Prospective Students

The MSc in African Studies is a three-term, nine-month course designed both as a stand-alone interdisciplinary introduction to current debates about Africa, and as a preparation for doctoral research on Africa. This advanced degree programme provides an excellent foundation for those who wish to expand their knowledge of African Studies, prior to working for NGOs, the civil service, international organizations, and the media, or in other professional capacities.

There are four components to the MSc degree in African Studies:

The MSc in Modern Japanese Studies is a twelve month masters programme that provides students with a combination of courses about Japan, mainly the social sciences, an intensive language programme and a research methods course. It culminates with a 10,000 word dissertation submitted by 1st September.

Native speakers of Japanese or those with native speaker competence are also encouraged to apply for a place on the programme.

It is taught by full time members of the Nissan and Oriental Institutes and all the courses are designed for masters level students.

This is a nine-month programme which spans three academic terms.

This programme is available to candidates who have had some years' experience of working in the public or private sector in Latin America. The programme is designed to allow students to reflect on their experience, and to put their research into a comparative and theoretical perspective.

The MSc in Russian and East European Studies is a 9 month programme for graduates who are interested in gaining a deeper knowledge and understanding of Russia and Eastern Europe through the study of the region across a range of disciplines including history, economics, politics, international relations, society and culture.

Students will take 3 core courses:

The MSc in Contemporary India is a pioneering degree; it is the first interdisciplinary post graduate degree to take contemporary India as its focus.  It examines India as an emerging global power, and seeks to understand both India’s achievements and its persistent problems. We probe the connections between the country’s democratic and developmental successes and failures. To ensure a multi-dimensional and critical enquiry into the contradictory features of contemporary India, we approach our study from a number of disciplinary and analytical perspectives, through six compulsory modules.