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SOAS University of London MA History and Intensive Language
SOAS University of London

MA History and Intensive Language

London, United Kingdom

2 Years

English

Full time, Part time

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GBP 25,320 / per year *

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* for overseas student fees | home student fees: GBP 12,220 per year

Introduction

SOAS’s MA History and Intensive Language programme is one of the few UK Master-level degrees in History which focuses on the histories of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. With its high concentration of expertise of these regions, the programme offers an unrivalled breadth of courses on these regions’ respective as well as interconnected histories. In addition to offering regional and global/transnational expertise, the SOAS MA History and Intensive Language programme also provides a rich training in the theory and methodology in history-writing and historical research.

While the course is open to students from a broad range of backgrounds, the ideal applicant would have an undergraduate degree in History (or a related discipline), some knowledge of foreign, including Asian or African languages, and preferably some relevant background in the region of specialism.

Why Study MA History and Intensive Language at SOAS?

  • SOAS is ranked 12th in the UK for History (QS World University Rankings 2023)
  • SOAS is ranked 6th in the UK for employability (QS World University Rankings 2023)
  • You have the opportunity to significantly enhance proficiency in a range African, or Asian, or Middle Eastern languages
  • Our History research environment is entirely world-leading/internationally excellent (REF 2021)
  • 83.3% of our History impact case-studies were world-leading/internationally excellent (REF 2021)
  • 71.2% of our History research outputs were world-leading/internationally excellent (REF 2021)
  • In the 2023 Postgraduate Research Experience Survey, History scored above sector in the following categories: research culture, community, research skills, and professional development
  • You can participate in the Regional History Seminars, as well as in a wide range of research seminars, lectures and conferences, which regularly take place in different departments across the School and at other colleges of the University of London

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2 years full-time or 4 years part-time

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