Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
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Study Details: MSc one year full-time, two or three years part-time
SOAS has been the leading institution for the study of the Middle East for decades, and the Department of Politics is world-renowned for its scholars’ combination of regional and disciplinary expertise. The MSc Politics of the Middle East is further distinguished by its tutors’ critical perspectives and the cutting-edge modules on offer. The content balances historical and theoretical rigour with coverage of up-to-the-minute regional and global developments. Students choose from modules covering the politics of resistance, religion, and solidarity, alongside urban politics, infrastructure, migration, artificial intelligence and human security. The programme trains students in disciplinary approaches – political sociology, political economy, and international relations – while encouraging them to think and write across these disciplinary boundaries.
Learning and teaching on the MSc combine lectures, seminars, presentations, and independent study. Students are expected to read extensively and to engage actively in class discussions. They study research methods, and submit independently written assignments, with the guidance of their course tutors. The MSc ends with a dissertation, whose topic and approach are developed with the support of a specialist supervisor.
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.
Recent graduates have been hired by:
BBC World Service
Bloomberg
British Red Cross
British Council
Center for International Peace Operations
Channel 4
Council for At-Risk Academics (CARA)
Eversheds LLP
Financial Times
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Global Policy Institute
Go East Consulting
Grassroot Diplomat
Palestine Red Crescent Association
Save the Children
UNICEF Ethiopia
United Nations
Core modules
Dissertation in Politics and International Studies - 60 credits
Open
Methodology in the Social Sciences - 15 credits
Open
Frameworks of Political Analysis - 15 credits
Open
International Politics of the Middle East - 15 credits
Open
Political Society in the Middle East - 15 credits
Open
Guided optons
Students select up to 45 credits of guided options.
Politics of resistance in the Middle East - 15 credits
Open
Sectarianism and Colonial Difference - 15 credits
Open
Urban Politics in the Middle East - 15 credits
Open
Politics options
Students select 15-60 credits depending on your choices from the guided options list.
Artificial Intelligence and Human Security - 15 credits
Open
Approaches to Comparative Political Thought - 15 credits
Open
Foreign Policy Analysis - 15 credits
Open
International Migration and Diaspora Politics - 15 credits
Open
International Political Economy - 15 credits
Open
International Theory - 30 credits
Open
International Politics of Human Rights - 15 credits
Open
Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Social Research - 15 credits
Open
Political Concepts and Global Crises - 15 credits
Open
The Politics of Global Security - 15 credits
Open
Political Theory, Race and Empire - 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
Africa: Politics and International Relations I - 15 credits
Open
Africa: Politics and International Relations II - 15 credits
Open
China and International Politics I - 15 credits
Open
China 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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