advanced knowledge and practical skills in artificial intelligence, exploring areas such as machine learning, robotics, natural language processing and computer vision.

Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Astrobiology and the planetary sciences are rigorous interdisciplinary subjects.
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Banking Innovation and Risk Analytics MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This full-time Masters in Banking Innovation and Risk Analytics provides analytical and programming skills for managing risk in today's banking sector.

Biochemistry MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This programme explores biological systems at the molecular and cellular level, with advanced training to allow you to expand your knowledge and understanding of the behaviour of biological molecules.

Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Develop expertise across fungi, lichens, algae and plants with excellent collections-based biodiversity research opportunities. This programme is run jointly by the University of Edinburgh and the world-renowned Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health (Online Learning) PgCert, PgDip, MSc, PgCert (ICL), PgDip (ICL), PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time, Part-time intermittent study
A flexible, part-time online masters in biodiversity, wildlife and ecosystem health, open to graduates from any background, anywhere in the world.

Bioinformatics MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This programme aims to equip you with a strong background in biology, as well as skills for the application and development of methods and tools for interpreting and understanding biological data.

Biomedical Engineering MSc

Postgraduate taught
The programme will introduce you to engineering technologies and applications within the biomedical industry and provide you with knowledge of medical technologies and their application, with a focus on integrated medical devices, design and manufacture skills, and an understanding and practice of key concepts in biosensing and biofabrication.

Biotechnology MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This programme explores how scientific knowledge can be used to the benefit of society and the economy through biotechnology. It offers an opportunity to enhance your knowledge, research and business development skills using biological principles and systems to create new products, services and industries.

Business Administration, Master of (Online Learning) MBA

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time
This part-time, online Masters in Business Administration (MBA) is designed to enhance your career prospects by giving you a clear focus on the role of the highly sought strategic leader.

Business Administration, Master of MBA

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This full-time Masters in Business Administration (MBA) is designed to enhance your career prospects by giving you a clear focus on the role of the highly sought strategic leader.

Business Analytics MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This full-time Masters in Business Analytics develops the analytical skills you will need to make informed decisions that drive organisational success in the age of Big Data.
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Cancer Biology and Precision Oncology (Online Learning) MSc, PgCert, PgDip

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time
This innovative MSc is one of the few programmes globally that offers a fully online education in both cancer biology and precision oncology. Designed for a diverse range of professionals working across cancer research, treatment and care, this fully online programme enables you to gain in-depth expertise from anywhere in the world.

Circular Economy MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This interdisciplinary programme prepares you to drive the transition towards a circular economy, giving you the tools to support communities, businesses, and policymakers to create a more sustainable and equitable future.

Classical Art and Archaeology MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, through their material remains including; sculpture, funerary art, topography and visual cultures.

Classics MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Join one of the largest Classics departments in the UK and develop your interests across the entire discipline.

Climate Change Finance and Investment MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This full-time Masters in Climate Change Finance and Investment covers interdisciplinary approaches to low carbon finance, examining opportunities and challenges across sectors, markets and nations.

Climate Change Management (Online Learning) MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time
Study an MSc in Climate Change Management (Online Learning) at the University of Edinburgh. Our part-time postgraduate degree programme provides you with expertise, knowledge and skills in the management and science of climate change, and is taught by leading experts in climate change.

Climate Change Management MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study an MSc in Climate Change Management at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme provides you with expertise, knowledge and skills in the management, economics and science of climate change, and is taught by leading experts in climate change.

Clinical Anatomy MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
The MSc Clinical Anatomy 12-month programme offers an opportunity for graduate entry intercalating medical or dental students to significantly enhance their clinically-relevant anatomical knowledge and research skills.

Clinical Animal Behaviour (Online Learning) MSc, PgDip (ICL), PgCert (ICL), PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time, Part-time intermittent study
Online postgraduate study in Clinical Animal Behaviour from a world-leading veterinary education provider. Validated by CCAB Certification Ltd as delivering the academic elements required for an individual to apply for recognition as a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist (CCAB).

Clinical Education (Online Learning) MSc, PgCert, PgDip, PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time, Part-time intermittent study
Develop your expertise as a clinical educator while continuing your professional career. This flexible online programme will help you improve your teaching, assessment and curriculum design using evidence-informed approaches that you can apply immediately in your workplace.

Clinical Psychology DClinPsychol

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
The standard qualification for a career in clinical psychology, a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology makes you eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council and chartered status with the British Psychological Society.

Cognitive Science MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Explore how the mind works through psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy and computer science, developing interdisciplinary knowledge and research skills in cognitive science.

Commercial Law LLM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
The LLM in Commercial Law offers the opportunity to study commercial law subjects at an advanced level, drawing on the latest research of our leading academics.

Comparative Education and International Development (CEID) MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Our MSc Comparative Education and International Development (CEID) programme provides an academic foundation in the theories, issues and current debates in comparative education and international development.

Comparative Literature MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
On our MSc Comparative Literature, you will explore a range of literary works from different linguistic and cultural systems, drawing on world-class research expertise across literatures, languages and cultures.

Comparative Private Law LLM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Drawing on both the civil and common law tradition, the LLM in Comparative Private Law offers the ideal platform to develop expertise in core areas of private law from a comparative perspective, and to benefit from research-led teaching from legal scholars who are recognised as experts in their field.

