One year or less Master's in Area Studies: 43 UK programs

one-year Programs

Every program here is 12 months long or shorter.

1
University of Oxford
MSc in African Studies
Application deadline
Jan 27 +1
Annual tuition
$33,152
Program duration
9 months
2
University of Cambridge
MPhil in African Studies
Application deadline
Feb 26
Annual tuition
$47,585
Program duration
9 months
3
London School of Economics and Political Science
MSc Political Economy of Europe
Application deadline
Rolling
Annual tuition
$27,832
Program duration
12 months
4
University College London
Chinese Health and Humanity MA
Annual tuition
$39,808
Program duration
12 months
5
University of Edinburgh
Korean Studies MSc
Application deadline
Sep 14
Annual tuition
$40,960
Program duration
12 months
6
University of Manchester
MA English Literature and American Studies
Application deadline
Rolling
Annual tuition
$36,352
Program duration
1 year full-time
7
University of Warwick
MA by Research in Hispanic Studies
Application deadline
Aug 2
Annual tuition
$33,178
Program duration
12 months
8
University of Sheffield
Politics and Media in East Asia MA
Annual tuition
$22,528
Program duration
12 months
9
University of St Andrews
French Studies (MLitt)
Application deadline
Aug 12
Annual tuition
$23,654
Program duration
12 months
10
University of Liverpool
Catalan Studies - Modern Languages and Cultures MRes
Application deadline
Sep 11 +1
Annual tuition
$32,448
Program duration
12 months

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The complete list of Area Studies Master's Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

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Rank	University	Program	Duration
#5	University of Oxford	MSc in African Studies	9 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSc in Japanese Studies	12 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSc in Latin American Studies	9 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSc in Modern Middle Eastern Studies	12 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSc in Modern South Asian Studies	9 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSc in Russian and East European Studies	9 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSt in Classical Armenian Studies	12 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSt in Classical Hebrew Studies	12 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSt in Jewish Studies	9 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSt in Jewish Studies in the Graeco-Roman Period	9 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSt in Korean Studies	9 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSt in Slavonic Studies	9 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSt in Syriac Studies	9 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSt in Traditional China	9 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSt in Yiddish Studies	9 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in African Studies	9 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Chinese Studies)	12 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Hebrew and Semitic Studies)	11 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Japanese Studies)	11 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Modern Middle Eastern Studies)	11 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Muslim-Jewish Relations)	11 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies by Research (Aramaic Studies)	11 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies by Research (Hebrew Studies)	12 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies by Research (South Asian Studies)	12 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Assyriology	10 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Latin American Studies (by dissertation only)	9 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Modern South Asian Studies	9 months
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc Political Economy of Europe	12 months
#37	University College London	Chinese Health and Humanity MA	12 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	Korean Studies MSc	12 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	Middle Eastern Studies with Arabic MSc	12 months
#67	University of Manchester	MA English Literature and American Studies	1 year full-time
#67	University of Manchester	MPhil Japanese Studies	12 months
#97	University of Warwick	MA by Research in Hispanic Studies	12 months
#97	University of Warwick	Research in German Studies - MA	12 months
#123	University of Sheffield	Politics and Media in East Asia MA	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	French Studies (MLitt)	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	German Studies (MLitt)	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	Italian Studies (MLitt)	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies (MLitt)	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	Social Anthropology with Latin American and Caribbean Studies (MRes)	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	Spanish and Latin American Studies (MLitt)	12 months
#136	University of Liverpool	Catalan Studies - Modern Languages and Cultures MRes	12 months

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