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Global Cinemas and the Transcultural – (M.A.)
School of Oriental and African Studies
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
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| Application Deadline: | June 30 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 6,885 - ≈ € 15,134 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The MA in Global Cinemas and the Transcultural offers students the unique opportunity to study in-depth regional cinemas outside the now standard research topographies, both geographical and theoretical, of mainstream cinema studies, so opening up avenues for advanced research in areas and methodologies as yet untapped. Alternatively, it provides an avenue of study for those simply wishing to obtain a post-graduate qualification in Cinema Studies without being confined to a European- and/or American-centric world-view.
The degree is designed around a compulsory core course, Cinema, Nation and the Transcultural, that simultaneously challenges existing critical paradigms defining 'national cinema' in the simplistic terms of geographical zones of production and reception, while offering alternative methodological approaches to the study of cinema within the local/global, inter-cultural contexts of the post-modern world. The elective elements of the degree allow students the opportunity to specialize in one or more of the many regional cinemas on offer in the School: Japanese, Chinese (mainland, Hong Kong & Taiwanese), mainland and maritime South East Asian, Indian, Iranian, Middle Eastern and African). It also enables students to combine specialist film studies knowledge with a minor course in an Asian or African language or to advance their social and cultural knowledge of a given region through an ethnographic course. Alternatively, through our links with Birkbeck College, students may choose from a selection of elective courses to further develop cross-cultural perspectives in an east/west framework.
Contents
Each student takes 4 units in total: the Compulsory Course (1 unit), the Dissertation (1 unit), one unit from list 3 and one further unit of options of their choice.
1. Compulsory Core Course
- Cinema, Nation and the Transcultural - 15PMSC001 (1 Unit) - Full Year
2. Dissertation in Global Cinemas and the Transcultural
- Dissertation in Media Studies - 15PMSC999 (1 Unit) - Full Year
3. Compulsory courses in Cinemas of Asia and Africa
Each student is also required to take at least ONE course (comprising either one whole course or two half courses) in Cinemas of Asia and Africa from section two below.
- Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant-Garde - 15PMSH001 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
- (Post) Colonialism and Otherness in South East Asia on Screen - 15PSEH010 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
- Post-crisis Thai Cinema (1997-2007) - 15PSEH008 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
- Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film - 15PSEH011 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
- Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context - 15PSAH001 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Indian Cinema: Key Issues - 15PSAH002 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Iranian Cinema - 15PMSH010 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Arab Cinemas - 15PMSH013 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
- Aspects of African film and video 1 - 15PAFH006 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Film and Society in the Middle East - 15PNMC230 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Issues in the Anthropology of Film - 15PANH022 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
- Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA) - 15PCHH001 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese Diaspora - 15PCHH002 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
- Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli - 15PMSH017 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
4. Optional Courses:
Students may take up to one full course or equivalent from the following list:
Other Courses in the Centre for Media and Film Studies
- Rethinking Audiences - 15PMSH011 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
- Studies in Global Media and Post-National Communication - 15PMSH007 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Theoretical Issues in Media and Cultural Studies - 15PMSH005 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
Courses in Social Anthropology
- Culture and Society of China - 15PANC089 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of East Africa - 15PANC084 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of Japan - 15PANC086 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of South Asia - 15PANC087 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of South East Asia - 15PANC088 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of West Africa - 15PANC083 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East - 15PANC097 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Media Production Skills - 15PANH050 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
Courses in South Asian Studies
- Modern Bengal: the Evolution of Bengali Culture and Society from 1690 to the Present Day (MA) - 15PSAC289 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Courses from the following MA programmes offered by affiliated colleges in the University of London
MA in the History of Film and Visual Media (Birkbeck College); MA Film Studies (Queen Mary); MA Screen Studies (Goldsmiths College); MA Contemporary Cinema Cultures (Kings College); MA Film Studies (UCL)
NOTE:
SOAS students may take up to one half unit (0.5) course in each term from the list below – if choosing two 0.5 courses they must be at different colleges)
Birkbeck
Living Apart Together: British Film and Television, 1960-82 (Term 2); Contemporary American Cinema (Term 1); European Cinema at the Crossroads: Post-war directions (Term 1); Melodrama: Hollywood and World Cinema (Term 1); Avant-Garde Film and Video (Term 2) When Old Media Were New: Exploring the origins of audiovisual media culture (Term 2) Queen Mary Comedies of Desire History, Fiction, Memory in French Cinema Hollywood and the 2 nd World War Paris on the Screen Sighting Gender and sexuality in Latin American Cinema Soviet Montage Cinema
Goldsmiths
Cinema and Society; Explorations in World Cinema; First Film
Kings College
Exploitation Cinema; Media Aesthetics; Thinking Cinema with Emmanuel Levinas: Theory, Philosophy, Ethics; Contemporary French Cinema; 1990-2005: From Heritage Productions to the ‘New Extremism'; London Film Culture; Traditions of Post-War and Contemporary British Cinema
UCL
Cinema / Modernity / Government; Documentary Cinema; The French New Wave; The Latin American Cinematic Tradition; Spanish Cinema
Language course (subject to availability)
One Language Acquisition course taught at SOAS (list available from the Faculty of Languages and Cultures)
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
Applicants should have a first or good second class honours bachelors degree from a UK university, or equivalent, in a subject appropriate to that of the programme to be followed. As an approximate comparison, an equivalent BA from a US university would have a Grade Point Average of either 3.3 or 3.5 depending on the awarding university. If an applicant does not have a bachelors degree in an appropriate field s/he may be required to complete a qualifying year or a one year diploma before entering the masters programme. Relevant work experience may also be taken into consideration. Individual courses may have specific entry requirements, so you are advised to consult the postgraduate prospectus for further information.
English language requirements
In order to ensure that SOAS students have a sufficient standard of English to study effectively, we require overseas students to submit evidence, during the application process, of their current level of proficiency.
Score for Unconditional Entry
- IELTS: Overall 7+ with at least 7 in all sub scores
- TOEFL: iBT105+ with at least 25 in all sub scores
- Pearson Test of English - Academic: Score of 75 or above with at least 70 in all sub scores
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 105 |
Funding details
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