Comparative Public Policy MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in Comparative Public Policy at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme provides intensive analytical training in the systematic comparison of social and public policies from an international perspective.

Composition MMus

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This Composition masters programme offers its students broad skills training aiming to prepare the most imaginative and versatile musical minds for a future in music-making across the creative industries.

Computational Applied Mathematics MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
The Computational Applied Mathematics MSc provides its students with the strong foundations needed to contribute to these advances and become science and technology leaders.

Computational Mathematical Finance MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
The MSc in Computational Mathematical Finance (CMF) is a dynamic programme with the aim to deliver high quality training in the theory of Mathematical Finance with strong emphasis on computational methods.

Computer Science MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This master's degree offers you the opportunity to obtain specialist knowledge in the design, analysis, implementation, and use of computer systems ranging from the components of a single processor to computer networks as vast as the Internet.

Conservation Medicine (Online Learning) MVetSci, PgDip (ICL), PgCert (ICL), PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time, Part-time intermittent study
Online postgraduate study for veterinarians looking to build the skills, knowledge and global networks required to be effective practitioners of Conservation Medicine.

Contemporary Art Practice MA (eca)

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study Contemporary Art Practice at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme covers sculpture, painting and printmaking, photography, audio-visual and new media.

Contemporary Art Theory MA (eca)

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study MA in Contemporary Art Theory at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme addresses issues raised by the practices of contemporary art, criticism and curating.

Corporate Law LLM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
The LLM in Corporate Law provides an in-depth knowledge of the legal, economic, financial, and governance matters covering the most relevant aspects in the lifecycle of a corporation.

Counselling (Interpersonal Dialogue) MCouns

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MCouns in Counselling (Interpersonal Dialogue) at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme is founded in dialogue between the person-centred approach and psychodynamic perspectives in counselling.

Counselling MCouns, PgCert, PgDip

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time
Study our postgraduate degree programme in Counselling at the University of Edinburgh. Our flexible, part-time programme is validated by COSCA and includes a strong emphasis on practice, including a placement.

Counselling Studies MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study MSc in Counselling Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme aims to foster the development of critical reflection on the field by professionally qualified practitioners.

Craft MA (eca)

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
The MA Craft programme offers a rich and diverse postgraduate study experience focusing on the intersection between craft practice and digital technologies.

Creative Industries MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Work directly with the world-class creative and cultural industries in Edinburgh, as you bring together cross-disciplinary expertise in data analytics, creative thinking, business and law to address the complex challenges faced by this sector.

Creative Writing MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Based in the first UNESCO World City of Literature, our taught masters programme in Creative Writing is tailored towards your practice in either fiction or poetry.

Criminal Law and Criminal Justice LLM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
The LLM in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice will equip you with an advanced knowledge and understanding of the key concepts and theories underpinning criminal law and criminal justice and how they operate in practice.

Criminology and Criminal Justice MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
The MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice engages with the complex problems raised by crime, justice and the pursuit of criminal justice in our contemporary world. This programme provides you with the opportunity to study critical developments, debates and responses in the field of crime and criminal justice.

Critical Care (Online Learning) MSc, PgCert, PgDip, PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time, Part-time intermittent study
Develop your critical care expertise through flexible online study designed for healthcare professionals. The University of Edinburgh’s MSc Critical Care programme helps you build confidence in clinical decision-making, evaluate research evidence and apply learning directly to patient care while learning alongside an international community of healthcare professionals.

Cultural Heritage Futures MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study and explore heritage theory with a unique team of world-leading academics and heritage professionals and learn how we can draw on the past to address pressing social and environmental challenges today.

Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust at Masters level – NCSC (GCHQ) certified programme spanning secure hardware, cryptography, and data privacy for real-world systems. Graduates of the programme will learn how to evaluate, design, and implement secure and trustworthy systems in complex distributed systems.
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Dance Science and Education MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in Dance Science and Education at the University of Edinburgh. Our flexible postgraduate degree programme is the only one of its kind in Scotland and will equip you with scientific theory and specialist skills in dance education.

Data and Artificial Intelligence Ethics MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Develop interdisciplinary expertise in the ethical design, use, and governance of AI and data-intensive technologies, equipping you to navigate complex systems with fairness, transparency, and respect for human rights and social needs.

Data Driven Sustainability (Online Learning) PgCert (ICL), PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time intermittent study
Online postgraduate study in Data Driven Sustainability at the University of Edinburgh. This part-time programme trains students in the use of data-driven approaches to inform practice, decision-making and policy relating to planetary health and sustainable futures.

Data Science for Biology MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This programme focuses on applying data science concepts within the domain of biological science, while building skill sets for modern biological research that can be adapted to solve problems across different types of data.

Data Science for Health and Social Care (Online Learning) MSc, PgCert, PgDip, PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time, Part-time intermittent study
Transform your career with a part-time, online programme where cutting-edge data science skills meet health and social care challenges.

Data Science MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Data science is the study of the computational principles, methods, and systems for extracting and structuring knowledge from data; and the application and use of those principles. Large data sets are now generated by almost every activity in science, society, and commerce - ranging from molecular biology to social media, from sustainable energy to health care.

Data Science Technologies (Online Learning) MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This multidisciplinary online programme is focused on practical data science for real-world problems.

