Postgraduate courses

Postgraduate subject specialisms span all the major disciplines within the Faculty and our Masters programmes offer expert teaching in all these areas. We are also keen to encourage students who wish to pursue a PhD research degree to bring their own ideas and interests to us so that we can discuss your needs and identify the right supervisors.

Taught courses

Economics, History and Politics

• Economics courses:
  • Applied Econometrics MSc
  • Business and Economic Forecasting MSc
  • Development and Globalisation MA - NEW course
  • Development and International Economics MA - NEW course
  • Economics (Political Economy) MA
  • Economic Policy MA - NEW course
  • Financial Economics MA
  • International Politics and Economics MA
  • Philosophy and Political Economy MA - NEW course
  • Political Economy MA - NEW course
• History courses:
  • History MA
• Politics courses:
  • Environmental Politics MSc
  • Human Rights MA
  • Human Rights and Genocide Studies MA
  • International Conflict MSc
  • International Political Communication, Advocacy and Campaigning MSc
  • International Relations MSc
  • International Relations with Law MSc
  • International Conflict with Law MSc
  • Nationalism MSc
  • Political Communication, Advocacy and Campaigning MSc
  • Politics MSc
  • Terrorism and Political Violence MSc

Humanities

• Creative Writing courses:
  • Creative Writing MA
  • Creative Writing MFA
  • Creative Writing Low Residency MA
  • Creative Writing Low Residency MFA
  • Creative Writing and Pedagogy MA
  • Creative Writing and Publishing MA
• Criticism, Literature, Theory MA
• English Literature MA
• Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching MA
• Journalism courses:
  • Fashion Journalism MA
  • Journalism PgDip/MA
  • Journalism MFA
  • Journalism in Open Societies MA
  • Magazine Journalism MA
• Language and Society MA
• Philosophy courses:
  • Aesthetics and Art Theory MA
  • Contemporary European Philosophy MA
  • Modern European Philosophy MA
  • Philosophy and Contemporary Critical Theory MA
• Publishing MA
• Translation Studies MA

Performance and Screen Studies

• Film Making MA
• Film Studies MA
• Media and Communication MA
• Music courses:
  • Composing for Film and Television MMus
  • Sonic Arts MMus
  • Music Education MA
  • Music MA
  • Music Performance MMus
  • Production of Popular Music MMus
• Playwriting MA

Psychology, Criminology and Sociology

• Criminology and Sociology courses:
  • Applied Social Research Methods MSc
  • Criminological Psychology (minor field) MA
  • Criminology MA
  • Cybercrime (minor field) MA
  • Criminology with Law MA
• Psychology courses:
  • Child Psychology MSc
  • Clinical Applications of Psychology MSc
  • Developmental Psychology MRes
  • Psychology MRes
  • Psychology MSc

The Media and the Creative Economy

• Creative Writing and the Creative Economy MA
• Film Making and the Creative Economy MA
• Journalism and the Creative Economy MA
• Publishing and the Creative Economy MA

The Performing Arts and the Creative Economy

• Music and the Creative Economy MA

Research courses

• Masters by Research MA/MSc - available in the following areas:
  • Criminology
  • Drama
  • Economics
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • Film and Television
  • History
  • Human Rights
  • International Relations
  • Languages
  • Media
  • Music
  • Politics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Suburban Studies