Politics of the Middle East
| Award | Attendance | Study | Duration | Start | Domestic fees | International fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | On-Campus | Full-time, Part-time | 1 - 3 years | find out | £14270 per year | £23800 per year |
About Politics of the Middle East, MSc - at SOAS University of London
SOAS has been the leading institution for the study of the Middle East for decades and the Department of Politics is world-renowned for its scholars' combination of regional and disciplinary expertise.
The MSc Politics of the Middle East is further distinguished by the criticial perspective of its senior scholars and tutors and the cutting-edge modules on offer. The content balances historical and theoretical rigour with coverage of up-to-the-minute regional and global developments.
Students choose from modules covering the politics of resistance, religion, and solidarity, alongside urban politics, infrastructure, migration, artificial intelligence and human security.
The programme trains students in disciplinary approaches - political sociology, political economy, and international relations - while encouraging them to think and write across these disciplinary boundaries.
See Department of Politics and International Studies
Entry requirements
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Why study at SOAS University of London
- SOAS is in London, which is officially the best student city in the world - and has been for five years in a row (QS World Rankings 2024)
- There are 5,630 students on campus, from 135+ countries
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- One of 35 National Research Libraries in the UK. We have over 1.5 million volumes, periodicals and audio-visual materials in 400 languages, focusing on Asia, Africa and the Middle East
- 87% of research ranked 'world-leading or internationally excellent' (Research Excellence Framework 2021)