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28LIVING IN LONDONLIVING IN LONDONLondon is one of the world’s great capitalsand, wherever you come from, spending a fewyears in the metropolis will be one of the mostexciting experiences of your life. The city attractsmillions of visitors each year, drawn to its wealthof galleries, theatres and museums, palaces,parks and squares, restaurants and shops, notto mention famous and familiar landmarks likeBig Ben, the red bus, the black cab, the redphone booth and the Tower of London. It offersstudents an unparalleled environment in whichto live and study, being a centre for governmentand law, Europe’s leading financial market, astyle-setting centre of multi-cultural life andintellectual hub.SOAS is in the centre of London, in a peacefularea known as Bloomsbury, which houses manyUniversity of London colleges and facilities.The West End and the City of London are withina two-mile radius. You can walk to the BritishMuseum, the British Library, the National Gallery,Trafalgar Square, and Buckingham Palace, takingin a coffee in Soho and a bit of shopping in CoventGarden or Oxford Street. Further afield youwill find the museums of South Kensington orthe galleries and theatres of the South bank andLondon’s famous new landmark, the London Eye.‘Cosmopolitan’ does not do justice to the varietyof cuisine available, and the range of theatres(West End and fringe), cinema, music, clubs,pubs and academic and cultural events on offeris probably without equal anywhere in the world.COST OF LIVINGThe benefits of living and studying in London areobvious but what about the cost? That dependson what sort of lifestyle you want. London can beexpensive but there are cafés where you can eat forunder £5, most museums and galleries are free,and many places offer discounts for students.Our very general estimate of living costs in London(based on University of London estimates) is £1,000per month. This excludes tuition fees. It is possibleto live on less but what is recommended ensuresa reasonable standard of living. When you arriveat the School you will receive information fromthe Students’ Union (SU) about places to visit andwhat special offers and discounts are available.SOCIAL LIFEThere is a wealth of social facilities in and aroundLondon. In addition, the SOAS Students’ Union(SU) and the University of London Union (ULU)organise events and activities throughout the year.The SU at Russell Square runs a very popularbar with regular evening events – including livebands, discos and cultural evenings. The commonroom at Vernon Square hosts regular screeningsof films from around the world. Regular eventsalso include performances by SOAS musicstudents, and debates and talks on nationaland international politics.The SU facilitates more than 30 different studentsocieties and sports teams (see panel opposite),and it is easy for students to set up new ones.The SU also organises trips to other parts of theUK. The SU handbook, which contains detailsof the Fresher’s orientation programme, is sent toall new students in August. For more informationsee www.soasunion.orgSOAS students are also served by the facilitiesof the University of London Union (ULU),located around the corner from the RussellSquare campus on Malet Street. SOAS studentsare automatically members of ULU, which housesa range of services including bars and cafés, alive music venue, comprehensive multi-gym,and an international size swimming pool. Shopsinclude a student travel agency, stationery store,photocopying facilities, an optician, and sportswear. The Union provides a central meeting placefor all students in London. A weekly book fair isorganised every Friday where second-hand booksand remainders are sold at discount prices.There are more than 100 societies and sportsclubs catering for every conceivable interest, andinformation about these is published in LondonStudent, the union’s own newspaper which ispublished at regular intervals.For more information email: general@ulu.ucl.ac.ukor visit the website at www.ulu.co.ukRight: SOAS offers a friendly, multicultural andstimulating environment right in the buzzing heartof London
SOAS STUDENT SOCIETIES29• ABACUS• Action for NorthernUganda• Africa Society• African & CaribbeanSociety• Airenjuku Dojo• Ale Appreciation• Amnesty International• Anime Society• Arabic Society• Art Society• ASEANs in SOAS• Assyria Society• Bangladesh Society• Bhakti Yoga• Campaign For HumanRights in the Philippines• Capoeira Society• Catholic Society• Chinese Cultural Society• Choy Li Fut• Christian Union• Climbing &Mountaineering Club• Cricket Society• Dance Society• Debating Society• Drama Society• Falun Dafa• Film Society• Friends of Africa• Giant BLT• Green Group• Hong Kong Film• Investment BankingSociety• Israel Society• Japan Society• Japanese SankyokuSociety• Jewish Society• Jiu Jitsu• Korean Society• Latin America Society• Law Society• Liberal DemocratSociety• Meditation and Music• Men’s Basketball• Men’s Football• Mixed Martial ArtsSociety• Mongolian Society• Myanmar/BurmaSociety• Natural RemediesSociety• Open Mind Society• Pakistan Society• Palestine Society• Peaceful Aloud• Pencak Silat• Polish Society• Politics• Port & Stilton• Pro-Evolution Society• Radio Society• Respect• Rinse Out ClubbingSociety• Rock Society• Salam Society• Sanatan Society(Hindu Society)• Shorinji Kempo• Ski and Snowboarding• Socialist Worker StudentSociety (SWSS)• SOAS Detainee SupportGroup• SOAS Kali Society• SOAS Ladies TouchRugby• SOAS LanguageExchange• SOAS Medsin• SOAS Model UnitedNations• SOAS Runners Club• SOAS SIS• SOAS Snooker & Pool• SOAS Taiwanese Society• SOAS Tennis• SOAS Warriors RFC• Soo Bahk Do• South Asia Society• STAR• Taikwando• Thai Boxing• Thai Society• Turkish Society• Urdu Society• War On Want• Women’s Society• Women’s Basketball• Women’s Football• Yoga at SOASLIVING IN LONDON
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Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS2 LIFE AND STUDY AT SOAS4 A
Page 5 and 6: 3LIFE AND STUDY AT SOAS
Page 7 and 8: LOCATION5SOAS is based in the heart
Page 9 and 10: POSTGRADUATE STUDY AT SOAS7EXCELLEN
Page 11 and 12: FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCEST
Page 13 and 14: degree from a UK university, or equ
Page 15 and 16: Applications will also be judged on
Page 17 and 18: DISTANCE LEARNINGSOAS runs an extre
Page 19 and 20: 17SOAS’s well-stocked library she
Page 21 and 22: FACULTY AND DEPARTMENTAL CENTRES19F
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Page 25 and 26: CENTRE OF CONTEMPORARY CENTRALASIA
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Page 29: STUDENTS’ UNIONAll SOAS students
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Page 37 and 38: additional support, according to th
Page 39 and 40: 37• Welfare sessions (student sup
Page 41 and 42: 39ON-CAMPUS DEGREES
Page 43 and 44: Dr Tanya Kai Easton BA(GETTYSBURG)
Page 45 and 46: SOME RECENT RESEARCH THESESNigel El
Page 47 and 48: The dissertation (approximately 10,
Page 49 and 50: - Intellectual Property Rights and
Page 51 and 52: The degree is suitable for students
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Page 61 and 62: DEPARTMENT OFCHINA AND INNER ASIATh
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Page 67 and 68: MSC DEVELOPMENT STUDIESMSC DEVELOPM
Page 69 and 70: DEPARTMENT OFECONOMICSThe Departmen
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Page 73 and 74: MSC ECONOMICS PROGRAMMESNot all cou
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Page 79 and 80: 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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- Buddhist Scriptures: Mahåyåna a
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• Those coming out of particular
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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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centric space in which comparative
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OPTIONAL COURSESStudents must choos
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MA JAPANESE STUDIESDEPARTMENTJapan
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MA KOREAN STUDIESDEPARTMENTJapan an
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- Politics and Society of the Middl
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and seminars, and in addition stude
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encouragement is given to students
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Language- Taiwanese (Hokkien)- Basi
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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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www.marshallscholarship.org or writ
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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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