Data, Inequality and Society MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Work with industry experts and leading researchers as you learn to build more equitable, inclusive societies. Bring advanced, cross-disciplinary knowledge to the most pressing global challenges of our time.

Data-Driven Breeding and Genetics (Online Learning) MSc, PgDip, PgCert, PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time, Part-time intermittent study
Online postgraduate study to inspire the next generation of breeders and geneticists to design sustainable genetic improvement programmes. This degree draws on the expertise within the Roslin Institute.

Design and Digital Media MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study the MSc in Design and Digital Media at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme includes courses on visual design, user interface and experience, interactive media, mobile web applications, animation, gaming and virtual environments.

Design for Change MA (eca)

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MA in Design for Change at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme, taught at Edinburgh College of Art, is ideal if you wish to broaden existing specialist approaches with 21st century design skills.

Design Informatics MA (eca)

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MA in Design Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. Through our postgraduate degree programme, taught at Edinburgh College of Art, you will connect technology with society, health, architecture, fashion, bio-design, craft, and other real world contexts.

Design Informatics MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Explore the intersection of data science and design, developing skills to create meaningful data-driven experiences, products and services through practical, interdisciplinary projects.

Developmental Linguistics MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This programme 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.

Developmental Science MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This unique programme 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.

Digital Design and Manufacture MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Our Digital Design and Manufacture MSc programme will prepare you for a career in this rapidly changing industry, combining an advanced knowledge of the digital technologies required for advanced manufacture, interactions with data and machine learning with key entrepreneurial skills.

Digital Education (Online Learning) MSc, PgDip (ICL), PgCert (ICL)

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time, Part-time intermittent study, Part-time part session
Study our postgraduate degree programme in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh. Our flexible online learning programme includes courses on digital culture, digital education strategy and policy & game-based learning.

Digital Sociology MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study the MSc Digital Sociology at Edinburgh. The programme features a specialised Social Data Science pathway with training in Python, R, and computational methods, ideal for social science graduates seeking data science careers.

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine DVetMed

Postgraduate taught
Study the Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme provides an opportunity for qualified veterinary surgeons to undertake a period of advanced clinical training in a chosen speciality.

Drug Discovery and Translational Biology MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This programme explores the latest methods of developing drugs and therapeutic compounds for humans and animals and disease control agents for plants, with a multidisciplinary approach that links structural biology, bioinformatics, chemistry and pharmacology.
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East Asian Studies MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Our MSc in East Asian Studies enables you to take a transnational and comparative approach to East Asian Studies, or to concentrate on China, Japan or Korea.

Ecological Economics MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study an MSc in Ecological Economics at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme is run in collaboration with Scotland’s Rural College, and focuses on understanding how environmental, social, and economic systems are integrated to contribute to solving sustainability problems.

Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This programme will equip you to play a key role in developing solutions to the environmental challenges that are impacting biodiversity. Along with practical field skills, you will develop the skills required to critically evaluate and apply state-of-the-art quantitative ecological and evolutionary methods.

Economics / Economics (Econometrics) / Economics (Finance) MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
We offer three MSc programmes that provide you with a high-quality and thorough training in economics and econometrics. The programmes are research-oriented and are highly challenging, making heavy use of analytical theory, mathematics and statistics.

Education MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in Education at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme provides an ideal foundation for students who wish to work in education policy, research or practice, or further doctoral level study.

Electrical Power Engineering MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Our Electrical Power Engineering MSc places a strong emphasis on power systems, electrical machines, and power electronics, and prepares you to tackle the challenges of the evolving energy sector.

Electronics MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
The MSc in Electronics provides a foundation in both digital and analogue electronics, as well as mixed-signal systems. You will also gain a comprehensive understanding of the design, development, and integration of systems optimised for smartphones, computers, and other advanced consumer devices.

Energy, Society and Sustainability MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study an MSc in Energy, Society and Sustainability at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme equips you with an active and interdisciplinary understanding of low carbon technologies, policies and markets.

English Literature: Literature and Modernity: 1900 to the Present MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Our MSc Literature and Modernity: 1900 to the Present examines a range of literary and theoretical contexts, introducing ways that writing and imagination shape cultural and political processes.

English Literature: Literature and Society: Enlightenment, Romantic and Victorian MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Our MSc Literature and Society: Enlightenment, Romantic and Victorian offers an encounter with a range of topics in literary study centred on the literary history of England, Scotland and Ireland in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Entrepreneurial and innovation skills are recognised valuable skills across different business models. Our MSc equips you for diverse careers from business development in a large organisation to running a start-up.

Environment and Development MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study an MSc in Environment & Development at the University of Edinburgh. Our interdisciplinary programme explores the inter-dependencies between environment, development agendas, and justice issues for today and the future.

Environment, Culture and Society MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study an MSc in Environment, Culture & Society at the University of Edinburgh. Our interdisciplinary postgraduate degree programme draws from geography, philosophy, science and technology studies, and development studies, providing a unique critical perspective.

Environmental Protection and Management MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study an MSc in Environmental Protection & Management at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme takes a holistic and flexible approach to understanding and management of key environmental issues.

Environmental Sustainability MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study an MSc in Environmental Sustainability at the University of Edinburgh. Our interdisciplinary postgraduate degree programme explores the principles and politics of environmental sustainability.

