MSc in Global South Asia Studies

The next century is set to be defined by the expanding economies that make up South Asia. Our unique, interdisciplinary degree – combining anthropology, history, geography, and development studies – will equip you with the cutting-edge skills to understand the trends and transformations taking place in this important part of the world, and to analyse its global significance. The MSc in Global South Asia Studies challenges you to question the notion of South Asia as a bounded region and to rethink it as a dynamic space connected to a global circulation of people, capital, technologies, and ideas in diverse ways.
Our degree benefits from the university-wide expertise of our active South Asia Studies Research Group (SASRG), which organises a rolling programme of exciting events, film-screenings, visits, and community-engagement activities to which students taking the degree will have full-access.
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Careers and your future
Take your knowledge of culture, history, economics and politics of one of the most significant regions in the world to the workplace. Be influential in the world of international relations, development, or politics, with a degree that will give you the critical skills and core knowledges to excel in any workplace. Graduates will leave with a wide range of valuable skills and can expect to work in areas such as: the civil service, policy-making bodies, non-governmental organisations (development), charities, journalism, research and academia. Or, continue to study, and progress to doctoral research.

A 2:2 (or above) UK Honours degree, or an equivalent internationally recognised qualification in a Humanities or Social Science field with a personal statement demonstrating knowledge of interest in the subject area. Applicants with other degrees will be considered on an individual basis. IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas). TOEFL: 90 (min 20 in all)