Postgraduate taught

Make your Master’s degree matter by studying at UCL, the 9th best university in the world.

Studying a graduate degree at UCL gives you a deeper understanding of your chosen field and the cultural fluency and global outlook that are prized in today’s job market.

You will be part of the ninth best university on the planet and The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2024. Our courses are led by world-renowned experts and shaped by collaborations with people at the forefront of their field. Whatever you choose to study, the potential for discovery is boundless.

At the heart of one of the world's most progressive cities, UCL is the university in London that is most targeted by graduate employers*. Our employer-led events and workshops, career consultancy and work placement opportunities mean you will be well equipped to forge your own path once you graduate.

Gain knowledge. Gain advantage. Make your Master’s matter.

Why study at UCL Social & Historical Sciences?

We are an intellectually diverse and world-leading Faculty, with the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2024 placing our social sciences 14th in the world and our arts and humanities disciplines 6th.
We are rated first in the UK for research power in the social sciences (REF 2021).
We offer over 60 specialist postgraduate programmes in a range of subjects, investigating the social, political, economic, cultural and environmental processes that shape our world.
Alongside our programmes at UCL's historic campus in Bloomsbury, central London, we are delivering a range of cutting edge courses at UCL East, our pioneering new campus at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.