Department of Development Studies

MSc Violence, Conflict & Development (Palestine Pathway) (2021 entry)

Select year of entry: 2021 2020

Overview

Applicants apply for the MSc Violence, Conflict and Development programme but can decide to follow the Palestine Pathway upon arrival by choosing the combination of modules required for this pathway (see Structure tab).

We welcome applications from those who have worked in a broad field of development and/or conflict, but also from students without relevant work experience who can demonstrate a strong interest in, and understanding of, development issues in Palestine.

Students taking the Palestine Pathway will develop a specialist understanding of Development Studies in the context of Palestine. Development and conflict issues in Palestine are a major focus of NGO and international organisations that work in the Middle East. SOAS' recognised strengths in this area, including the establishment of the Centre for Palestine Studies, makes this a unique and exciting opportunity for those interested in Palestine.

Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings

Start of programme: September intake only

Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time

Entry requirements

We will consider all applications with 2:ii (or international equivalent) or higher. In addition to degree classification we take into account other elements of the application including supporting statement and references.

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duration:: One calendar year (full-time). Two years(part-time, daytime only) We recommend that part-time students have between two and a half and three days free in the week to pursue their course of study.

Fees 2020/21

UK/EU fees:: £12,720

Overseas fees:: £21,750

Fees for 2020/21 entrants. This is a Band 3 fee. The fees are per academic year. Please note that fees go up each year. Further details can be found in the Fees and Funding tab on this page or in the Registry Postgraduate Tuition Fees page

Convenors

Professor Christopher Cramer Convenor

Structure

Students must take 180 credits per year comprised of 120 taught credits (including core, compulsory and optional modules) and a 60 credit dissertation.

Core modules: A core module is required for the degree programme, so must always be taken and passed before you move on to the next year of your programme.

Compulsory modules: A compulsory module is required for the degree programme, so must always be taken, and if necessary can be passed by re-taking it alongside the next year of your programme.

Optional modules: These are designed to help students design their own intellectual journey while maintaining a strong grasp of the fundamentals.

Dissertation

Module	Code	Credits	Term
Dissertation in Development Studies	15PDSC999	60	Full Year

Core Modules

Module	Code	Credits	Term
Political economy of violence, conflict and development	15PDSC003	30	Full Year

Compulsory Modules

Module	Code	Credits	Term
Critical Perspectives on Palestine Studies I: History and Politics	15PNMH006	15	Term 1
Critical Perspectives on Palestine Studies II: Culture and Society	15PNMH007	15	Term 2

Students also take ONE of the following:

Module	Code	Credits	Term
Political Economy of Development	15PDSC002	30	Full Year
Theory, policy and practice of development	15PDSC001	30	Full Year

Optional Modules

Choose module(s) to the total value of 30 credits from:

module(s) from the Development Studies list below to the value of 30 credits
open option modules to the value of 30 credits from another department
module from the Development Studies list below to the value of 15 credits
open option modules to the value of 15 credits from another department

List of modules (subject to availability)

Development Studies

Module	Code	Credits	Term
Agrarian Development, Food Policy and Rural Poverty	15PDSH026	15	Term 2
Aid and Development	15PDSH027	15	Term 2
Borders and Development	15PDSH023	15	Term 1
Development Practice	15PDSH013	15	Term 1
Environment, Governance and Development	15PDSH050	15	Term 2
Energy Transition, Nature, and Development in a Time of Climate Change	15PDSH048	15	Term 2
Fundamentals of research methods for Development Studies	15PDSH017	15	Term 1
Gender and Development	15PDSH010	15	Term 1
Global Commodity Chains, Production Networks and Informal Work	15PDSH024	15	Term 1
Global Health and Development	15PDSH051	15	Term 1
Migration and Policy	15PDSH029	15	Term 1
Problems of Development in the Middle East and North Africa	15PDSH019	15	Term 2
Labour, Activism and Global Development	15PDSH032	15	Term 2
Water and Development: Commodification, Ecology and Globalisation (Development Studies)	15PDSH049	15	Term 2
Water Justice: Rights, Access and Movements (Development Studies)	15PDSH041	15	Term 1

Programme Specification

MSc Violence, Conflict and Development (Palestine Pathway) Programme Specification (pdf; 248kb)

Important notice

The information on the programme page reflects the intended programme structure against the given academic session. If you are a current student you can find structure information on the previous year link at the top of the page or through your Department. Please read the important notice regarding changes to programmes and modules.

Teaching and Learning

Materials

SOAS Library is one of the world's most important academic libraries for the study of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, attracting scholars from all over the world. The Library houses over 1.2 million volumes, together with significant archival holdings, special collections and a growing network of electronic resources.

Teaching & Learning

Our teaching and learning approach is designed to support and encourage students in their own process of self-learning, and to develop their own ideas, responses and critique of international development practice and policy. We do this through a mixture of lectures, and more student-centred learning approaches (including tutorials and seminars). Teaching combines innovative use of audio-visual materials, practical exercises, group discussions, and weekly guided reading and discussions, as well as conventional lecturing.

In addition to the taught part of the masters programme, all students will write a 10,000 word dissertation. Students develop their research topic under the guidance and supervision of an academic member of the Department. Students are encouraged to explore a particular body of theory or an academic debate relevant to their programme through a focus on a particular region.

Contact Hours

All Masters programmes consist of 180 credits, made up of taught modules of 30 or 15 credits, taught over 10 or 20 weeks, and a dissertation of 60 credits. The programme structure shows which modules are compulsory and which optional.

As a rough guide, 1 credit equals approximately 10 hours of work. Most of this will be independent study, including reading and research, preparing coursework, revising for examinations and so on. It will also include class time, which may include lectures, seminars and other classes. Some subjects, such as learning a language, have more class time than others. At SOAS, most postgraduate modules have a one hour lecture and a one hour seminar every week, but this does vary.

More information is on the page for each module.

Fees and funding

Tuition Fees

Full details of postgraduate tuition fees can be found on the Registry's Postgraduate Tuition Fees page.

This is a Band 3 tuition fee.

Fees for 2020/21 entrants. The fees below are per academic year. Fees go up each year, therefore, your tuition fee in your second & subsequent years of study will be higher. Our continuing students, on the same degree programme, are protected from annual increases higher than 5%.

Full-time		Part-time 2 Years		Part-time 3 Years
UK/EU Students	Overseas Students	UK/EU Students	Overseas Students	UK/EU Students	Overseas Students
£12,720	£21,750	£6,360	£10,875	£4,240	£7,250

Scholarships

Felix Non- Indian Scholarship

Application Deadline: 2020-01-31 15:00