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18 HANS RAUSING ENDANGERED LANGUAGESPROJECT (HRELP)There are about 6,500 languages spoken onEarth today; however at least half of them arethreatened with extinction in this century. Infact, 96% of the world’s population speaks just4% of the 6,500 languages, which means that only4% of the world’s population maintains 96% ofits linguistic diversity. There are thus a few verywidely spoken languages with millions of speakers(like English, Chinese, Spanish or Hindi-Urdu),and a large number of very rare languages witha few thousand, or a few hundred speakers. (Forindigenous languages in Australia and North andSouth America dozens of languages are spokenby just a handful of people each, or in someinstances, by just one person). The geographicaldistribution of languages is also quite uneven,with the richest diversity in Africa, South andSouth-East Asia, and Latin America.The audience for the project’s work is the generalpublic, as well as those who contribute to theformation and implementation of policy, whereverthey may be based. In particular, its work placesemphasis on the function of human rights andhumanitarian law in this relationship, and aimsto evaluate proposals for the peace processwith a specific focus on their legal content. Theprogramme is also concerned with issues such asthe equitable allocation of water resources, thequestion of Palestinian refugees, the potential roleof the European Union in the peace process, andquestions of transitional justice. The broad goal isto generate policy-oriented scholarship that willsupport the development of practical strategiesfor a just and lasting peace in the region.The research programme is sponsored bySir Joseph Hotung and administered by SOAS.See www.soas.ac.uk/lawpeacemideast forfurther information.ACADEMIC RESOURCESHRELP was established in 2002 with acommitment of £20 million from the LisbetRausing Charitable Fund to help documentas many endangered languages as possible, toencourage the development of relevant skills,and to support communities wishing to maintaintheir languages. It consists of the EndangeredLanguages Documentation Programme, whichoffers grants for research on threatened languages,and the Endangered Languages AcademicProgramme. This programme aims to train thenext generation of language documenters throughpostgraduate courses, workshops, seminars andpublications, and the Endangered LanguagesArchive. This is a major new digital data bankof endangered languages audio, video and textmaterials available to researchers, communitiesand the general public via the web.See www.hrelp.org for further information.LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS AND PEACE BUILDINGIN THE MIDDLE EASTThis research programme is an initiative undertakenby the School. It is based in the Department ofLaw and works in close cooperation with theCentre for Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, andthe Centre for Law and Conflict. The aim of theprogramme is to promote a greater understandingof the legal dimensions of the relationshipbetween Palestine and Israel, including the roleand responsibilities of third parties, throughindependent and scholarly research.THE SOAS CENTRESSOAS Faculties and Departments have a range ofaffiliated research centres, and the School also hasa number of regional centres which co-ordinateteaching and research on an interdisciplinarybasis (see panel on opposite page and page 22).These centres also host regular events includingworkshops, seminars, lectures and conferences.IT FACILITIESThe School currently has approximately 220computers (Macs and PCs) available for studentuse, providing internet access and email facilities,and an additional 40 computers reserved forpostgraduate research students. A room withmultimedia computers is open to studentssubmitting work using non-traditional media,and a range of television and radio programmesis available from around the world in a varietyof languages.Every student is given an email account afterenrolment. Designated connection points arelocated throughout the School, where studentsmay connect their own laptops to the SOASnetwork and internet. In addition, both SOASstudent residences are online, allowing studentswith computers to access the internet and emailfrom their study-bedrooms. The School has awireless network covering all communal areasincluding the library, and students can connecttheir laptops to this to access the internet.
