MA History of Art and Archaeology
SOAS University of London
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The MA History of Art and Archaeology programme is a unique opportunity to study the History of Art and Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Your extensive choice of modules will allow you to shape the degree around the areas that interest you most – you can either focus on a region or experience a broad range of themes. Students explore a wide range of arts and material culture, from Islamic art to African diasporic art, contemporary Korean ceramics and South East Asian Buddhist ...Read more

The MA History of Art and Archaeology programme is a unique opportunity to study the History of Art and Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Your extensive choice of modules will allow you to shape the degree around the areas that interest you most – you can either focus on a region or experience a broad range of themes. Students explore a wide range of arts and material culture, from Islamic art to African diasporic art, contemporary Korean ceramics and South East Asian Buddhist monuments, exploring their specificity and the links between them, in historical and contemporary periods. Modules include field-trips, museum and storage visits, talks by curators, artists and other practitioners.You will consider theoretical and methodological questions and are invited to question the relevance of the disciplinary distinction between History of Art and Archaeology to the study of the non-Western world. Courses cover a time period spanning from antiquity to present-day, contemporary art.

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62nd
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Yitao
15 Oct 24

SOAS has a unique atmosphere. Yes, it is a typical small university tucked away in central London. Yes, it is niche as many courses are specialised for particular fields and..Read more

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Natasja
02 Nov 23

My teachers and lecturers are super enthusiastic and engaging, the academic support for languages is really good. However the admin is terrible..Read more

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Entry requirements

We will consider all applications with 2:2 (or international equivalent) or higher. In addition to degree classification we take into account other elements of the application such as supporting statement. References are optional, but can help build a stronger application if you fall below the 2:2 requirement or have non-traditional qualifications.

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£12,965 per year

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Accommodation Fee- Wood Green Hall Single room £168 Per week

£25,320 per year

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Accommodation Fee- Wood Green Hall Single room £168 Per week

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Yitao
15 Oct 24
PhD in History of Art and/or Archaeology
SOAS has a unique atmosphere. Yes, it is a typical small university tucked away in central London. Yes, it is niche as many courses are specialised for particular fields and...
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Natasja
02 Nov 23
Japanese and History of Art - BA (Hons)
My teachers and lecturers are super enthusiastic and engaging, the academic support for languages is really good. However the admin is terrible...
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SOAS University of London
SOAS University of London , Camden

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SOAS University of London
10 Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square Camden Greater London WC1H 0XG United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Goodge Street  0.1 miles away Nearest train station: Euston   0.4 miles away
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