PhD African Studies

PhD African Studies is a PhD program taught at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (3 years full-time or 6 years part-time) options.

The PhD African Languages and Cultures provides supervision for research leading to MPhil and PhD degrees within the broad general area of African studies. Students work on research topics that may include the study of a language, literature, or any performing arts that falls within the African Languages, Cultures and Literatures Department’s core expertise, with potential for joint supervision for wider topic range.

All students register in year 1 as MPhil students. The upgrade from MPhil to PhD takes place at the end of the first academic session for full-time students (or at the end of the second academic session for part-time students).

In year 1, students follow generic training with a compulsory semester-one module and an optional semester-two module, then submit a 5,000 word piece for the Common Core Research Module and prepare a core chapter and research proposal.

Research continues in year 2 and thesis writing is in year 3, with thesis assessment and potential continuation status.

Modules

• Common Core Research Module

The minimum requirements for admission in PhD African 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 PhD African Studies.

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

We normally require a 2.1 bachelor's degree (or its equivalent) plus a Masters degree in appropriate subject area plus one reference. In exceptional cases we may accept applicants who do not meet these criteria if they show evidence of a strong Masters degree and/or appropriate level of relevant work experience. International applicants should also see Doctoral School English language requirements

Please check detail of study units at https://www.soas.ac.uk/study/find-course/research-degrees-mphil/phd-african-studies

• Africa Matters
• Amnesty International
• Arab British Chamber of Commerce
• BBC World Service
• British High Commission
• Council for British Research in the Levant
• Department for International Development
• Edelman
• Embassy of Jordan
• Ernst & Young
• Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Google
• Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
• Middle East Eye
• Saïd Foundation
• TalkAbout Speech Therapy
• The Black Curriculum
• The Telegraph
• United Nations Development Programme
• UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
• Wall Street Journal

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