Africa and Black Diaspora and...
| Award | Attendance | Study | Duration | Start | Domestic fees | International fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | On-Campus | find out | find out | find out | £20350 per year | £9250 per year |
About Africa and Black Diaspora and..., BA - at SOAS University of London
This BA programme centres Africa, the African Diaspora and Black studies. Through critical engagement, it provides strong intellectual grounding that will enable students to situate and engage with Africa in the global stage by acquiring substantive knowledge of historical and topical issues that are related to the continent. Students will also get the opportunity to engage with their own understanding of contemporary themes including migration, colonialism, economic change, climate change and popular culture.
The BA Africa and Black Diaspora and... (combined degree) will enable students to negotiate with some of the key tensions in the study of Africa and its multiple diasporas. This programme is distinguished through its interdisciplinary and trans-regional approach. It engages with the diasporic worlds and connections between regions of Africa, the Black Atlantic, Black Pacific, Europe, Latin America and Caribbean.
Students will be able to combine their study of disciplines including Politics, Social Anthropology, Languages and Cultures, Economics and International Relations with Africa and Black Diaspora. They will be able to do meaningful projects, explore the regions of their interest through the optional summer or year abroad programmes and graduate as skilled and accountable global change makers.
Why study BA Africa and the Black Diaspora at SOAS
- You will take a course that is unique in the UK higher education space, one that is African-centric in its approach
- SOAS is ranked 1st in London in the Complete University Guide 2021 for Middle Eastern and African Studies, and 6th in the UK
- Modern Languages and Linguistics at SOAS has been ranked 10th in the UK in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
- We've also been ranked 4th for research environment - with 100% of our research ranked as 'internationally excellent' and 85% as 'world-leading' - and 8th for research outputs in the REF 2021
- You will gain in-depth understanding of one of the world's key regions, grounded in the study of one or more languages of the African continent
- You will have an opportunity to develop a holistic and integrated approach to the study of Africa through its languages and cultures
- You will gain specialist knowledge of the complexity of Africa and the Black Diaspora
Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
Entry requirements
Contact SOAS University of London to find course entry requirements.
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
- 2nd in the UK for international faculty (QS World Rankings 2024)
- Top 30 in the UK (The Times Good University Guide 2024)
- Top 40 in the UK for research quality Complete University Guide 2024)
- 6th in the UK for employment outcomes (QS World Rankings 2023)
- Top 100 in the world for addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals for Peace, Justice, Poverty and Gender Equality (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, 2023)
- 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)