SAS Prospectus 2014-15

PROSPECTUS

Graduate Study

PROSPECTUS 2014 Entry

The School of Advanced Study is a unique institution in UK Higher Education, uniting ten research institutes of international repute, seven of them with significant library resources, to create an outstanding multidisciplinary environment for advanced learning and research in the humanities and social sciences. This prospectus is designed to give an overall picture of the wealth and diversity of academic opportunities that the School offers to intending PhD students, together with the details of a range of different Master’s degrees that are currently on offer.

We hope that you will find it interesting and useful, and above all that it may stimulate you to bring your talents to the School and to participate in the vital and exciting enterprise of pursuing and disseminating knowledge.

Professor Roger Kain CBE FBA Dean and Chief Executive September 2012

CONTENTS ABOUT THE SCHOOL 5 INSTITUTES OF THE SCHOOL 6 TAUGHT MASTER’S DEGREES 8 Institute of Advanced Legal Studies LLM in Advanced Legislative Studies 8 LLM in International Corporate Governance, Financial Regulation and Economic Law 10 MA in Taxation (Law, Administration and Practice) 11 Postgraduate Diploma in Taxation 13 Postgraduate Certificate in Taxation 13 Institute of Commonwealth Studies MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights 14 Institute of English Studies MA or MRes in the History of the Book 16 The London Rare Books School 17 Institute of Historical Research MA in Garden and Landscape History 18 MRes in Historical Research 20 MA in Historical Research 22 The Warburg Institute MA in Cultural and Intellectual History 1300–1650 24 MA in Art History, Curatorship and Renaissance Culture 26 RESEARCH DEGREES 28 MPhil/PhD areas of research 28 Research training 31 LIBRARY COLLECTIONS 33 INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS 35 HOW TO MAKE AN APPLICATION 37

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ABOUT THE SCHOOL The School of Advanced Study is the only institution in the UK that is nationally funded to promote and support research in the humanities and social sciences. Comprising ten prestigious research institutes, the School offers an exceptional postgraduate experience in the heart of the University of London.

The School’s institutes are dedicated to supporting the research of national and international academic communities in their respective disciplines and together offer an unrivalled range of academic opportunities, facilities and resources in the humanities and social sciences. They undertake and publish academic research, offer an active programme of conferences, workshops and seminars, and provide research fellowships and resources for networking and research collaboration. They also contribute to the development of their own substantial library collections, which are unmatched anywhere in the world in relation to their specialist subject areas, and other library collections in the University of London.

Postgraduate teaching and research training is an important component of the School’s work.

Five of the ten institutes offer a range of taught Master’s programmes and six offer doctoral supervision in their areas of expertise. Several institutes have well-established research skills programmes for postgraduate students in their own broad disciplines and in certain highly specialist areas. The School also provides general research skills training for its students, complemented by research methodologies courses. Annually, the School provides around 300 hours of research training to more than 5,000 research students and early career researchers.

The School’s central-London location in Bloomsbury allows easy access to the academic, cultural, sporting and other

facilities of the University and enables students to take advantage of the rich cultural amenities of London. The institutes gain greatly from the participation of visiting researchers and guest speakers working in government, diplomacy, business and development, the cultural and heritage industries, other universities and regular visitors from around the world.

The Bloomsbury area is often described as having the greatest concentration of books in the world, made up of the three million volumes of the Senate House Libraries (which include a number of collections associated with the institutes), other University of London libraries such as those at the London School of Economics, King’s College and University College London, as well as the collections of the British Library, the British Museum and a host of other specialist resources.

The School registers about 300 Master’s and research students annually, providing them with the opportunity to receive personal attention from leading academics.

Over a third of the School’s students are from outside the UK, contributing to a vibrant global community. Students benefit from the School’s friendly and supportive environment and the opportunity to participate and collaborate in its rich and diverse programme of events and research activities. Graduates of the School receive a University of London degree.

cent, above the UK’s 89 per cent average. Areas where students expressed exceptionally high levels of satisfaction included the quality of teaching and learning, skills and personal development, learning resources, and intellectual stimulation.

