Full Time Masters Degrees in African Society & Culture Studies

This programme combines development studies with an interdisciplinary focus on Africa. It is ideal for those who wish to pursue careers in international development, as well as students planning to pursue doctoral research on aspects of development in Africa. Read more

With a focus on contemporary Africa, this programme provides research training that will prepare you to undertake research in African Studies. Read more

The MRes African Studies degree is a research programme with some provision for taught modules. Read more

The MPhil in African Studies offers a taught course with a substantial research component and provides an excellent foundation for students wanting to develop their knowledge of Africa. Read more

from SOAS provides students with competency in language skills and intercultural awareness and understanding. Familiarity with the region will have been developed through a combination of the study of language, history, cinema, politics, economics or law. Read more

The course will aim to unite a global perspective with an applied context. As such modules will both investigate the underlying historical, cultural, and contemporary patterns of social change in broad terms but also seek to explain the consequences of these in specific case studies. Read more

The MA in Global Literature and Culture is a wide-ranging exploration of the cultural manifestations of colonial conquest, national identities, anti-colonial resistance and post-colonial struggles. Read more

On this unique programme you’ll study the historical and contemporary arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas. You’ll benefit from teaching that emphasises museum anthropology and material culture. Read more

at SOAS provides an unrivalled programme of advanced modules on Africa - one of the world’s most fascinating and challenging regions. Read more

programme combines training of practical translation skills and/or cultural mediation with teaching of translation theories and methods. Read more

The master’s in African Studies at Leiden University is an advanced area studies qualification that combines world-class scholarship with practice-based learning. Read more

The research master's in African Studies at Leiden University is unique in continental Europe for the interdisciplinary range of subjects offered and the long-term fieldwork in Africa. Read more

Our MA Modern and Contemporary Literature master's course offers an opportunity to become part of an exciting, intellectual group of researchers working in 20th and 21st century literature, culture and theory. Read more

The Department of African Studies and Anthropology has an international reputation as a centre of excellence in the study of Africa and its diasporas. Read more

is a two-year programme that will provide students with the opportunity to combine Masters’ level training with intensive study of an African language (Swahili) in order to acquire the skills necessary for future professional or research careers. Read more