Mode of Attendance: Full-time or part-time
The MA South East and Pacific Asian Studies programme provides exceptional opportunities for advanced study of one of the world’s most diverse and important regions, and students gain competency in language skills, intercultural awareness and understanding.
Students on this programme come from a wide range of backgrounds. Some join after having acquired an interest in South East Asia during their undergraduate career, or as a result of travelling in the region.
This South East and Pacific Asian Studies MA programme also attract mature students: some take the MA degree as partial preparation for employment in the region; others, having lived in South East and Pacific Asia for a number of years, seek to place their experience and impressions into a more structured, analytical framework.
Knowledge of a South-East or Pacific Asian language is not a prerequisite for admission to this programme. However, all students on this programme are required to take a South-East or Pacific Asian language as one of their modules.
Why study South East and Pacific Asian Studies at SOAS
SOAS is a specialist in the studies of Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and South-East Asia
Ranked 8th in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2021 for South Asian Studies
Gain an in-depth understanding of one of these key world regions, grounded in the study of one or more languages of the region
Access SOAS’s comprehensive cross-regional expertise and gain an understanding of the interconnectedness of these regions in an increasingly globalised world
Solid methodological and interdisciplinary foundation