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MA African Studies and Intensive Swahili draft

School of Oriental and African Studies, London (SOAS)
London , United Kingdom
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Foreign Language | Indigenous Languages
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Langauges
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On campus
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Full time
Course Language
English
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USD 30,437
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2023-10-10-
2024-01-16-
2024-04-24-
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The MA African Studies and Intensive Swahili from SOAS provides students with competency in language skills and intercultural awareness and understanding. Familiarity with the region will have been developed through a combination of the study of language, history, cinema, politics, economics or law.

Students on this postgraduate degree programme will develop their ability to engage with and explore relationships between indigenous African aesthetics and contemporary literary theories.

Why study African Studies and Intensive Swahili at SOAS?

  • SOAS is ranked 1st in London and 9th in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2023 for Middle Eastern and African Studies
  • Top 10th in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2023 for African and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Modern Languages and Linguistics at SOAS has been ranked 10th in the UK in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
  • 4th for research environment - with 100% of our research ranked as 'internationally excellent' and 85% as 'world-leading' - and 8th for research outputs in the REF 2021
  • SOAS is a specialist in the studies of Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and South East Asia
  • Access comprehensive cross-regional expertise and gain an understanding of the interconnectedness of these regions in an increasingly globalised world
  • You will be eligible to apply for internships, available to students starting 2023/24

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