MA Race and Empire at SOAS University of London

Programme overview

Race and empire are central to a range of social, political and planetary crises today. This unique interdisciplinary programme gives students the opportunity to study global contestations around race and imperialism, interrogating ideologies of difference that emerged from the colonial crucible of encounters in Britain/Europe, in Asia, Africa and Middle East and on Indigenous lands transformed by racial capitalism.

Faculty: School of History, Religions and Philosophies | Duration: 1 year | Study mode: full-time or part-time | Intake: September | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students take 180 credits, which includes 120 credits of modules and a 60-credit dissertation of 10,000 words. Core and compulsory modules include Dissertation in Race and Empire, Race, Empire and the Human, Global Histories of Justice, Freedom, Equality, Racial Capitalism and the Colony, Thinking Across Borders.

Career pathways

This postgraduate degree draws together humanities and social science approaches to the study of race and empire, providing students with an understanding of the world and giving them specialised knowledge and understanding of the cultural sensibilities of a region.

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Application information

Entry requirements

We will consider all applications with a 2:2 (or international equivalent) or higher in a social science or humanities subject. In addition to degree classification we take into account other elements of the application such as supporting statement. References are optional, but can help build a stronger application if you fall below the 2:2 requirement or have non-traditional qualifications. See international entry requirements and English language requirements. Applicants from Ghana: Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution accepted as equivalent to a UK 2:2: Lower Second Class Hons.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,965 a year. Full-time tuition fee Source

International applicants: GBP 25,320 a year. Full-time tuition fee Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year

Apply through the official page: https://www.soas.ac.uk/how-apply-postgraduate-study

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