MA Postcolonial Studies

MA Postcolonial Studies is a Masters program taught at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. Intake: September. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (1 year) options.

The MA Postcolonial Studies at SOAS, University of London studies the historical relationships of power, domination, and practices of imperialism and colonialism in the modern period through literature and culture. The programme introduces theoretical and methodological approaches through study of literature, film, and media, including literary and theoretical texts from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and the Near and Middle East. It examines representations of colonialism and decolonisation, neo-colonialism, nationalism in postcolonial societies, and diasporic experiences.

The programme lasts 1 year and is available full time or part time, on campus. Students take 180 credits: 60 credits come from a dissertation and 120 credits come from taught modules. A language acquisition module may be taken as one of the modules.

Teaching includes core modules in postcolonial critical thought and decolonial practices, plus guided options such as African philosophy, and modules on race and gender in the contemporary postcolonial novel, and ethnographic locations in the Near and Middle East.

Modules

• Dissertation in Cultural, Literary, and Postcolonial Studies
• Postcolonial Critical Thought
• Decolonial Practices
• Core Themes and Debates in African Philosophy
• Intersecting Worlds: Race and Gender in the Contemporary Postcolonial Novel
• 750C Ethnographic Locations: Near and Middle East

The minimum requirements for admission in MA Postcolonial Studies at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London as pre-requiste for admission in MA Postcolonial Studies.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

We will consider all applications with a 2:2 (or international equivalent) or higher in social science of humanities subject. In addition to degree classification we take into account other elements of the application such as supporting statement. References are optional, but can help build a stronger application if you fall below the 2:2 requirement or have non-traditional qualifications.

Please check detail of study units at https://soas.ac.uk/study/find-course/ma-postcolonial-studies

85 fully funded scholarships are listed for UK. See UK scholarships.