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Programmepostgraduate Open Evening 11 June 2015 Programme Postgraduate Open Evening 11 June 2015 On behalf of all of SOAS’ staf and students Welcome it is my pleasure to welcome you to our Open Evening. We hope this event gives you the opportunity to find out more about our course programmes, meet our staf and most importantly soak up SOAS’ unique and exciting atmosphere. SOAS, University of London is the only Higher Education institution in Europe specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East. Our world-class research and teaching expertise in politics, law, culture and society equips people for a global economy and multicultural society. This programme details the events and activities taking place throughout the evening including times and locations. If you require any information or assistance please do not hesitate to ask one of our Student Ambassadors. Please ensure that you register on arrival at the Brunei Gallery reception. I hope you enjoy your evening and am delighted to welcome you on behalf of the SOAS community. Professor Paul Webley, CBE Director Programme All departments will have either a stall or AFRICA a talk, with many departments ofering Stall 18:00–20:00 Djam Lecture Theatre Lutz Marten both activities at the open evening. This MA African Literature programme is organised alphabetically MA African Studies by Department or Centre. Any other talks The Department for the Languages and Cultures of Africa houses a large will be listed at the end of the programme. concentration of scholars researching and teaching African languages, literature and film of sub-Saharan Africa. This collective expertise gives If you cannot find the activity related to SOAS a world-class capacity for teaching and research in the area. your course of interest on the programme, please ask a student ambassador. ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY Talk 17:35–18:15 Room B202 Stall 17:30–20:00 Brunei Suite David Mosse and Jacob Klein REGISTRATION MA Anthropological Research Methods 16:30 onwards Brunei Gallery Reception MA Anthropology of Food You must register your attendance in the Brunei MA Anthropology of Media Gallery Reception area on arrival on campus. MA Anthropology of Travel, Tourism, and Pilgrimage MA Medical Anthropology WELCOME TALK MA Social Anthropology 17:00 Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre MA Social Anthropology of Development On arrival, you will attend a 20-minute welcome The Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS is one of the talk which will give you a flavour of the School and largest departments of Anthropology in the country. What makes it special inform you of any additions to the programme. is that it ofers a first-class grounding in contemporary anthropology and We strongly recommend that you attend this social theory along with extensive regional expertise in the regions of Asia, introductory talk. Africa and the Middle East. CAMPUS TOURS CULTURAL, LITERARY AND POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES (CCLPS) Campus tours will leave every half an hour from Stall 17:30–20:00 Djam Lecture Theatre outside the Brunei building front entrance. The Karima Laachir campus tour will show you the key areas of the MA Comparative Literature (Africa / Asia) university including the library, the SU, the Refectory MA Cultural Studies and the Faculty ofces. You will be invited to book MA Postcolonial Studies on a tour when you arrive. The SOAS Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies (CCLPS) exists to promote the disciplines of Comparative Literature, Cultural MASTERS AND RESEARCH ADMISSIONS Studies and Postcolonial Studies in relation to Africa, Asia and the Staf from our Masters and Research Admissions Middle East. teams will be available to answer your questions throughout the evening in the Brunei Suite. DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Talk 17:35–18:15 Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre CAREERS SERVICES Stall 17:30–20:00 Brunei Suite Interested in exploring options related to your Laura Hammond Masters degree? Need help in planning the next MSc Development Studies steps in your career once you graduate? Would you MSc Development Studies with Special Reference to Central Asia like to meet with employers and alumni working MSc Environment, Politics and Development in your preferred sector? The Careers Service can MSc Globalisation and Development help you with all of the above and more! Whilst MSc Labour, Social Movements and Development studying at SOAS, our team will help you with MSc Migration Mobility and Development interview preparation, assist you in developing MSc Research for International Development your employability skills, organise events with key MSc Violence, Conflict and Development employers in your field of study and will give you the Development Studies is a large and popular area of study. It addresses resources to educate and inspire you to reach your the major issues and challenges facing the global community in relation career goals. Join the Careers tour at 18:00, 18:30, to international development today, including fundamental