School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London · UK

MSc Politics and International Relations Africa

Campus Masters Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

Masters

Starts

September

Introduction

MSc Politics and International Relations Africa 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.

MSc Politics and International Relations (Africa) applicants apply for MSc Politics and International Relations and can decide to follow the Africa pathway upon arrival by choosing the pathway’s required combination of modules. The Africa pathway explores contemporary debates about ideology, power, and political relationships across the African continent, including philosophies of liberation and race, state-building and social protest, gender, and global influence and diplomatic power.

The programme includes taught modules worth 120 credits plus a 10,000 word dissertation worth 60 credits. SOAS states that the MSc Politics and International Studies is designed to train students in research skills to the level prescribed by the ESRC’s research training guidelines, so students are eligible for ESRC funding if they plan to study for the MSc followed by a PhD in the department.

Attendance can be full time or part time. The academic structure combines core modules such as Methodology in the Social Sciences, Frameworks of Political Analysis, and Africa: Politics and International Relations I and II with guided options including Conflict, Rights and Justice, Gender and Conflict, Political Thought on the Just Rebellion, and International Migration and Diaspora Politics.

Modules

Dissertation in Politics and International Studies
Methodology in the Social Sciences
Frameworks of Political Analysis
Africa: Politics and International Relations I
Africa: Politics and International Relations II
Conflict, Rights and Justice
Gender and Conflict
Political Thought on the Just Rebellion
International Migration and Diaspora Politics

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in MSc Politics and International Relations Africa 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 MSc Politics and International Relations Africa.

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 a relevant subject.

In addition to degree classification in a relevant subject we take into account other elements of the application such as the supporting statement.
References are optional, but can help build a stronger application if you have non-traditional qualifications.