FACULTY AND DEPARTMENTAL CENTRES19FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES• AHRC Research Centre forCross-Cultural Music and DancePerformancewww.soas.ac.uk/musicanddance• Centre of Buddhist Studieswww.soas.ac.uk/buddhiststudies• Centre for Eastern and OrthodoxChristianity• Centre for Food Studies• Centre for Gender and ReligiousResearchwww.soas.ac.uk/grr• Centre for Jaina Studieswww.soas.ac.uk/jainastudies• Centre for Media and Film Studieswww.soas.ac.uk/mediaandfilm• Centre for Migration and DiasporaStudies• Centre for the Study of JapaneseReligionswww.soas.ac.uk/csjr• Sainsbury Institute for the Study ofJapanese Arts and Cultureswww.sainsbury-institute.orgFACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND CULTURES• Centre for Gender Studieswww.soas.ac.uk/genderstudies• Centre of Islamic Studieswww.soas.ac.uk/cis• Centre for Jewish Studieswww.soas.ac.uk/jewishstudies• Hans Rausing EndangeredLanguages Projectwww.hrelp.org• Languages of the Wider WorldCETLwww.lww-cetl.ac.uk• London Confucius Institutewww.londonconfuciusinstitute.org.ukFACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES• Centre for Development Policyand Researchwww.soas.ac.uk/cdpr• Centre of East Asian Lawwww.soas.ac.uk/ceal• Centre for Ethnic Minority Studieswww.soas.ac.uk/cems• Centre of International Law andColonialismwww.soas.ac.uk/cilc• Centre for International Studiesand Diplomacywww.cisd.soas.ac.uk• Centre of Islamic and MiddleEastern Lawwww.soas.ac.uk/cimel• Centre for Law and Conflictwww.soas.ac.uk/lawandconflict• Centre of Taiwan Studieswww.soas.ac.uk/taiwanstudiesFor further information on these centres, please refer to the appropriate departmental section in the prospectus andvisit the respective websiteREGIONAL CENTRES• Centre of African Studieswww.soas.ac.uk/cas• Centre of Chinese Studieswww.soas.ac.uk/ccs• Centre of Contemporary CentralAsia and the Caucasuswww.soas.ac.uk/cccac• Centre of Korean Studieswww.soas.ac.uk/cks• Centre of South Asian Studieswww.soas.ac.uk/csas• Centre of South East Asian Studieswww.soas.ac.uk/cseas• Japan Research Centrewww.soas.ac.uk/jrcFor further information on these centres, please refer to page 22 or visit the respective website• London Middle East Institutewww.lmei.soas.ac.ukACADEMIC RESOURCES
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Page 5 and 6: 3LIFE AND STUDY AT SOAS
Page 7 and 8: LOCATION5SOAS is based in the heart
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Professor Mushtaq Khan BA(OXON) MPH
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MSC ECONOMICS PROGRAMMESNot all cou
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Mr Norman Flynn BA(ECON)(SUSSEX)MA(
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MSC INTERNATIONALMANAGEMENT (MIDDLE
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Dr Michael Charney BA(MICHIGAN-FLIN
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- Locating China I: China and Other
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CENTRE FORINTERNATIONAL STUDIESAND
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STRUCTURE AND REQUIREMENTSThe sched
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Ms Grace Koh BA(AMERICAN UNIV. PARI
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of undergraduate Korean language st
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The Department has long enjoyed ren
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function of human rights and humani
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MASTER OF LAWS (LLM)DURATIONOne cal
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- Justice, Reconciliation and Recon
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MA INTERNATIONAL ANDCOMPARATIVE LEG
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8) MA LAW, DEVELOPMENT ANDGLOBALISA
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ACADEMIC STAFF AND THEIR RESEARCH A
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STRUCTUREStudents attend the three
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This is a unique programme, in a po
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- Christianity and Social Change in
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MA GLOBAL MEDIAAND POSTNATIONALCOMM
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DEPARTMENT OFMUSICThe Department of
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- Music of East Africa- Pop Music a
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Professor Andrew R George BA PHD(BI
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STRUCTURECourses are taught in Engl
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DEPARTMENT OFPOLITICS ANDINTERNATIO
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to make a student eligible for admi
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- Islam in South Asia- Japanese Mod
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DEPARTMENT OFSOUTH ASIANUMBER OF ST
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most appropriate level of study. Pa
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MA LANGUAGES ANDLITERATURES OF SOUT
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STUDENTS MAY TAKE ONE LANGUAGE FROM
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Indian Religions- Texts and Context
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- Media in Africa- Media and Perfor
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OPTIONAL COURSESStudents must choos
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MA JAPANESE STUDIESDEPARTMENTJapan
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and seminars, and in addition stude
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encouragement is given to students
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163DISTANCE LEARNING DEGREES
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on the professional aspirations of
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challenges in this field; and to de
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169COMING TO SOAS
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Please be advised that, in common w
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SCHOOL POLICIES173ADMISSIONS POLICY
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the outcome of the application is b
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are not awarded more than once to a
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for which awards are tenable. Furth
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183MMus and other MA degrees £1,95
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TERM DATES AND OPEN DAYS1852008-200
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OTHER USEFUL CONTACTS187KING’S CO
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A-Z OF POSTGRADUATEDEGREES AND DIPL
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INDEX191Academic resources 16Accomm
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