social 19:00 and 19:30 by signing up at the Tours stall in and economic change, the factors that keep people poor, and the the Brunei Suite. international, national and local eforts to reduce poverty and vulnerability in the developing world. BRUNEI GALLERY EXHIBITIONS The Gallery’s aim is to present and promote cultures ECONOMICS from Asia, Africa and the Middle East and to be a Talk 18:25–19:05 Room B201 student resource and public facility. The Gallery Massoud Karshenas will be open till 20:00 with free access to the two Stall 17:30–20:00 Brunei Suite current Exhibitions: ‘The Tent Makers of Islamic Massoud Karshenas Cairo’ and ‘Art of Integration’. MSc Development Economics MSc Economics with reference to Africa DOCTORAL SCHOOL MSc Economics with reference to Environment and Development The Doctoral School is a University-wide structure MSc Economics with reference to South Asia supporting student admissions, student research, MSc Economics with reference to the Asia Pacific Region research examinations and careers training for MSc Economics with reference to the Middle East academia and industry across all three Faculties, MSc Finance and Development ofering a comprehensive programme of research MSc Global Economic Governance and Policy (subject to final approval) training and skills development. Join our visit to the MSc Political Economy of Development department at 18:00 to find out more. Please sign MSc Research for International Development up at the stall in the Brunei Suite. The Department for Economics is one of the country’s leading departments specialising in the economics of development and growth in poor countries. It is unusual not only by encouraging its students to assess mainstream theory critically, but also exposing students to radical thinkers such as Marx, Keynes and Kalecki. This blend of the orthodox and the heterodox makes the Department one of the most stimulating places in the world in which to learn economics. FILM STUDIES INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND DIPLOMACY (CISD) Stall 17:30–20:00 Djam Lecture Theatre Talk 18:25–19:05 Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre Isolde Standish Stall 17:30–20:00 Brunei Suite MA in Global Cinemas and the Transcultural Dan Plesch The SOAS Centre for Film Studies promotes the disciplines of Film Studies MA/PGDip International Studies and Diplomacy in relation to Africa, Asia and the Near and Middle East. MA Globalisation and Multinational Corporations MA Global Diplomacy FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy Talk 17:35–18:15 Room B204 Through varied degree programmes and course oferings, as well a Stall 17:30–20:00 Brunei Suite range of extra-curricular activities, the Centre’s aim is to deliver cross- Christine Oughton disciplinary teaching and learning that combines an understanding of key Taught Masters Degrees concepts, theories and debates with efective practical skills training. MSc Finance and Financial Law MSc International Management (China) JAPAN AND KOREA MSc International Management (Japan) Stall 17:30–20:00 Djam Lecture Theatre MSc International Management (Middle East and North Africa) Anders Karlson The Department of Financial and Management ofers on campus MSc MA Applied Japanese Linguistics programmes in International Management, Finance and Financial Law. MA Japanese Literature MA Japanese Studies GENDER STUDIES MA Korean Literature Talk 17:35–18:15 Room G3 MA Korean Studies Stall 17:30–20:00 Brunei Suite MA ... and Intensive Language (Japanese) Ellie Higgs and Sabiha Allouch MA ... and Intensive Language (Korean) MA Gender Studies The department of Japan and Korea welcomes students who are keen MA Gender Studies and Sexuality to study Japan and Korea in depth. We ofer excellent language training, MA Gender and Law as well as a wide range of courses on culture and society, including SOAS’ MA in Gender Studies is unique in that it refocuses issues of Western literature, linguistics, history, film/television and popular culture, within the Gender Studies on the complex specificities of Asia, Africa and the Middle Department, and more subjects in other departments at SOAS. East. Drawing on the expertise of staf across all SOAS faculties, it ofers the specialised study of gender in relation to Asian, African and Middle LAW Eastern cultures, together with rigorous training in and questioning of Talk 19:15–19:55 Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre contemporary gender theory. Stall 17:30–20:00 Brunei Suite Kevin Heller HISTORY LLM Law (all related programmes) Stall 17:30–20:00 Brunei Suite MA Law (all related programmes) Christopher Gerteis We ofer a truly international experience, with students from every MA History continent studying English Law alongside Comparative, Regional and MA Historical Research Methods International Law. SOAS law graduates are highly sought after by some History at SOAS ofers a unique range of opportunities. Although many of the world’s leading Law firms, NGOs such as Amnesty International, UK history departments have some courses relating to Africa, Asia and the governments and international bodies such as the UN.
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