MA Taiwan Studies

SOAS, University of London

Master

In City of London

£ 9,225 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    City of london

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Start of programme: September intake only
Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time
The SOAS MA programme in Taiwan Studies is the first postgraduate degree focussing on contemporary Taiwan in the English speaking world. It provides an unrivalled programme of advanced interdisciplinary courses on Taiwan’s politics, society and culture, film, rights and law, and languages. SOAS is the world’s leading centre for the study of Taiwan. Each year its Centre of Taiwan Studies runs a very vibrant series of academic events, film screenings, concerts and conferences that are designed to create a unique environment for the study of Taiwan.
Why study Taiwan?
Taiwan occupies a critical geo-strategic position in the Asia-Pacific Region and the development of its relationship with Mainland China, as well as the countries of North East and South East Asia is already an important shaping influence on economic and political developments throughout the region. Analysis of the development experience of contemporary Taiwan serves to highlight a unique, but transferable model of economic growth, social transformation and political modernisation.
Centre of Taiwan Studies at SOAS University of London
Centre of Taiwan Studies at SOAS University of London
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Dafydd Fell

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Subjects

  • University
  • IT Law
  • Politics
  • IT
  • Economics
  • Law
  • History
  • Culture
  • Taiwan
  • Intercultural awareness
  • South
  • Area
  • Literature

Course programme

Students take 180 credits, 60 of which are a dissertation and a 120 from taught modules. Students should follow the programme structure set out below.

Compulsory Dissertation

Students complete a dissertation on their chosen major.

Core Module
  • Taiwan's politics and cross-strait relations
Compulsory Module

Students must take 30 credits from the following list.

  • Culture and Society of Taiwan
  • Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese Diaspora
Compulsory Module (List B)

Students must take the following module OR 30 credits from List B.

  • Elementary spoken Hokkien (Minnanyu, Taiwanese) (PG)
List BAnthropology and Sociology
  • Culture and Society of China
  • Culture and Society of Japan
East Asia
  • Connections and Intersections: Core Aspects of East Asian Studies
  • Core Aspects of Chinese Studies
Economics
  • Economic development of the Asia Pacific region
  • Economic development of the Asia Pacific region 2
History
  • Knowledge and Power in Early Modern China
  • Japanese Modernity I
  • Japanese Modernity II
Language
  • Elementary spoken Hokkien (Minnanyu, Taiwanese) (PG)
  • Japanese 1 (PG)
  • Japanese 2 (PG)
  • Japanese 3 (PG
  • Japanese 4 (PG)
  • Japanese 5 (PG)
  • Chinese 1 (PG)
  • Chinese 2 (PG)
  • Chinese 3 (PG)
  • Chinese 4 (PG)
  • Chinese 5: Intermediate Business Chinese (PG)
  • Special Course in Chinese: Reading Classical and Literary Chinese (PG)
LawLiterature
  • Modern Chinese Literature in Translation
Media Studies
  • Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant-Garde
  • Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA)
Music
  • Pop and Politics in East Asia (Masters)
  • Musical Traditions of East Asia (Masters)
Politics
  • International politics of East Asia
  • China and international politics
  • State and society in the Chinese political process
  • Northeast Asian politics: Japan, Korea and Taiwan

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 Taiwan Studies - Programme Specifications 2017/18 (pdf; 135kb)
  • MA Taiwan Studies - Programme Specifications 2018/19 (pdf; 135kb)
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