Introduction
Mode of Attendance: Full-time or part-time
Our MA Social Anthropology programme is designed on a modular basis offering different pathways to suit three categories of students:
Students with a degree in social anthropology wishing to pursue more specialist topics and/or more regional and language-based study;
Students with little or no previous knowledge of social anthropology wishing to acquire a broad knowledge of the discipline;
Students with little or no previous knowledge of social anthropology wishing to take the degree as a conversion course before proceeding to a research degree in anthropology.
This two-year intensive language pathway is directed at students who wish to combine knowledge of the anthropology of development, with expertise in a regional language. It prepares students to apply their anthropological knowledge in a developing country context by achieving proficiency in a language.
Why study MA Social Anthropology at SOAS
We draw on the exceptional regional expertise of our academics in Asian, African, and Middle Eastern languages and politics, many of whom have joined us with practical working knowledge of their disciplines.
You will be joining our thriving community of alumni and academics who have an impact on the world outside of academia.
You will be able to flexibly structure your programme using our optional modules and/or the optional modules from other departments, including the opportunity to learn a regional language.
We are specialists in the delivery of languages. Your command of a language at SOAS will set you apart from graduates of other universities.
This programme has a first-rate graduate employability record, with graduates moving on to find employment in lectureships and professorships throughout the world in areas such as information and technology, government service, the media and tourism.
May be combined with:
The following Intensive Language pathways are available with the MA Social Anthropology
Arabic
Japanese
Korean
Persian
South-East Asian Languages: Burmese, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese
Swahili
Turkish