Epistemology, Ethics and Mind (Online Learning) MSc, PgDip (ICL), PgCert (ICL), PgDip

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time intermittent study
This innovative online programme offers you a thorough grounding in contemporary philosophical research. It allows you to take advantage of Edinburgh’s remarkable range of expertise in the core philosophical areas.

Equine Science (Online Learning) MSc, PgDip (ICL), PgCert (ICL), PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time, Part-time intermittent study
Online postgraduate study in Equine Science from a world-leading veterinary education provider. Explore a science based approach to improve horse health, welfare and performance.

European and Transnational Law LLM

Postgraduate taught
The LLM in European and Transnational Law explores the cross-border interaction between legal systems within and beyond contexts of regional integration.

Evolution of Language and Cognition MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This is a unique and fascinating interdisciplinary programme which focuses on the treatment of language as a dynamic evolving system, bringing together origins, acquisition and change.
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Family Medicine (Online Learning) MFM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time, Part-time intermittent study
Become a family doctor who can improve patient care, lead meaningful change in primary care and strengthen healthcare in your own community. Our online Master of Family Medicine combines advanced clinical thinking with leadership, research and quality improvement, preparing you to tackle some of today's biggest healthcare challenges, from multimorbidity to health inequity.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) (Online Learning) PgCert (ICL)

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time intermittent study
This programme will provide you with the skills and understanding to recognise potential cases of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, conduct a diagnostic assessment with a wider multidisciplinary team, develop clinical formulations of presenting difficulties, and provide care and treatment recommendations.

Film Art MFA

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Explore independent film-making through creative collaborative practice combined with reflection and research in contemporary cinema. This two-year programme is jointly taught between Edinburgh College of Art and Paris College of Art.

Film Directing MA (eca)

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MA in Film Directing at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programmes, taught at Edinburgh College of Art, provide education in practical filmmaking and develop intellectual and critical approaches to making films.

Film Studies MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Our MSc in Film Studies explores central concepts in the development of film theory and film-philosophy with an emphasis on European and American cinema.

Film, Exhibition and Curation MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Our MSc in Film, Exhibition and Curation combines critical thinking with experiments in creative practice, deepening your understanding of film and the ways in which it communicates with many audiences.

Finance and Investment MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
The full-time Masters in Finance and Investment combines theory and practice to broaden your global perspective and prepare you for roles in corporate or investment finance.

Finance, Technology and Policy MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This full-time Masters in Finance, Technology and Policy will help you bridge the knowledge gaps created by rapidly developing technology in the financial sector.

Financial Modelling and Optimization MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This programme gives you a flexible syllabus to suit the demands of employers that use modern financial tools and optimization techniques in areas such as the financial sector and energy markets.

Food Security MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study an MSc in Food Security at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme aims to provide tools to analyse, evaluate and provide solutions to solve food security problems around the world.

Future Infrastructure, Climate Change and Sustainability MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This programme will prepare you to address one of the most urgent challenges of our time: how to plan, adapt and manage infrastructure for a climate-resilient, net zero future.
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GeoEnergy MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study an MSc in GeoEnergy at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme is aimed at students wishing to kickstart their career in the future energy sector, as it transitions from fossil fuels to a low carbon economy.

Geographical Information Science and Earth Observation MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study an MSc in GIS and Earth Observation at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme provides you with advanced theory and skills required to tackle global challenges using leading geospatial technologies and Earth observation data.

Global Crime, Justice and Security MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
The MSc in Global Crime, Justice and Security provides you with the opportunity to study global developments in the field of crime, criminal law, justice, and security.

Global Environment and Climate Change Law LLM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
The LLM in Global Environment and Climate Change Law is designed to provide you with an advanced, multidisciplinary knowledge of the legal issues and techniques related to environmental protection, with special emphases on climate change and the marine environment.

Global Environment, Politics and Society MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in Global Environment, Politics and Society at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme combines environmental politics and environmental sociology with normative philosophy and provides an understanding of global environmental challenges and solution.

Global Food Security and Nutrition (Online Learning) MSc, PgDip (ICL), PgCert (ICL), PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time intermittent study, Part-time part session
Online postgraduate study from the University of Edinburgh offering expertise in land tenure, immigration, demographics, diet and nutrition, technology, natural resources and climate change.

Global Health and Infectious Diseases (Online Learning) MSc, PgDip (ICL), PgCert (ICL), PgCert, PgDip, PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time, Part-time intermittent study
Study our postgraduate degree programme at the University of Edinburgh. Our online learning programme is a professional postgraduate qualification for biomedical, medical, public health, and veterinary personnel.

Global Health Policy MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in Global Health Policy at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme draws on academic expertise from public health, political science, social policy, economics, medicine, epidemiology, geography and anthropology.

Global Health Studies (Online Learning) PgCert (ICL), PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time intermittent study
Study our postgraduate degree programme in Global Health Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Our online learning programme includes subjects in animal health, biodiversity, conservation, forensics, infectious diseases, sanitation and water issues.

Global Mental Health and Society MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study our MSc Global Mental Health and Society at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate programme looks at global issues around mental health and social welfare policy concern.

