MA Migration and Diaspora Studies and Intensive Language
Master
In City of London
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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
Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time
Who is this programme for?:
Students who wish to know more of the transnational nature of the modern world;
Students who wish to continue their anthropological study at a postgraduate level and engage in critical contemporary theory;
Students who wish to understand cultural transformation from a global perspective;
Students who come from other disciplines, such as Law or Politics, and now wish to incorporate an anthropological perspective on issues of migration and diaspora.
Students with a degree in social anthropology wishing to pursue more specialist migration and diaspora related topics along with regional or language-based study
Students without a previous degree in Anthropology looking for an MA conversion degree to serve as a qualification for pursuing a further research degree in issues relating to migration and diaspora.
The two-year intensive language pathway is directed at students who want to engage with a country in a professional as well as academic way, as the intensive language courses will enable them to reach a near proficient knowledge of the language.
The MA in Migration and Diaspora Studies is a broad-based degree for students who want to receive specialized research training in Migration and Diaspora Studies, including a relevant language, which will prepare them to proceed to advanced postgraduate research in Migration and Diaspora Studies at SOAS or elsewhere..
The programme encourages a transdisciplinary approach to issues of migration and diaspora, providing historical depth as well as perspectives from anthropology, sociology, and postcolonial studies. The programme also works closely with a number of departments across the school, such as Development Studies, the Centre for Gender Studies as well as Law and Politics, which also run migration and diaspora related courses institution during the summer after year 1. Programme convenor: Dr Mustafa Shah...
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Subjects
- Full Time
- Part Time
- Law
- Global
- Cinema
- Art
- Perspective
- Audit
- Politics
- IT Law
- Arabic
- IT
- Sociology
- Social Anthropology
- Media
- Language
- Migration
- Transferable skills
- Intensive Language
- Intensive
- Diaspora
- Diaspora Studies
- Professorships
Course programme
The programme consists of 315 credits in total: 255 credits of modules and a dissertation of 10,000 words at 60 credits. 180 credits will be taken in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology; 135 credits, in the Intensive Language specific discipline.
The programme can be taken as a full-time study over 2 years or part-time over 4 years.
All students are expected to take all the core and compulsory modules.
All students must audit the compulsory module, Ethnographic Research Methods module. This will not count towards the 315 credits. Students will be expected to attend only lectures and do not attend seminars or submit any assessments. Students may choose to take this module (worth 15 credits) as part of their 255 credits from the option lists.
The remaining credits can be selected from the relevant lists in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology or other departments. See below for a detailed programme structure.
Programme DetailFULL-TIME STUDY OVER 2 YEARSYear OneIn the first year students will take 165 credits - 60 in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology; 105 in Intensive Language discipline.
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGYCORE AND COMPULSORY MODULESAll students are required to take the core module worth 30 credits. Students must audit the compulsory module, Ethnographic Research Methods. This will not count towards your 315 credits.
- African and Asian Diasporas in the Contemporary World
- Ethnographic Research Methods
30 credits must be selected from the Anthropology and Sociology list.
Anthropology and Sociology- African and Asian Cultures in Britain
- Anthropological approaches to agriculture, food and nutrition
- Anthropology of Globalisation (PG)
- Anthropology of Human Rights (PG)
- Anthropology of Law
- Culture and Society of China
- Culture and Society of East Africa
- Culture and Society of Japan
- Culture and Society of Near and Middle East
- Culture and Society of South Asia
- Culture and Society of South East Asia
- Culture and Society of West Africa
- Ethnographic Research Methods
- Issues in Mind, Culture and Psychiatry
- Religions on the move: New Currents and Emerging Trends in Global Religion
- Issues in the Anthropology of Gender
- Media Production Skills
- Theoretical Approaches to Social Anthropology
- Tourism and Travel: A Global Perspective
60 credits must be selected from the Intensive Language discipline (see below). Over the summer period, students will study abroad in their specialised country of discipline. This will count for 45 credits.
ARABICASIAN LANGUAGES
Two
In the second year students will take 150 credits - 120 in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology; 30 in the Intensive Language discipline.
