Specialist art short courses
About
These courses, offered as part of the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art programme, are open to all and aimed at students from a wide variety of backgrounds seeking to broaden their knowledge of specialised areas of Asian art.
Short courses are ideal for those who do not have the opportunity to attend our full-time programme. They also serve as a taster to our longer, more immersive modules. The courses enable us to specialise in specific areas which are not covered in depth within the Postgraduate Diploma modules.
In person specialist art courses explore a single topic over an intensive four-day programme, including lectures by leading experts. Where appropriate we also include practising artists, musicians and object-study sessions. Online specialist art courses offer eight weekly lectures by leading experts from academia, museums and the art market. Lectures are followed by in-depth discussions moderated by the course convenor.
We are thrilled to offer a combination of weekly, online short courses as well as 4-day, in-person courses, including:
Schedule
Course Dates | Course Title |
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18 Oct-6 Dec 2024 | Istanbul in the 16th Century (online) |
4–7 Nov 2024 | Silks, Spices, Merchants and Slaves: Trade and Transmission Across Land and Maritime Routes (500 - 1200) |
31 Jan–21 Mar 2025 | Edo to Tokyo (19th - 20th century) (online) |
10–13 Feb 2025 | 17th Century Chinese Porcelain for the Domestic and Export Markets |
Before registering for any of our Specialist Art Short Courses, please be sure to read our terms and conditions.
Registration terms and conditions
Full-time modules
You may also be interested in our full-time modules, as part of the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art:
Date | Course |
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22 Apr – 10 Jul 2024 | Arts of Southeast Asia (biennially) |
22 Apr – 10 Jul 2024 | Arts of the Islamic World (biennially) |
30 Sep – 18 Dec 2024 | Arts of India (runs annually) |
30 Sep – 18 Dec 2024 | Asia's Art Histories (online) (annually) |
6 Jan – 26 Mar 2025 | Arts of China (runs annually) |
6 Jan – 26 Mar 2025 | Curating Asian Art (online) (annually) |
21 Apr – 9 Jul 2025 | Arts of Japan & Korea (biennially) |
21 Apr – 9 Jul 2025 | Arts of the Buddhist World (biennially) |
21 Apr – 9 Jul 2025 | Arts of Southeast Asia (online) (biennially) |
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