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Study Details: MSc one year full-time, two or three years part-time
The MSc in Political Thought builds on SOAS’s wealth of regional expertise to offer a new approach to the study of political thought. It promotes the study of political theory as it is tightly linked to practices of global domination and resistance. The degree considers political theory as it emerges from and is linked to everyday political thinking, philosophical texts, or cultural production. Beyond the regions and traditions that have conventionally framed comparative work in political theory, this degree is unique in teaching students to see how concepts “travel” across the world as a means to examine both political thought and political practice in different times and spaces, with a focus on SOAS’s traditional regions: Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
The degree programme introduces students to the key approaches, debates, and questions in the emerging sub-discipline of comparative political thought. At the same time, it provides thorough background in canonical political theory, albeit reconsidered through the political frameworks of imperialism, colonialism, and racial capitalism. Covering a range of thinkers, traditions and texts, it provides learning opportunities for students to compare ideas and values across regions and historical periods, and to place those ideas in global contexts.
We will consider all applications with 2:ii (or international equivalent) or higher. In addition to degree classification we take into account other elements of the application including supporting statement and references.
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SOAS Politics and International Relations students leave SOAS not only with a knowledge and understanding of the complex political and cultural issues of our time, but also with a portfolio of widely transferable skills which employers seek in many professional and management careers.
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Core modules
Dissertation in Politics and International Studies - 60 credits
Open
Approaches to Comparative Political Thought - 15 credits
Open
Political Theory, Race and Empire - 15 credits
Open
Guided options
Students select 30-60 credits from guided options.
Political Concepts and Global Crises - 15 credits
Open
Political Thought on the Just Rebellion - 15 credits
Open
State Violence: Theories of the Leviathan and Beyond - 15 credits
Open
Violence, Justice and the Politics of Memory - 15 credits
Open
Politics options
Students select up to 30 credits depending on your choices from the guided options list.
Africa: Politics and International Relations I - 15 credits
Open
Africa: Politics and International Relations II - 15 credits
Open
Central Asia and the Caucasus: Politics and International Relations I - 15 credits
Open
Central Asia and the Caucasus: Politics and International Relations II - 15 credits
Open
China and International Politics I - 15 credits
Open
China and International Politics II - 15 credits
Open
Democracy and Authoritarianism in Asia - 15 credits
Open
Politics of resistance in the Middle East - 15 credits
Open
South Asia: Politics and International Relations I - 15 credits
Open
South Asia: Politics and International Relations II - 15 credits
Open
Southeast Asia: Politics and International Relations I - 15 credits
Open
Southeast Asia: Politics and International Relations II - 15 credits
Open
State and Transformation in the Middle East - 15 credits
Open
Sectarianism and Colonial Difference - 15 credits
Open
Taiwan and International Politics I - 15 credits
Open
Taiwan and International Politics II - 15 credits
Open
Open options
Students can take a maximum of 30 credits from the School-wide open options list, including languages.
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