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGYCOMPULSORY MODULEAll students are required to take the compulsory dissertation module worth 60 credits.
- Dissertation in Anthropology and Sociology
60 credits can be selected from the Anthropology and Sociology list (see under Year One) or other departments (see below).
OTHER DEPARTMENTSCentre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies- Postcolonial Theory and Practice
- Gendering Migration & Diasporas
- Transnational Communities and Diasporic Media:Networking, Connectivity, Identity
- Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese Diaspora
- Civil society, social movements and the development process
- Borders and Development
- Issues in Forced Migration
- Migration and Development
- Migration and Policy
- Diaspora Contexts and Visual Culture
- The Art of the African Diaspora
- Music, Place and Politics in Cuba
- Persian for Readers of Arabic Script (PG)
- International migration and diaspora politics
- Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context
- Indian Cinema: Key Issues
30 credits must be selected from the Intensive Language discipline (see under Year One).
PART-TIME STUDY OVER 4 YEARSYear OneIn the first year students will take 105 credits in the Intensive Language discipline. No modules will be taken in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology.
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGYStudents are not required to take any modules in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology in their first year.
INTENSIVE LANGUAGE DISCIPLINEStudents will focus on their specialised Intensive Language discipline in their first year and must select 60 credits from their language pathway (see below). Over the summer period, students will study abroad in their specialised country of discipline (click on relevant link below). This will count for 45 credits.
ARABICASIAN LANGUAGES
Two
In the second year students will take 60 credits - 30 in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology; 30 in the Intensive Language discipline.
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGYCORE AND COMPULSORY MODULESAll students are required to take the core module worth 30 credits. Students must audit the compulsory module, Ethnographic Research Methods. This will not count towards your 315 credits.
- African and Asian Diasporas in the Contemporary World
- Ethnographic Research Methods
30 credits must be selected from the Intensive Language discipline (see under Year One).
Year ThreeStudents will take 60 credits in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology. No modules will be taken in the Intensive Language discipline.
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGYOPTIONAL MODULES30 credits must be selected from the Anthropology and Sociology list; 30 credits can be selected from the Anthropology and Sociology list or other departments.
Anthropology and Sociology- African and Asian Cultures in Britain
- Anthropological approaches to agriculture, food and nutrition
- Anthropology of Globalisation (PG)
- Anthropology of Human Rights (PG)
- Anthropology of Law
- Culture and Society of China
- Culture and Society of East Africa
- Culture and Society of Japan
- Culture and Society of Near and Middle East
- Culture and Society of South Asia
- Culture and Society of South East Asia
- Culture and Society of West Africa
- Ethnographic Research Methods
- Issues in Mind, Culture and Psychiatry
- Religions on the move: New Currents and Emerging Trends in Global Religion
- Issues in the Anthropology of Gender
- Media Production Skills
- Theoretical Approaches to Social Anthropology
- Tourism and Travel: A Global Perspective
- Postcolonial Theory and Practice
- Gendering Migration & Diasporas
- Transnational Communities and Diasporic Media:Networking, Connectivity, Identity
- Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese Diaspora
- Borders and Development
- Civil society, social movements and the development process
- Issues in Forced Migration
- Migration and Development
- Migration and Policy
- Diaspora Contexts and Visual Culture
- The Art of the African Diaspora
- Music, Place and Politics in Cuba
- Persian for Readers of Arabic Script (PG)
- International migration and diaspora politics
- Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context
- Indian Cinema: Key Issues
Students have completed their required number of modules in years one and two.
Year FourIn the final year, students will take the last 90 credits in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology.
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGYCOMPULSORY MODULEAll students are required to take the compulsory dissertation module worth 60 credits.
- Dissertation in Anthropology and Sociology
The remaining 30 credits can be selected from the Anthropology and Sociology list or other departments (see under Year Three).
INTENSIVE LANGUAGE DISCIPLINEStudents have completed their required number of credits in the language pathway and do not take further credits in their final year.
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 (pdf; 135kb)
Important notice regarding changes to programmes and modules
MA Migration and Diaspora Studies and Intensive Language