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University of Edinburgh, School of Social and Political Science Masters Degrees
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The School of Social & Political Science provides an intellectually vibrant teaching and research environment, boasting an international community of more than 200 world-class academic staff and 700 postgraduate students.
The School was established to promote a culture of interdisciplinary research and collaboration across various subject areas, research groups and centres. These include the subject areas politics and international relations, social anthropology, social policy, social work, sociology and science, technology and innovation studies; the Centres of Canadian Studies, African Studies and South Asian Studies; and an array of specialist institutes and centres for the study of governance, public policy, global development, the EU, families and relationships, criminal justice, social work and innovation in genomics.
The School is one of Europe’s leading lights for research in the social sciences. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), 77% of our research was rated world-leading or internationally excellent and all of our assessed research units were ranked in the top eight in the UK. Our research has recently attracted large grants from the Economic and Social Research Council, EU Framework Programmes and the Leverhulme Trust, among others.
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Africa and International Development (MSc)
University of Edinburgh
School of Social and Political Science
The MSc Africa and International Development offers a unique opportunity to acquire a combination of interdisciplinary, regional expertise of Africa with a critical knowledge of international development theory, policy and practice. Read more
Nationalism in Global Perspective MSc
University of Edinburgh
School of Social and Political Science
The Nationalism in Global Perspective MSc/Diploma is an interdisciplinary programme. It is designed to give students a theoretically informed and empirically grounded understanding of nationalism as a global phenomenon, while also being tailored to their specific interests within the field. Read more
The Middle East in Global Politics
University of Edinburgh
School of Social and Political Science
The Middle East continues to command the attention of scholars, journalists, politicians, NGO organisations and the public. Read more
Advanced Social Work Studies (Mental Health Officer Award) (PgCert)
University of Edinburgh
School of Social and Political Science
This programme is the postgraduate qualification for qualified social workers wishing to practice as mental health officers (MHOs). Read more
Comparative Public Policy (MSc)
University of Edinburgh
School of Social and Political Science
The MSc Comparative Public Policy provides intensive analytical training in the systematic comparison of social and public policies from an international perspective. Read more
Digital Sociology (MSc)
University of Edinburgh
School of Social and Political Science
UK's top ranked sociology department Our sociology department is the UK’s top-ranked department for sociological research. What will I learn? This programme will provide you with a rigorous introduction to the sociological study of digital society and digital culture. Read more
Global Challenges (Online Learning) MSc
University of Edinburgh
School of Social and Political Science
With almost 8 billion people on earth, and rising, how can we all live well without compromising the life support systems of our planet? This unique and cutting-edge programme will enable you to tackle global problems in a multidisciplinary way. Read more
Global Development Challenges (Online Learning) PgCert
University of Edinburgh
School of Social and Political Science
This is a part-time, online programme taking a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the issues around international development and developing your capacity to address them. Read more
Global Environment, Politics and Society MSc
University of Edinburgh
School of Social and Political Science
This is a truly interdisciplinary programme, combining environmental politics and environmental sociology with normative philosophy. Read more
Global Health Policy MSc
University of Edinburgh
School of Social and Political Science
Over the course of the last decade, global health has received dramatically increased attention, both as an emergent academic discipline and in terms of heightened policy salience. Read more
Global Mental Health and Society MSc
University of Edinburgh
School of Social and Political Science
Global Mental Health - interdisciplinary approaches at Edinburgh Do you want to examine how mental health is understood and addressed cross-culturally… Read more
International and European Politics MSc
University of Edinburgh
School of Social and Political Science
This programme offers an advanced understanding of the contemporary world, developed in response to the enormous political challenges facing our changing societies. Read more
International Development (Online Learning) MSc
University of Edinburgh
School of Social and Political Science
The MSc in International Development programme offers you an unparalleled opportunity to deepen your understanding and engagement with the most pressing… Read more
International Development MSc
University of Edinburgh
School of Social and Political Science
This programme engages critically with international development thinking and practice, and more broadly with processes of social, political and economic transformation around the world. Read more
International Relations MSc
University of Edinburgh
School of Social and Political Science
International Relations involves studying the complex interactions between sovereign states and a wide range of other organisations and institutions, including:… Read more
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