Students benefit from access to the School’s 150 digital resource and information platforms, including: •

SAS Study Online – a virtual learning environment incorporating study resources, forums and chat rooms

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SAS-SPACE – an e-repository of digital scholarly and research materials produced at, or in association with, the School, including theses and dissertations.

For more information, please visit the School’s website.

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In the UK’s Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey held in 2012, students of the School reported an overall satisfaction rate of 91 per

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INSTITUTES OF THE SCHOOL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) was founded in 1947 as a national academic institution serving all universities through its national legal research library. Its function is to promote, facilitate and disseminate the results of advanced study and research in the discipline of law for the benefit of persons and institutions in the UK and abroad. Its areas of speciality include arbitration and dispute settlement, company law, comparative law, economic crime, financial services law and legislative studies and law reform, and the legal profession and delivery of legal services.

INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL STUDIES The Institute of Classical Studies (ICLS) is a national and international research centre for the study of the languages, literature, history, art, archaeology and philosophy of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Founded in 1953, it provides an internationally renowned research library available to scholars from universities throughout the world, in association with the Hellenic and Roman Societies. ICLS also serves as the meeting place of the main Classics organisations in the UK.

INSTITUTE OF COMMONWEALTH STUDIES The Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICwS), established by the University of London in 1949, is home to the longest-running interdisiplinary and practice-oriented human rights MA programme in the UK and to the Human Rights Consortium. The Institute’s areas of specialism include conflict and security, governance, human rights, international development, and north-south relations. The Institute’s Human Rights Consortium brings together multidisciplinary expertise across a range of areas topical within human rights, including ecocide and extreme energy, indigenous and minority peoples’ rights, and international refugee law.

INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH STUDIES The Institute of English Studies (IES) is an internationally renowned research centre, specialising in the history of the book, manuscript and print studies and textual scholarship. Our activities include providing post-graduate courses; hosting major collaborative research projects; providing essential research training in book history and palaeography; and facilitating scholarly communities in all areas of English studies.

INSTITUTE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH Founded in 1921, the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) is at the centre of the study of academic history.

It provides a stimulating research environment supported by the IHR’s two research centres: the Centre for Metropolitan History and Victoria County History. The IHR is also home to an outstanding open access library, hosts the largest history seminar programme in the UK, runs a dedicated programme of research training for historians, and maintains a portfolio of digital history resources.’

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INSTITUTE OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Founded in 1965, the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) occupies a unique position at the core of academic study of the region in the UK. Internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for research facilitation, it serves the wider community through organising academic events, providing online research resources, publishing scholarly writings and hosting visiting fellows. It possesses a world-class library dedicated to the study of Latin America and is the administrative home of the highly respected Journal of Latin American Studies.

INSTITUTE OF MODERN LANGUAGES RESEARCH The Institute of Modern Languages Research (IMLR) was established in 2004 with the merger of the Institute of Germanic Studies and the Institute of Romance Studies, founded in 1950 and 1989 respectively. Until August 2013, the Institute was known as the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies when it was renamed to emphasise its national research role and to embrace its wider remit. The Institute is committed to facilitating, initiating and promoting dialogue and research for the Modern Languages community.

INSTITUTE OF MUSICAL RESEARCH Established in 2006, the Institute of Musical Research (IMR) was set up as a university-wide and national resource with a commitment to foster musical research in all its diversity. The IMR offers a unique meeting point for researchers and postgraduate students across the UK and acts as a hub for collaborative work on a national and international scale.

INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY The Institute of Philosophy (IP) was founded in 2005, building upon and developing the work of the Philosophy Programme from 1995–2005. Its mission is to promote and support philosophy of the highest quality in all its forms, both inside and outside the University, and across the UK. Activities divide into three kinds: events, fellowships and research facilitation.

