MA Intensive South Asian Studies

SOAS, University of London

Master

In City of London

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    Master

  • Location

    City of london

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings
Start of programme: September
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
The two-year MA Intensive South Asian Studies offers comprehensive language-based training across a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.
Students on the programme take 120 credits at SOAS during their first year, of which a language module at an appropriate level in Bengali, Hindi, Nepali or Urdu and the module ‘The Politics of Culture in Contemporary South Asia’ are core. In addition to the two core modules, students must choose modules to the value of 60 credits from the list of options advertised for the MA South Asian Area Studies. The disciplines available include Anthropology, Art and Archaeology, Cinema, Cultural and Regional Studies, Economics, History, Law, Literature, Music, Politics, and Study of Religions.
In their second year, students will undertake an extended period of study attached to a university or research institute in India, Pakistan or Nepal (the location depending on their choice of language), where they will further develop their language proficiency (worth 90 credits) and conduct research for an extended dissertation(worth 90 credits). The second half of the second year will be taken up with the writing of the dissertation under close supervision back in London.
The programme is aimed at students pursuing careers in the academic world, business, government and the media that require a skill set which encompasses disciplinary rigour, comprehensive area knowledge and cultural and linguistic fluencies. No prior knowledge of a South Asian language is required but applicants should provide evidence of their language-learning ability. The language element of the training will be tailored to meet the needs of students with existing language skills.
MA Intensive South Asian Studies
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MA Intensive South Asian Studies
Convenors
Edward Simpson

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Subjects

  • IT Law
  • Politics
  • IT
  • Archaeology
  • Economics
  • Communication Skills
  • Art
  • Cinema
  • Hindi
  • Urdu
  • Law
  • Government
  • Music
  • IT Development
  • Religions
  • Communication
  • Culture
  • Language
  • South Asian Studies
  • Intercultural awareness
  • Intensive Language
  • Heritage roles
  • Critical judgment skills
  • Intensive

Course programme

Students take The Politics of Culture in Contemporary South Asia - 15PSAC314 and a language module in Bengali, Hindi, Nepali or Urdu in their first year, plus modules to the value of two full units (60 credits) from the list given below. These modules should be chosen in close consultation with the programme convenor.

Students spend the first half of their second year studying at one of our partner institutions in South Asia (15PAIC002 - Period of Postgraduate Study in South Asia - worth 90 credits), before returning to work on their 20,000-word dissertation (15PAIC999 Extended dissertation in South Asian Studies - worth 90 credits).

All modules are subject to availability

Anthropology (minor only)
  • African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern World
  • Culture and Society of South Asia
Art and Archaeology
  • The Indian Temple
Cinema
  • Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context
  • Indian Cinema: Key Issues
Culture
  • Contemporary Punjab: Society and Culture across Borders
  • The Politics of Culture in Contemporary South Asia
Economics
  • Economic development of South Asia a) the macroeconomy
  • Economic Development of South Asia B) Major Sectors & The International Economy
History
  • Environmental History of Asia
  • Gender, law and the family in the history of modern South Asia
Language [one language option as minor only]
  • Bengali Language 1 (PG)
  • Bengali Language 2 (PG)
  • Hindi Language 2 (PG)
  • Hindi Language 3 (PG)
  • Hindi Language 4 (PG)
  • Readings in Contemporary Hindi (PG)
  • Nepali Language 1 (PG)
  • Nepali Language 2 (PG)
  • Urdu Language 1 (PG)
  • Urdu Language 2 (PG)
  • Urdu Literacy (PG)
LawLiterature
  • Directed Readings in the Literature of a Modern South Asian Language
  • Literature & Colonialism in North India (Masters)
  • Literatures of South Asia
  • Narratives of Mobility in Contemporary Hindi Literature (Masters)
  • Postcolonial Theory and Practice
  • Sanskrit Literature
  • Sanskrit Texts from the Hindu Tradition
  • Theory and techniques of Comparative Literature
Music
  • Raga: concept and practice (PG)
  • Sacred Sound in South Asia
Politics
  • Government and politics of modern South Asia
Study of Religions
  • Buddhism in Tibet
  • Buddhist Meditation in India and Tibet
  • Imag(in)ing Buddhahood in South Asia (1)
  • Imag(in)ing Buddhahood in South Asia (2)
  • Issues in Religion and Media
  • Jainism: History, Doctrine and the Contemporary World
  • Religions and Development
  • The Origins and Development of Yoga in Ancient India

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
  • MA Intensive South Asian Studies - Programme Specification 2014-2015 (pdf; 393kb)
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