Global Premodern Art: History, Heritage and Curation MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study MSc Global Premodern Art: History, Heritage and Curation at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme encourages you to challenge traditional Eurocentric assumptions and question what it means for something to be medieval, renaissance, or non-Western, preparing you for a career in art history or advanced academic research.

Global Strategy and Sustainability MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This full-time Masters in Global Strategy and Sustainability explores building a humane, resilient future by aligning business with ethical responsibilities.

Graphic Design MA (eca)

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study Graphic Design at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme encourages bold, lateral approaches, with a clear understanding of process and technique, to produce innovative, emotive and enduring design.
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High Performance Computing (Online Learning) MSc, PgDip (ICL), PgCert (ICL), PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time intermittent study
Our programme provides you with in-demand skills and knowledge of the techniques and technologies underpinning parallelism and HPC. It gives you the skills required to become experienced practitioners, researchers, and leaders across HPC, computational and data science, and software engineering.

High Performance Computing MSc, PgDip

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This is an applied and practically-focused programme where you will develop and run software. You will learn leading-edge HPC technologies and skills to exploit the full potential of the world’s largest supercomputers and multicore processors.

High Performance Computing with Data Science (Online Learning) MSc, PgDip (ICL)

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time intermittent study
This programme will provide you with in-demand skills and knowledge of the techniques and technologies underpinning parallelism and High Performance Computing (HPC).

High Performance Computing with Data Science MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
You will learn leading-edge HPC technologies and skills to exploit the full potential of the world’s largest supercomputers and multicore processors.

History (Online Learning) MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time, Part-time intermittent study
Join our flexible online History Masters programme and gain a graduate degree from a world-leading university. Choose from courses that span a range of countries, themes, time periods and methodologies.

History MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
The taught MSc in History offers you the opportunity to study history at an advanced level through taught courses and independent research.

History of Art, Theory and Display MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study MSc in History of Art, Theory and Display at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme offers a comprehensive overview of the subject area and includes the opportunity of an optional internship.

Human Anatomy MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in Human Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme will teach anatomy through dissection and includes modules on neuroanatomy, embryology, anatomy law and ethics and medical imaging.

Human Cognitive Neuropsychology MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
The MSc Human Cognitive Neuropsychology offers you the opportunity to receive intensive training and specialist knowledge within human cognitive neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience and related fields of study.

Human Osteoarchaeology MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Our MSc in Human Osteoarchaeology gives you the skills to work with human skeletal remains, which are the most direct evidence of past lifeways.

Human Resource Management MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This full-time Masters in Human Resource Management will equip you with knowledge and skills needed by HR professionals to nurture talent and effectively contribute to dynamic organisations.

Human Rights LLM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
The LLM in Human Rights is designed to provide a theoretical and practical understanding of international human rights law in its broader political context.
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Illustration MA (eca)

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study illustration at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme gives you the chance to study bookbinding, book arts, digital technologies and web publishing among other areas.

Imaging, Vision and High Performance Computing MSc

Postgraduate taught
A pioneering degree combining Heriot-Watt University's world leading expertise in Signal and Image Processing with the University of Edinburgh’s globally respected capabilities in High Performance Computing.

Inclusive Education (Deaf/Visually Impaired Learners) PgDip (ICL)

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time intermittent study
Study for a postgraduate diploma in teaching deaf or visually impaired learners at the University of Edinburgh. This flexible, part-time programme allows you to gain the competencies to become a qualified teacher of deaf or visually impaired students.

Information Technology Law (Online Learning) LLM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time
The LLM in Information Technology Law by online learning focuses on the regulatory framework that governs information technology within international, European and domestic settings.

Innovation, Technology and the Law (Online Learning) LLM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
The LLM in Innovation, Technology and the Law by online learning focuses on the relationship between law, technology, commerce and society, exploring how the law responds to, regulates, and promotes new and emerging technologies.

Innovation, Technology and the Law LLM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
The LLM in Innovation, Technology and Law offers advanced study of a range of law and law-related subjects, which address the opportunities and risks posed by innovation and new technology.

Intellectual Property Law LLM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
The LLM in Intellectual Property Law is designed to equip you with an advanced knowledge and understanding of intellectual property law and policy within a UK, regional and international setting.

Interior, Architectural and Spatial Design MA (eca)

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MA in Interior, Architectural and Spatial Design at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme looks at design of interior spaces in relation to a wide range of public and private environments.

Intermediality: Literature, Film and the Arts in Dialogue MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Our MSc Intermediality explores a range of intermedial phenomena across different periods and cultures, with an emphasis on the modern and contemporary period.

International and Cross-Cultural Counselling Studies MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This programme equips you with critical perspectives and cultural awareness in relation to counselling and psychotherapy practice in our increasingly globalised and diverse world.

International and European Politics MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in International and European Politics at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme draws on insights from international relations as well as European studies, comparative politics and regional studies.

International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law (Online Learning) MSc, PgDip (ICL), PgCert (ICL), PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time, Part-time intermittent study
Flexible postgraduate study from the University of Edinburgh designed to address the demand for online animal welfare education. Suitable for working professionals and others with an interest in studying a range of animal welfare disciplines.

International Banking Law and Finance LLM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
The principal aim of the LLM in International Banking Law and Finance is to provide postgraduate students with the opportunity for specialised advanced learning in certain key areas of banking and financial law and practice.

