40 Social Science Master's Degree Programs

How can design become a tool for care that fosters deep and respectful connections between humans, communities and ecosystems in the context of contemporary socio-ecological challenges?

Advance your skills and abilities as a social studies teacher in the 6-12 classroom with an online Master of Education in Secondary Education: Social Science concentration from Auburn University at Montgomery. In this program, you will conduct action research, lead professional development sessions, and more. This customizable program is taught fully online and by expert instructors who are dedicated to your success. Learn more and apply today.

The Master in Computational Social Science offers specialized training in cutting-edge computational and quantitative analysis techniques oriented to the study of the Social Sciences. This program prepares you to take advantage of complex data and advanced computational tools to understand society and human behavior.

This two-year interdisciplinary program offers students the opportunity to study in depth the processes of European integration and European studies more broadly from a variety of perspectives.

The Social Research MRes is designed for students who want a solid foundation in research methods and social theory. The program covers a wide range of approaches used to explore social issues, including quantitative and qualitative methods. Students…

The Master´s Degree in Communication for Social Purposes: Strategies and Campaigns aims to respond to current challenges: What communication is necessary in the 21st century? Do the constant social transformations give a new prominence to the citizens in front of the conventional media agendas? How are we going to guide the action of the institutions so that the global processes of communication for social change can be globally evaluated? This is the first Master's Degree course in Spain in which an academic approach is taken that guides research and grants an official degree of the highest level in an emerging field of specialization with clear projection. This master's degree aims to bring together some of the best experts in communication on a national and international level and to promote encounters between administrations, non-governmental organizations and information and communication professionals (with a special presence of those more directly related to the field of marketing). This master's degree has a specialized and multidisciplinary character and is oriented towards quality training, linked to a specific professional field: that of communication with social aims; a discipline very close to "communication for development" and the more recent "communication for social change".

Why does gender inequality in work and private lives continue to exist, despite advancements in work-family policies? How do people’s attitudes towards climate change and sustainability affect their behaviour? Why does society seem to be polarising on a large amount of issues? How can we explain unexpected effects of existing social policies on people’s lives and well-being? If you are interested in these kinds of questions, the Master’s programme in Social Challenges, Policies and Interventions is a great choice for you.

The Master of Social Sciences in International Relations (MSS-IRE) offers specialized training to postgraduate students who are pursuing a career in foreign policy or who wish to prepare themselves for advanced research in international relations.

The Master of Social Sciences in Clinical Psychology Programme is based on the scientist-practitioner model of training and will provide both academic and clinical training, enabling graduates of this programme to be able to practice as psychotherapist in Macau.

The MLitt in Global Social and Political Thought provides an innovative transnational and comparative approach to the study of the history and influence of global thought traditions. Global intellectual history – the transnational and comparative approach to the history of ideas – is a developing field of academic study. 

The Master of Social Sciences in Economics is a full-time programme over a period of two years. It is based on both coursework and project report. In the first year, students are required to take eight courses, of which four are compulsory, and of which the remaining four are chosen from a list of elective courses.

In the Master's Programme in Technology, Environment and Societal Change, you will gain skills to analyse social, economic, political, and technological aspects of energy, water, and food-related systems and develop these systems towards resource sustainability.

This Master’s programme will prepare you for a career in the field of youth research, youth care and youth policy. Considering the increasing complexity of youth issues and diversity of professionals involved, interdisciplinary knowledge and skills are essential to work in the field.

The Master programme in Criminology and Criminal Justice has been a vibrant postgraduate programme since its inception in the Fall of 2009. It has made significant progress that has positioned it as a leading programme and one of the largest in Asia.

Our new one-year Master’s by coursework programme commencing AY2026/2027 on the Geopolitics of South Asia is an exciting addition to our existing Master’s by research offerings. This programme offers a structured and intensive learning experience that equips students with both breadth and depth of knowledge across a wide spectrum of geopolitical issues. It offers an interdisciplinary, future-forward education to aspiring journalists, entrepreneurs, analysts, policymakers, diplomats, researchers, and academics to engage with one of the world’s most dynamic geopolitical landscapes.