MA History of Art and Architecture of the Islamic Middle East
Master
In City of London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
City of london
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Start date
Different dates available
Start of programme: September intake only
Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time
Introduction
The Islamic Middle East has given rise to an impressive material culture that continues in the present. This programme covers an area stretching from Islamic Spain through the Arab countries, Turkey, Iran and Central Asia in diverse historical periods. It offers students an unmatched opportunity to study particular regions or categories of art, including Fatimid art; the architecture and urbanism of Morocco; Arab, Persian and Turkish painting; the calligraphy and illumination of the Qur'an; Mamluk art and architecture; the arts and architecture of the Ottomans in Turkey and the Balkans; and the material culture of western Iran. Archaeological issues of the Islamic Middle East are also considered.
In addition, the degree engages with trans-regional topics that extend beyond the Middle East, such as cultural and artistic relationships between the Islamic Middle East and Europe.
Students can decide to study complementary courses on non-Islamic traditions of the Middle East and/or the Islamic traditions of other regions.
The Department of the History of Art and Archaeology contains some of the world’s leading experts in the art history and archaeology of the Islamic Middle East, whose ground-breaking research informs and is informed by their teaching. Students benefit from the unparalleled knowledge and enthusiasm of staff. As members of the School of Arts, they profit from the insights of scholars and students working in other related fields, such as Music, Film and Media in the Middle East and the wider Islamic world. They can also select from modules in other departments, taking advantage of SOAS’s unrivalled expertise in the languages, history, religions and cultures of the Middle East..
A Masters from the Department of the History of Art and Archaeology provides students with expertise in the History of Art and/or Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Middle East
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Subjects
- Part Time
- Art History
- Options
- Turkish
- Arabic
- IT
- Archaeology
- Art
- Architecture
- History
- Culture
- Historical
- Middle
- Intercultural awareness
- Historical Research
- Historical knowledge
- Heritage roles
- Islamic
- Arts administration
Course programme
Students must complete 120 credits of MA taught modules in addition to the compulsory dissertation (60 credits).
- A minimum of 60 credits must be selected from the MA modules in the History of Art and Archaeology department related to History of Art and Architecture of the Islamic Middle East listed below.
- Up to 15 credits may be selected from the other MA modules in the department listed below.
- Up to 45 credits taken from MA options offered by other SOAS departments, also listed below.Please note that not all option modules may run every year.
- Students must complete the Dissertation in History of Art and Architecture of the Islamic Middle East (15PARC997).
Students may be allowed to study for the MA on a part-time basis.
- The part-time MA may be taken over two years, in which case the student takes two 30 credits modules (or equivalent 15 credits modules) in the first year, and two 30 credits modules (or equivalent 15 credits modules) and the dissertation in the second year.
- Alternatively, it can be taken over three years, in which case the student can distribute the 120 credits modules evenly in each of the three years. The dissertation can be written in year two or three, but it is strongly recommended that this be undertaken in the final year of the programme. It must be submitted in September of the year in which the student registers for it.
- Dissertation in History of Art and Archaeology: History of Art and Archaeology of Islamic Middle East
- Arab Painting
- Architectural Boundaries and the Body
- Art and Archaeology of the Silk Road
- Art and Architecture of the Fatimids
- Art and Architecture of the Early Ottomans and the Beyliks (13-15th centuries)
- Asia and Africa On Display: Objects, Exhibitions and Transculturism
- Islam and the West: Artistic and Cultural Contacts
- Islamic Art and Architecture of Eastern Mediterranean of the Period of the Crusades (11th-14th centuries)
- Islamic Art & Architecture of Medieval Anatolia and the South Caucasus (11-13th centuries)
- Islamic Archaeology
- Illustrated Manuscript Cultures of Southeast Asia
- Issues in Contemporary Southeast Asian Art
- Visuality and Islamic Art
- Persian Painting
- Architectural Boundaries and the Body
- Arts of Koryo and Chosen Korea
- Arts of the Tamil Temple
- Arts of Modern and Contemporary China (since 1800)
- Buddhist and Hindu Art of the Maritime Silk Route
- Ceramics in Chinese Culture: 10th - 18th Centuries
- Collecting and Curating Buddhist Art in the Museum
- Critical Themes in Tibetan Art
- Critical Theory in Art History and Material Culture
- Cross-Cultural Approaches to Aesthetics
- Diaspora Contexts and Visual Culture
- Illustrated Manuscript Cultures of Southeast Asia
- Imag(in)ing Buddhahood in South Asia (1)
- Modern and Contemporary Arts in Africa
- Modern and Contemporary Korean Art
- Monuments and sculpture of Angkor
- Painting and Visual Culture in China
- Photography and the Image in Africa
- Popular Practice in the Edo Period Arts
- Representing Conflict: A Cross-Cultural and Inter Disciplinary Approach
- Sacred Art and Architecture of Ancient Korea
- Shogunal Iconography in the Edo Period
- The Indian Temple
- Tibetan Buddhist Monuments in Context
- Understanding Art East and West: from Asmat Shields to Tate Modern
- Visual Arts of Dynastic China (to 1800) (Cohort A)
- Culture and Society of Near and Middle East
- Encountering the Other: the Middle East during the Crusading Period
- Outsiders in Medieval Middle Eastern Societies: Minorities, Social Outcasts and Foreigners
- Communication, Culture and Politics in the Middle East: Theoretical and Analytical Approaches
- Mediated Culture in the Middle East: Politics and Communications
- Avestan I
- Eastern and Orthodox Christianity
- Imag(in)ing Buddhahood in South Asia (2)
- Pahlavi Language
- Zoroastrianism: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
- Music, Nation and Conflict in Jerusalem
- Arabic 2 (PG)
- Arabic 4 (PG)
- Arabic Poetry and Criticism
- Arabic Women's Writing: Theories and Practices
- Critical Perspectives on Palestine Studies I: History and Politics
- Critical Perspectives on Palestine Studies II: Culture and Society
- Elementary Persian Texts (PG)
- Elementary Written Persian
- Elementary Written Turkish
- Film and Society in the Middle East
- Intensive Turkish Language (PG)
- Intermediate Modern Turkish Language (PG)
- Intermediate Standard Modern Arabic
- Introduction to Standard Modern Arabic
- Iran: History, Culture, Politics
- Israel and the Palestinians
- New Cinemas of Turkey
- Persian for Readers of Arabic Script (PG)
- Intermediate Persian Language (PG)
- Persian Language 3 (PG)
This is the structure for 2018/19 applicants
If you are a current student you can find structure information on Moodle or through your Department.
Programme Specification- Programme Specification - MA Art and Architecture of the Islamic Middle East 2017-18 (pdf; 60kb)
- Programme Details -MA History of Art and Architecture of Islamic Middle East - 2017-18 (pdf; 129kb)
Important notice regarding changes to programmes and modules
MA History of Art and Architecture of the Islamic Middle East