POSTGRADUATE PROSPECTUS

160INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIESMA TAIWAN STUDIESCENTRETaiwan Studies (see below)FACULTYLaw and Social SciencesPROGRAMME CONVENORDr Dafydd FellDURATIONOne calendar year (full-time)Two or three years (part-time daytime only)START OF PROGRAMMESeptember intake onlyENTRY REQUIREMENTSMinimum upper second class honours (or equivalent)SEE ALSO:MA Chinese Studies,MA East Asian Literature,MA Chinese Literature,MA Sinology,MSc International Management (China),MA Japanese Studies,MA Japanese Literature,MA Korean Studies,MA Korean LiteratureCENTRE OF TAIWAN STUDIESTaiwan occupies a critical geo-strategic position inthe Asia-Pacific Region and the development of itsrelationship with Mainland China and North Eastand South East Asian countries is an importantinfluence on economic and political developmentsin the region. Analysis of the development ofcontemporary Taiwan serves to highlight a unique,but transferable model of economic growth, socialtransformation and political modernisation.Since the establishment of the Taiwan StudiesProgramme in 1999, SOAS has become one ofthe world’s leading centres for Taiwan Studies.We offer the only MA in Taiwan Studies outsideof Taiwan. The School has also become one ofthe world’s most important centres for TaiwanStudies-related events. During term time wehold regular public seminars, in which scholarsworking on Taiwan present their research.We also manage the annual European Associationof Taiwan Studies conference, the largestsuch event in Europe, and host at least oneinternational Taiwan Studies conference a year.We are also able to offer PhD supervision in awide range of disciplines. For more informationon the Centre of Taiwan Studies please visitwww.soas.ac.uk/taiwanstudies or contactDr Dafydd Fell (df2@soas.ac.uk).THE MA PROGRAMMEThe MA in Taiwan Studies is the first postgraduatedegree focusing on contemporary Taiwan in theEnglish-speaking world. It offers an unrivalled rangeof advanced interdisciplinary courses on Taiwan’ssociety, culture, politics, language and economics.Students are required to take the equivalent ofthree courses plus a dissertation. Students musttake all four half unit courses from List A, andeither choose Elementary Spoken Hokkien or theequivalent of one course unit from List B. Thedissertation must be related to one of the courseson List A. Students may only take a language unitas a minor; admission to any language course andthe level of that language is subject to a placementtest and at the discretion of the course convenor.MA TAIWAN STUDIESNot all courses listed below may be available everyyear. For courses being offered in 2008/09, pleasevisit the relevant departmental website or contactthe Faculty office. Some courses may be taught inother departments of the School.CORE COURSES: LIST A- Economic Development of Modern Taiwan(Term 2) (half unit)- Government and Politics of Taiwan (Term 1)(half unit)- Society and Culture of Taiwan (Term 1) (half unit)- Modern Film from Taiwan and the ChineseDiaspora (Term 2) (half unit)OPTIONAL COURSES: LIST BAnthropology and Sociology- Chinese Culture and Society- Japanese Culture and SocietyEconomics- Economic Development of the Asia Pacific RegionHistory- Continuity and Change in Modern China 1840–1949- Japanese ModernityKorean Studies- Politics and Society of the Korean Peninsula