MA Magic and Occult Science at University of Exeter

Build interdisciplinary expertise whilst exploring your specific interests within the long and diverse history of esotericism, witchcraft, ritual magic, occult science, and related topics. Join our dynamic postgraduate community benefiting from research-inspired teaching led by a range of top scholars from different fields. Our prestigious Centre for Magic and Esotericism welcomes MA students to regular meetings and local field trips.

Duration: 1 year full time; 2 years part time  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Exeter, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The MA in Magic and Occult Science is a flexible degree, which provides you with freedom to design your own course of study and to build interdisciplinary expertise whilst exploring your specific interests within the long and diverse history of esotericism, witchcraft, ritual magic, occult science, and related topics. Join our dynamic postgraduate community benefiting from research-inspired teaching led by a range of top scholars from different fields; the essential aspect of this programme is its interdisciplinarity.

Career pathways

Our MA programme is designed to develop skills to prepare you for a wide range of professions, or further study into PhD level. You will develop invaluable transferable skills, including creative thinking, analytical thinking, curiosity and lifelong learning, resilience, flexibility and agility, motivation and self-awareness.

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