International Development (Online Learning) MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time
Study MSc in International Development at the University of Edinburgh. Our online postgraduate degree programme looks at the processes that have shaped poverty and inequality across the world and provides a grounding in major debates, theories and critical concepts.

International Development MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in International Development at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme engages critically with international development thinking and practice, and with processes of social, political and economic transformation.

International Economic Law LLM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
The LLM in International Economic Law is designed to provide you with an advanced knowledge and understanding of the international institutions, rules and principles which underpin the contemporary international economic order.

International Human Resource Management MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This full-time Masters in International Human Resource Management will help you develop the skills needed to tackle multinational HR challenges in a way that balances growth with workplace inclusivity.

International Law LLM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
The LLM in International Law is designed for those wishing to specialise in public international law and provides you with the opportunity to study the fundamentals of international law and international relations at an advanced level.

International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering MSc

Postgraduate taught
The International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering (IMFSE) is a two-year educational programme in the Erasmus+ framework.

International Relations MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in International Relations at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme explores topics such as war, terrorism, power, diplomacy, climate change, trade, poverty, migration and international cooperation.

Into Headship PgCert

Postgraduate taught
Study for a Postgraduate Certificate in Into Headship to develop the strategic leadership and management skills to become a headteacher in Scotland.

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
On our MSc in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, you will gain an advanced, interdisciplinary understanding of the history, modern politics, society and culture of the Islamic and Middle Eastern world, and explore the paradigms behind the various disciplines within this field.
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Landscape and Wellbeing MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study MSc in Landscape and Wellbeing at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme studies salutogenic landscapes and the importance of the environment for human health and wellbeing.

Landscape Architecture MLA

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MLA in Landscape Architecture at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme is professionally accredited by the Landscape Institute and focuses on landscape architectural design.

Language and Intercultural Communication MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc Language and Intercultural Communication at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme provides a pedagogically grounded and practical understanding of issues surrounding the study of language and intercultural communication.

Language Education MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in Language Education at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme offers a blend of educational and linguistic foundations and will enhance your understanding of language and its teaching.

Law (Online Learning) LLM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
The LLM in Law by online learning offers an exciting and flexible range of courses enabling you to tailor your LLM degree to meet your academic and professional interests.

Law LLM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This programme offers an exciting and flexible range of courses drawn from across the range of masters level courses offered by Edinburgh Law School, enabling you to tailor the LLM to meet your academic interests and future career plans.

Linguistics MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This programme provides the intellectual foundation and practical skills required for engaging in linguistics research, either by itself, or as part of cross-disciplinary research.
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Management MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This full-time Masters in Management will develop your skills in strategic direction, agile responsiveness, and leadership so that you can effectively navigate uncertainty and contemporary management issues.

Management of Bioeconomy, Innovation and Governance MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
The Management of Bioeconomy, Innovation and Governance (MSc MBIG) is an innovative and dynamic postgraduate qualification designed to meet the increasing demand for skilled people in the growing global bioeconomy.

Marine Systems and Policies MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study an MSc in Marine Systems & Policies at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme approaches marine systems as an integrated socio-ecological system through focusing on natural systems, policy systems, and built systems.

Marketing MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This full-time Masters in Marketing is designed to help you develop into an innovative marketing professional who can drive strategic decisions.

Materials Chemistry MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Materials chemistry has a leading role in the development and application of new materials for modern life, and can be applied in areas such as microelectronics, polymer science, catalysis and nanotechnology.

Mathematical Economics and Econometrics MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
The Masters in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics enables those who have a strong quantitative background in subjects such as mathematics, physics, engineering and computer science, to acquire a masters-level understanding of economics. The programme is also open to economics students who would like to deepen their grasp of the quantitative aspects of economics.

Mathematical Physics MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This MSc programme is designed to prepare you for a research career in academia or industry by introducing advanced ideas and techniques that are applicable in a wide range of research areas, while emphasising the underlying physics concepts.

Medical Anthropology MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in Medical Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme is affiliated with the University's Global Health Academy and Global Development Academy and focuses on the understanding of health, illness and medicine in a globalised world.

Medical Law and Ethics (Online Learning) LLM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
The LLM in Medical Law and Ethics by online learning is an interdisciplinary programme focusing on the important issues affecting medicine, law, and ethics today, within international, European, and domestic settings.

Medical Law and Ethics LLM

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
The LLM in Medical Law and Ethics addresses a diverse range of topics that reflect the legal and ethical challenges faced by those working in and around health and medicine. These topics are examined in their social, political and historical context.

Medicinal and Biological Chemistry MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Explore the role of biomolecules in life, disease and biotechnology from a chemical perspective. Study the design of new medicines in the laboratory and their application to clinical settings.

Mental Health in Children and Young People: Psychological Approaches (Online Learning) MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time intermittent study
Study MSc in Mental Health in Children and Young People: Psychological Approaches at the University of Edinburgh. Our online learning postgraduate degree programme offers advanced study in psychological theories of child and adolescent mental health.

Mental Health in Children and Young People: Psychological Approaches MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in Mental Health in Children and Young People: Psychological Approaches at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme offers advanced study in psychological theories of child and adolescent mental health.

Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This programme provides the intellectual foundation and practical skills required for engaging in linguistics research, either by itself, or as part of cross-disciplinary research.