WARBURG INSTITUTE The Warburg Institute (WI), incorporated in the University in 1944, exists principally to further the study of the classical tradition – those elements of European thought, literature, art and institutions which derive from the ancient world. The classical tradition is conceived as the theme which unifies the history of Western civilisation.

The bias is not towards ‘classical’ values in art and literature: students and scholars will find represented all the strands that link medieval and modern civilisation with its origins in the ancient cultures of the Near East and the Mediterranean.

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LLM IN ADVANCED LEGISLATIVE STUDIES The LLM in Advanced Legislative Studies offers a unique opportunity to drafters, legal officers, policy makers, and those interested in the process of lawmaking and in drafting to study the legislative environment and legislation as a tool for regulation.

The programme aims to promote an understanding of the principles of legislative studies, and an in-depth awareness of what constitutes legislative quality and how this can be achieved. The programme is not prescriptive and allows participants to naturalize their knowledge and apply it in their own national environments.

Capped class numbers allow individualized tuition. Alumni are usually employed by governments and international organizations.

Legislative drafting is often perceived as a technical skill, which one learns on the job.

The view of the Sir William Dale Centre, as eloquently put by its

founder and its staff in numerous publications, has always been that legislative drafting is a phronetic discipline requiring awareness of the theoretical principles of drafting along with experience on the job. Legislative drafting has evolved to become the bedrock of political, economic and social transformation. It is still, however, relatively unexplored as an academic discipline. The LLM examines issues related to the policy process, the legislative process, and the drafting process.

Legislation is viewed as a tool for regulation. Effectiveness of regulatory aims is the scope and aim of the drafting process.

The LLM is divided into two directions: Common Law and EU. Part-time students take four modules in the first year of study, and two modules and the dissertation in the second year of study.

LLM in Advanced Legislative Studies Degree code: JTLLM Credit value: 180 Structure: The LLM is divided into two directions: Common Law and EU. Part-time students take four modules in the first year of study, and two modules and the dissertation in the second year of study.

Mode of study: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time.

Fees 2013–14 (subject to annual uplift in 2014–15): Full-Time home and EU students: £7,000. Part-Time Home and EU students: £3,500.

Full-Time Overseas Students: £12,000.

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programme is an innovative course which caters for the lacuna in academic institutions around the world in much-needed training in legislative studies. I am glad to have taken part in this programme and the experience I have gained will transform me into a better drafter. The course is professionally organised, from the material offered through to teaching methods applied, and I would recommend this LLM to all drafters, regardless of their experience and background.

Mookamedi Morwaagole (Botswana)

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Careers The LLM is aimed at those wanting a career in legislative drafting, those already working as legislative drafters or those who want a career or already working in organizations which produce different types of draft normative acts. Many of our students are mid-career drafters employed by government, e.g. AG Chambers or Ministry of Justice or other ministries. We also have students who work or aim to work for NGOs which will propose normative acts to governments.

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Distance Learning The LLM in Advanced Legislative Studies (ALS) has been offered by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies with considerable success since 2004. Students now have the opportunity to study this course in a more flexible manner, via distance learning (DL). The LLM in ALS via DL includes a compulsory week-long intensive residential course in London.

This gives students a chance to meet the tutors and other students, and to start their studies with the maximum level of support.Teaching methods for the remainder of the course include extensive online materials per session, such as PowerPoint presentations, hand-outs, and a number of academic sources for essential and further reading; online discussions with tutors and fellow students on the traditional LLM and the LLM via DL; private reading and

LLM in Advanced Legislative Studies (Distance Learning) Degree code: JTDIL Credit value: 180 Structure: Two available directions, Common Law or EU, with each consisting of six compulsory modules and a dissertation of 10,00015,000 words.

Mode of study: 24 months part-time only. Part-time students take four modules in the first year of study, and two modules and the dissertation in the second year of study.

