MSc Narrative Futures: Art, Data, Society at University of Edinburgh

The MSc Narrative Futures: Art, Data, Society examines how narratives shape understanding of the world, across artistic domains, social life and technology such as artificial intelligence. It combines hands-on creative and data skills with research-led theoretical inquiry.

Faculty: College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Department: Edinburgh Futures Institute  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

The 180-credit degree includes core courses on narrative construction and interpretation and on the social uses of storytelling, option courses from the Edinburgh Futures Institute portfolio, and a final project that produces a new narrative artefact or critically analyses an existing narrative medium.

Career pathways

Narrative skills are applied in advertising and fundraising, tourism and heritage, communications and branding consultancies, charities and arts organisations, journalism, advocacy, science communication, and game design and AI.

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