Modern and Contemporary Art: History, Curating and Criticism MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study MSc in Modern and Contemporary Art: History, Curating and Criticism at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme will deepens knowledge of the history and theory of modern art, preparing you for a career in the art world or advanced academic research.

Musicology MMus

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
MMus Musicology encourages students to explore what music is, how it works and why it is such a fundamental and significant part of human culture.
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Narrative Futures: Art, Data, Society MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Combine hands-on creative and data skills with critical, interdisciplinary enquiry to study the way narratives frame our understanding of the world and shape our planetary futures.

Nursing with Pre-Registration (Adult) MN(T)

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This programme is a two-year route for those who wish to become Adult nurses and already have an undergraduate degree. This programme provides the theoretical and practice learning needed to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and practise as a registered Adult nurse.
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One Health (Online Learning) MSc, PgDip (ICL), PgCert (ICL), PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time intermittent study, Part-time part session
Study our postgraduate degree programme in One Health at the University of Edinburgh. This online learning programme takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the complex interactions between human health, animal health and ecosystem health.

Operational Research MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This programme will show you how to use mathematical techniques to tackle real-life problems ranging from scheduling flights and routing mobile phone calls, over optimising power systems and logistic networks, to managing investments and minimising risks.

Operational Research with Computational Optimization MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This programme will show you how to use mathematical techniques to tackle real-life problems ranging from scheduling flights and routing mobile phone calls, over optimising power systems and logistic networks, to managing investments and minimising risks.

Operational Research with Data Science MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This programme will show you how to use mathematical techniques to tackle real-life problems ranging from scheduling flights and routing mobile phone calls, over optimising power systems and logistic networks, to managing investments and minimising risks.

Operational Research with Risk MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This programme will show you how to use mathematical techniques to tackle real-life problems ranging from scheduling flights and routing mobile phone calls, over optimising power systems and logistic networks, to managing investments and minimising risks.
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Particle and Nuclear Physics MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
The study of Particle and Nuclear Physics brings together advanced experimental techniques, computational techniques, and theoretical understanding.

Philosophy MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This programme provides an intensive grounding in philosophy, its methodology and techniques of research.

Philosophy, Science and Religion (Online Learning) MSc, PgDip (ICL), PgCert (ICL), PgDip

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time intermittent study
Philosophy, science and religion are three endeavours that shape how we think, what we value, and how we live in far-reaching and fundamental ways. This programme brings together leaders in the fields of philosophy, science and theology, based both in Edinburgh and across the world.

Physical Activity for Health MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in Physical Activity for Health at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme draws on the health sciences of psychology, physiology and epidemiology, and on both research and practice.

Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (Primary) PGDE

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
PGDE Primary is for graduates who wish to enter the teaching profession at primary school level. This programme is one route to qualified teacher status in Scotland.

Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) PGDE

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study PGDE in Secondary Teaching at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate Professional Graduate Diploma in Education programme is for graduates wishing to enter the teaching profession in Scotland at secondary level.

Psychological Research MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This programme 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.

Psychological Therapies MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time intermittent study
Study MSc in Psychological Therapies at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate masters programme provides advanced knowledge and critical understanding of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Psychology of Individual Differences MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This unique programme offers an opportunity for advanced training in the psychology of individual differences. You will gain knowledge and skills in two of the key subdivisions in the field, namely personality and cognitive abilities (intelligence).

Psychology of Language MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This unique programme offers an opportunity for intensive advanced training in the psychology of language focusing on the mental representations and processes that underlie human language use.

Psychology of Mental Health (Conversion) MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time intermittent study
Study MSc in Psychology of Mental Health at the University of Edinburgh. Our professionally accredited postgraduate masters programme covers core aspects of psychology: developmental, social, cognitive, neuropsychology, and individual differences.

Psychotherapy and Counselling DPsychotherapy

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study for a Doctorate in Psychotherapy and Counselling at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate programme combines theoretical insights from the psychodynamic and person-centred traditions with practical experience gained in a range of psychotherapy and counselling.

Public Health (part-time) (Online Learning) MPH, PgCert, PgDip, PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time, Part-time intermittent study
Our Master of Public Health online programme provides evidence-based methodologies for tackling public health challenges, catering to both students new to public health and professionals seeking career advancement.

Public Health, Master of MPH

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Master public health skills and innovation at the University of Edinburgh, driving global change with cutting-edge research and practical insights.

Public Policy MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study the MSc in Public Policy at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate masters programme focuses on social and economic policy, and offers an advanced understanding of the political, social and economic context of policy-making and government activity in modern societies.
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RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (Online Learning) PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time intermittent study
Study RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice at the University of Edinburgh. A flexible, modular approach to achieving online veterinary postgraduate qualifications.
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Science and Technology in Society MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in Science and Technology in Society at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate masters programme looks at areas including: the sociology and social history of science and technology, social shaping of technology, and politics of public engagement with science and technology.

Sensor and Imaging Systems MSc

Postgraduate taught
Our MSc programme in Sensor and Imaging Systems focuses on the technologies and techniques that underpin a vast range of societal, research and industrial needs.

Service Management and Design MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Bring the fields of service management and service design together to develop your understanding of a sector vital to the future of our economies and societies.

