POSTGRADUATE PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is a guide for applicants for degree programmes who intend to enterthe School in 2008, and it has been produced as early as possible for this purpose.Inevitably, the matters covered by the prospectus are subject to change from timeto time, although every effort is made to ensure that the information is accurate andup-to-date. If applicants require further information or confirmation of any matter,they should contact the Student Recruitment Office of the School. The School reservesthe right to alter or withdraw any degrees, courses or parts of courses.All offers of admission to pursue a course of study as a registered student of theSchool are made by the Head of Student Recruitment and Admissions or his officiallyauthorised deputy. No promise or purported offer made otherwise than in accordancewith this regulation has any validity.Issued September 2007Produced by the Marketing Department, SOASDesign by Owen & AveryPrinted by Linney PrintPrinted on Revive 50:50 Silk from the Robert Horne Group, which is produced using50% recovered waste fibre and 50% virgin wood fibre. Produced at a mill that has beenawarded the ISO14001 certificate for environmental management. The pulp is bleachedusing an elemental chlorine free (ECF) process.Photographs courtesy of:Asif Akbar – page 138; Torun Basu – page 111; Sudip Dutta – pages 79 & 131;Cristiano Galbiati – page 104; Rob Hartley – page 55; David Levenson – Front cover,Welcome page & pages 6, 7, 15, 17, 20, 25, 29, 32, 37, 165, 172, 181, 185 & 187;Robert Meij – page 135; Sue Pizarro – page 163; Glenn Ratcliffe – pages 50, 57, 65, 71,80, 89, 103, 106, 113, 126, 128, 157; Ajay Singh – page 90; Myles Taylor – page 143;Dave Vasant – page 73; Chris Webster – page 84; Mee Lin Woon – page 58 & 76Many thanks also to students and staff of SOAS who appear in these pages or havecontributed in other ways.