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African Studies

Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
MA On-Campus Full-time 1 - years September £7650 per year £16380 per year
MA On-Campus Part-time 2 - years September £3825 per year find out

About African Studies, MA - at University of Birmingham

The MA African Studies is a multidisciplinary programme focusing on contemporary Africa. It provides you with an understanding of major social, cultural, political and economic developments in Africa and the Diaspora. It also enables you to develop your critical and analytical powers in relation to current events in Africa, as well as your ability to approach contemporary African issues from interdisciplinary standpoints.

The programme provides you with the research training necessary to undertake a broad-based, multidisciplinary study of contemporary Africa. It enhances your ability to prepare and present to an audience material you have researched. To achieve Diploma level, you will need to complete six taught modules. MA students will need to complete six taught modules plus a 15,000-word dissertation.


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