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SOAS, University of London, MA, African Literature

 United Kingdom

 

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This programme enables students to engage critically with varied aspects of oral and written literatures in Africa; its core course provides theoretical and methodological skills while its other sections focus on specific areas such as African Language literatures and contemporary African literature in English; a major component is a compulsory 10,000 word dissertation, which allows students to carry out a substantial piece of independent academic work on a selected topic.

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SOAS is based in the heart of London, and the capital's rich cultural and social life is literally on its doorstep. It has excellent travel connections with bus, underground and train within easy access. The Bloomsbury campus is an intellectual centre well known to tourists and academics while Vernon Square is close to many of Islington's boutiques and restaurants.