Why study a Humanities and Social Sciences degree at UCL?
- Globally ranked and respected: UCL is a world-leading university, ranked 7th for Arts & Humanities and 14th for Social Sciences globally (Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject 2025).
- Interdisciplinary and impactful: UCL encourages creative and critical thinking across disciplines, empowering students to tackle global challenges through innovative research and education.
- Dynamic learning environments: Study at UCL’s historic Bloomsbury campus or its cutting-edge UCL East campus, both offering vibrant, intellectually rich settings in the heart of London.
- A mission to improve humanity: UCL’s degrees are designed to foster transformative ideas and solutions, preparing graduates to make meaningful contributions across our interconnected world.
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Browse our postgraduate courses
Discover the exciting and diverse range of postgraduate taught degrees offered by UCL Arts & Humanities and UCL Social and Historical Sciences.
- Anthropology and Professional Practice MSc
- Audio Storytelling for Radio and Podcast MA
- Creative & Collaborative Enterprise MA
- Creative Documentary by Practice MFA
- Designing Audio Experiences: Art, Science and Production MA
- Digital Anthropology MSc
- Environmental Anthropology MSc (formerly Anthropology, Environment and Development MSc)
- Ethnographic and Documentary Film (Practical) MA
- Human Evolution and Behaviour MSc
- Immersive Factual Storytelling MA
- Material and Visual Culture MA
- Medical Anthropology MSc
- Social and Cultural Anthropology MSc
- Archaeology MA
- Archaeological Science: Technology and Materials MSc
- Archaeology and Heritage of Asia MA
- Archaeology of the Mediterranean, Egypt and Middle East MA
- Bioarchaeological and Forensic Anthropology MSc
- Computational Archaeology: GIS, Data Science and Complexity MSc (not running in 2026/27)
- Conservation for Archaeology and Museums MSc
- Cultural Heritage Studies MA
- Environmental Archaeology MSc
- Managing Archaeological Sites MA
- Museum Studies MA
- Palaeoanthropology and Palaeolithic Archaeology MSc (run jointly by the Institute of Archaeology and UCL Anthropology)
- Principles of Conservations MA
- Research Methods for Archaeology MA
- Creative Health MASc
- Fine Art MA
- Fine Art MFA
- Publishing MA
- Audio Storytelling for Radio and Podcast MA
- Creative & Collaborative Enterprise MA
- Creative Documentary by Practice MFA
- Designing Audio Experiences: Art, Science and Production MA
- Ethnographic and Documentary Film (Practical) MA
- Immersive Factual Storytelling MA
- Material and Visual Culture MA
- Central and South-East European Studies MA
- Comparative Business Economics MA
- Comparative Economics and Policy MA
- East European Studies MRes
- Economy, State and Society: Economics and Business MA (International)
- Economy, State and Society: History and Society MA (International)
- Economy, State and Society: Politics and Security MA (International)
- Economy, State and Society: Politics and the International Economy MA (International)
- History (SSEES) MA
- Political Analysis (Russia and Eastern Europe) MA
- Political Sociology (Russia and Eastern Europe) MA
- Russian and East European Literature and Culture MA
- Russian and Post-Soviet Politics MA
- Russian Studies MA
- The Politics and Economics of Eastern Europe MRes
- Data Science and Public Policy (Economics) MSc (co-taught by UCL Economics and Political Science)
- Economics MSc
- Finance MSc (delivered by UCL School of Management and UCL Economics)
- Law and Finance MSc (delivered by UCL Laws, UCL School of Management and UCL Economics)
- Comparative Business Economics MA
- Comparative Economics and Policy MA
- Economy, State and Society: Economics and Business MA (International)
- Economy, State and Society: Politics and the International Economy MA (International)
- The Politics and Economics of Eastern Europe MRes
- Early Modern Studies MA
- European Culture and Thought: Culture MA
- European Culture and Thought: Thought MA
- European Studies: European Society MA
- European Studies: Modern European Studies MA
- Film Studies MA
- Gender, Society and Representation MA
- Jewish Studies MA
- Language, Culture and History: Dutch Studies MA
- Language, Culture and History: French and Francophone Studies MA
- Language, Culture and History: German History MA
- Language, Culture and History: German Studies MA
- Language, Culture and History: Hispanic Studies MA
- Language, Culture and History: Italian Studies MA
- Language, Culture and History: Scandinavian Studies MA
- Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Studies MA
For East European Languages, find out more above.
- Climate Change Policy & Politics MSc
- Democracy and Comparative Politics MSc
- Global Governance and Ethics MSc
- Human Rights MA
- International Public Policy MSc
- Legal and Political Theory MA
- Public Management and Leadership MPA
- Public Policy MSc
- Security Studies MSc
- Data Science and Public Policy (Political Science) MSc (co-taught by UCL Economics and Political Science)
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