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| Application Deadline: | 12 March | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,183 - ≈ € 15,440 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Oxford / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 9 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The MSc in African Studies is a three-term, nine-month course. It is designed to serve both as a stand-alone introduction to important debates about Africa, and as a preparation year for subsequent doctoral research on Africa. We welcome applications from students who have had experience in developing countries, and applicants need not have specialist training. The programme provides an excellent foundation for those preparing to work for government, NGOs, the media, or in other professional pursuits that require an in-depth knowledge of Africa's political, economic and social processes.
Students who complete the degree to a sufficient standard can transfer to a doctoral programme in a disciplinary department, such as Politics and International Relations, History, Anthropology or Geography. There is at present no doctoral programme in any Area Studies centre at the University of Oxford. However, staff at the African Studies Centre supervise theses across a range of departments and students can therefore continue to work with the same supervisor. Students will be able to start their doctoral research over the summer following completion of their Master's.
Contents
There are four components to the MSc degree in African Studies:
o The Core Course on `Methodology, Ethics and Research Strategies´
o The Core Course on `Themes in African History and the Social Sciences´
o An Optional Paper
o A dissertation of 15,000 words.
The teaching on the MSc programme is built around the two Core Courses. The first Core Course examines research methodologies and strategies, including the politics of researching and writing on Africa, and is taught in Michaelmas Term. The second is a weekly lecture and seminar over two terms (Michaelmas and Hilary) covering key questions in African History and the Social Sciences, giving close attention to critical debates and current issues. The Core Courses form compulsory elements of the degree programme, and are open only to students taking the MSc in African Studies.
In addition to the two Core Courses, students take an Optional Paper on a particular theme and within a specific discipline. A wide selection of optional papers is available each year. Finally, students write a research dissertation of 15,000 words on a research topic of their choosing, which must include discussion of the comparative reading, historiography, or theory relevant to the dissertation. Supervision for this element of the programme runs through the year, the dissertation being submitted near to the end of Trinity Term. Students sit written examinations in the Core Courses and in their chosen Optional Paper in Trinity Term.
IELTS
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To be considered for admission to the MSc in African Studies, applicants must hold
* a very strong 2.1 or 1st class degree from a United Kingdom university,
* have achieved a GPA of 3.7 or above in the North America system,
* or possess equivalent qualifications.
A minimum of an upper second class degree or equivalent. English language test - IELTS 7.5 with at least 7.0 in each component TOEFL overall score of 630 with a test of written English score 5. Applicants who have taken the computer-based TOEFL test must achieve an overall score of 267 with an essay-writing score of 5.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
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