Signal Processing and Communications MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Our MSc programme in Signal Processing and Communications will enable you to contribute to the industries and research that will help make our world smarter, healthier, and more sustainable.

Social Anthropology MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate masters programme offers an intensive introduction to contemporary social anthropology, and examines areas including kinship, gender, development and religion.

Social Justice and Community Action (Online Learning) MSc, PgDip (ICL), PgCert (ICL)

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time, Part-time intermittent study
Study MSc in Social Justice and Community Action at the University of Edinburgh. Our flexible, online postgraduate masters programme, also available as a postgraduate certificate or diploma, allows you to consider a range of approaches in communities, in policy and in different organisational contexts.

Social Psychology MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This programme will teach you how to think as a social psychologist, how to answer questions about social phenomena, and advance your knowledge of the theories, concepts, and research that make up social psychology’s distinctive perspective.

Social Research MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study MSc in Social Research at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate masters programme, also available as a postgraduate certificate, combines compulsory training in a combination of quantitative and qualitative social research skills with the essentials of research design.

Social Work, Master of MSW

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSW in Social Work at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate master of social work programme is a professional postgraduate qualification for those looking to practise as qualified social workers, and is recognised by the Scottish Social Services Council and the Health and Care Professions Council.

Sociology and Global Change MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in Sociology and Global Change at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate masters programme studies issues including sustainable development, global financial markets, migration, refugees and displacement, and inequality.

Sound Design MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study MSc in Sound Design at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate masters programme is strongly interdisciplinary and course content ranges from the study of film sound to interactive audio design, sound installation and web design.

Speech and Language Processing MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This intensive programme covers all areas of speech and language processing, from phonetics, speech synthesis and speech recognition to natural language generation, machine translation and generative AI.

Sport and Performance Psychology MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study MSc in Sport and Performance Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. Our flexible postgraduate degree programme strikes a balance between psychological methods and the wider professional skills needed to apply them.

Sport Policy, Management and International Development MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in Sport Policy, Management & International Development at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate Masters degree programme critically assesses sport's contribution to government social policy concerns, and explores sport marketing, and sport in the media.

Statistics and Operational Research MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This programme combines statistics and operational research, teaching you how to analyse data, model complex systems, optimize decisions and communicate evidence clearly for careers in industry, government and research.

Statistics with Artificial Intelligence MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study the statistical foundations of artificial intelligence through probability, inference and machine learning, with hands-on work in Python and R, reproducible analysis, and a consultancy-style dissertation.

Statistics with Data Science MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
This programme combines rigorous statistical training with practical data science, preparing you to analyse complex data, communicate evidence clearly and work on consultancy-style projects with real-world impact.

Strength and Conditioning MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study MSc in Strength and Conditioning at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme looks at sports science from a physiology stand-point, while applying knowledge of inter-disciplinary applied sports science and coaching.

Supply Chain Management MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Supply Chain Management is the backbone of business operations. Organisations globally are under growing pressure to reduce environmental impact, strengthen supply chain resilience, and ensure ethical practices. Designed for aspiring leaders, our programme is positioned to ensure you build AI and data skills overlaid with an understanding of ethics, compliance and sustainability.

Surgical Sciences (Online Learning) MSc, PgCert, PgDip

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time
Study a part-time, online masters programme covering the UK Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum and helping you prepare for the MRCS examinations.

Surgical Writing and Evidence Based Practice (Online Learning) PgCert, PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time, Part-time intermittent study
The programme is offered in partnership with the BJS Foundation for people who want to gain a formal qualification to improve their professional and academic development in writing manuscripts for publication and evidence based practice, without needing to be based in Edinburgh.

Sustainable Energy Systems MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
The energy crisis is forcing the world to secure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. Our MSc programme in Sustainable Energy Systems will equip you to contribute to a more sustainable future, with a foundation in energy engineering that considers the societal, economic, environmental and policy aspects of the industry.

Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This programme draws on the latest research in synthetic biology, (bio)engineering and biotechnology, providing opportunities to develop the skills and knowledge needed for developing innovative solutions to pressing global challenges in medicine, manufacturing and agriculture.
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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
Study MSc in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme provides you with essential language teaching skills to teach English Language to any student.

Theology and Religion MSc

Postgraduate taught
The new MSc Theology and Religion programme offers a clear and structured path to deepen your knowledge, built upon the wide-ranging expertise of our School of Divinity.

Theoretical Physics MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time
This MSc programme is designed to prepare you for a research career in academia or industry by introducing advanced ideas and techniques that are applicable in a wide range of research areas, while emphasising the underlying physics concepts.

Translation Studies MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
On our MSc Translation Studies, students have the opportunity to focus on two languages in addition to English, making the University of Edinburgh the ideal place to study translation.
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Urban Strategies and Design MSc

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Full-time, Part-time
Study MSc in Urban Strategies and Design at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate masters degree programme, delivered by the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, looks at socially sustainable urban transformation.
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Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia (Online Learning) MSc, PgDip (ICL), PgCert (ICL), PgProfDev

Postgraduate taught
Delivery: Part-time intermittent study
Online postgraduate study in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia at University of Edinburgh provides students with the opportunity to study anaesthesia and pain management in animals in their own time, and supported by a team of world-renowned staff.
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