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Study Abroad/JYA at SOAS

Law and Social Sciences Undergraduate Courses

Courses that run across the full year are available to all visiting students - whether at SOAS for the full year, term 1 only or terms 2&3 only
Department of Development Studies
Course TitleLevel
(1,2 or 3)
Taught inCourse Code
Development and Conflict2/3term 1151 010 041
Development Conditions and Experience1across the full year151 010 001
Food Securities and Livelihoods3term 1151 010 042
Governance and Development2/3term 2151 010 040
Introduction to Global Forced Migration Studies2/3across the full year151 010 020
Issues in Borders and Development3term 2151 010 028
Issues in Gender and Development3term 2151 010 021
Issues in Industrial Globalisation and Development3term 1151 010 032
Issues of the Working Poor and Development3term 2151 010 037
Land, Natural Resources, Development and Environmental Change2/3term 2151 010 039
Non-Governmental Organisations, Development and Change2/3term 2151 010 034
Security (BA)3term 1151 010 035
Themes in Contemporary Development: Civil Society and Social Movements3term 1151 010 024
Theory and Evidence in Contemporary Development2across the full year151 010 022
'Tigers' and 'Dragons': East Asian Development Revisited3term 1151 010 033
Department of Economics
Course TitleLevel
(1,2 or 3)
Taught inCourse Code
Advanced Economic Analysis3across the full year153 400 108
Banking and Finance in Economic Development2across the full year153 400 100
Comparative Growth in Asia and Africa1across the full year153 400 102
Econometrics2across the full year (not available to terms 2&3 only students)153 400 103
Economic Development of Africa3across the full year153 400 101
Economic Development of Japan since 18683across the full year153 400 013
Economic Development of Modern China3across the full year153 400 025
Economic Development of South Asia3across the full year153 400 011
Economic Development of the Modern Middle East3across the full year153 400 031
Economic Development of South East Asia3across the full year153 400 012
Economics of Developing Countries (I)2across the full year153 400 032
Economics of Developing Countries (II)3across the full year153 400 109
Foreign Trade and Development2across the full year153 400 106
Intermediate Economic Analysis2across the full year153 400 107
Introduction to Economic Analysis1across the full year153 400 003
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Economists1across the full year (only available to full year students)153 400 120
Quantitative Methods for Economists 1/2across the full year (only available to full year students)153 400 121
Department of Financial & Management Studies
Course TitleLevel
(1,2 or 3)
Taught inCourse Code
Contemporary Issues in the Chinese Economy3term 1151 030 014
Corporate Finance and Financial Accounting2term 2151 030 006
Corporate Governance3term 2151 030 017
Finance in China3term 1151 030 013
Financial Strategy3term 1151 030 012
International Business Strategy2term 1151 030 008
International Human Resource Management3term 1151 030 018
International Marketing 1: the Environment2term 1151 030 010
International Marketing 2: Global Markets3term 2151 030 015
Introduction to Accounting1term 1151 030 001
Management in Japan and Korea: Domestic and International Developments1across the full year151 030 023
Management in the Middle East and North Africa: Domestic and International Developments1across the full year151 030 024
Management in China: Domestic and International Developments1across the full year151 030 003
Managerial Accounting2term 1151 030 007
Managerial Economics2term 2151 030 009
Principles and Management of Marketing1term 1151 030 004
Qualitative and Case Study Research2term 2151 030 011
Quantitative and Analytical Techniques for Managers1term 2151 030 005
Understanding Company Accounts and Reports1term 2151 030 002
Department of Law
Course TitleLevel
(1,2 or 3)
Taught inCourse Code
Chinese Law2across the full year155 200 055
European Human Rights Law/ EU Law2across the full year155 200 051
Islamic Law2across the full year155 200 037
Labour Law3across the full year (only available to full year or term 1 only students)155 200 056
Law and Development3across the full year155 200 030
Law and Society in Africa2across the full year155 200 033
Law and Society in South Asia2across the full year155 200 032
Law of Obligations I1across the full year155 200 004
Law, Multiculturalism and Intercultural Human Rights3across the full year155 200 040
Legal Systems of Asia and Africa1across the full year155 200 029
Department of Political Studies
Course TitleLevel
(1,2 or 3)
Taught inCourse Code
Comparative and International Politics1across the full year153 400 063
Comparative Political Sociology of Africa and Asia2/3across the full year153 400 067
Government and Politics of China2/3across the full year153 400 071
Government and Politics of South Asia2/3across the full year153 400 020
Government and Politics of the Middle East2/3across the full year153 400 060
Identity in International Relations2/3term 1153 400 073
International Politics2/3across the full year153 400 014
Islam and Democracy3across the full year (only available to full year or term 1 only students)153 100 065
Nationalism, Ethnicity and State in Asia and Africa2/3across the full year153 400 057
Political Theory2/3across the full year153 400 054
Politics of Culture3term 1153 400 075
Politics of Gender3term 2153 400 074
Politics of Development2/3across the full year153 400 042
South East Asian Government and Politics2/3across the full year153 400 022
States, People and Power in Asia and Africa1across the full year153 400 056
Taiwan's Political and Economic Development2/3across the full year153 400 072
The International Organisation of World Politics3term 2153 400 068
The State and Politics in Africa2/3across the full year153 400 064