Fees 2013–14 (subject to annual uplift in 2014–15): Part-time home and EU Master’s students: £4,250. Part-time overseas Master’s students: £8,000.

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independent research; individual tuition and support via email for coursework and dissertation for which a dissertation supervisor is assigned.

Course Structure The content for the distance learning programme is fundamentally the same as the content of the LLM in ALS. The

LLM in ALS via distance learning is divided into two pathways, the Common Law Direction and the EU Direction, and both pathways include the same core modules as the standard LLM in ALS programme.

The LLM in ALS via DL is offered on a part-time basis only over two calendar years.

The Common Law direction core modules Comparative Legislative Studies 1 and 2 Legislative Drafting 1 and 2 Themes of Legislative Studies 1 and 2 The EU direction core modules EU Legislative Studies 1 and 2 The Jean Monnet Module ‘Legislating for EU Membership and Accession’ The Jean Monnet module ‘Theories of European Integration’ Themes of Legislative Studies 1 and 2 Dissertation

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LLM IN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, FINANCIAL REGULATION AND ECONOMIC LAW The LLM in International Corporate Governance, Financial Regulation and Economic Law (ICGFREL) is an advanced level programme examining corporate governance, financial regulation and economic law from an international and comparative perspective with particular focus on European and UK corporate governance regulation and practices, and international institutional developments.

The course is based at the Institute for Advanced Legal Studies in central London, a member institute of the School of Advanced Study, University of London. The degree of LLM in International Corporate Governance, Financial Regulation and Economic Law is awarded by the University of London at a ceremony held each year in Senate House.

This innovative LLM programme builds on the Institute’s existing research expertise in the area of company law, corporate governance, international economic law, financial regulation, and financial law. It has been designed to appeal to law graduates as well as those who come from other disciplines such as business studies, international relations, finance and economics, and would like to learn more about the legal side of international economic relations particularly international financial markets and services and develop a specialised understanding of corporate governance concepts and the role of financial regulation in today’s globalised financial markets.

The Institute is uniquely qualified and situated to offer this academic law degree programme in London - the world’s leading international

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financial centre.

The ever-changing nature of international financial markets and new challenges and crises associated with this dynamic sector of the global economy require an interdisciplinary and international approach. For this reason, we offer this LLM which combines law and economics of financial markets and services to meet the needs of law and business graduates who wish to pursue a career in financial services and develop their knowledge and skills in this important, complex and overgrowing field.

Course Structure The programme offers courses that analyse corporate governance, financial regulation and international economics and financial law from a European and comparative perspective. Some of the main themes include the role of international economic organisations in globalised financial markets and the emerging legal and regulatory institutions that govern European financial markets.

The United Kingdom’s legal and regulatory regime is an important area of focus, including the various institutional models of regulation.

Although the programme’s core

courses focus mainly on an academic analysis of the relevant legal and regulatory concepts and principles, there are optional courses offered by legal and regulatory practitioners that address the practical aspects of corporate governance and financial regulation.

The courses are taught by leading academics from the University of London and other European and North American universities. This LLM, which can be taken over one year or two, requires taking six courses and writing a dissertation of about 15,000 words.

Modules offered 2013–14 International Corporate Governance and Transnational Corporations International Capital Markets Law and Securities Regulation Bank Corporate Governance Foreign Investment Law and Policy The Law of International Trade and Finance Money Laundering and Financial Regulation

LLM in International Corporate Governance, Financial Regulation and Economic Law Degree code: JTICG Credit value: 180 Structure: Six courses plus a dissertation of up to 15,000 words.

Mode of study: 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time. Part-time students typically take four courses in the first year of study and three courses plus the dissertation in the second year.

Fees 2013–14 (subject to annual uplift in 2014–15): Home and EU students: £7,000 full-time or £3,500 part-time. Overseas students: £12,000.

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MA IN TAXATION (LAW, ADMINISTRATION AND PRACTICE) The MA in Taxation (Law, Administration & Practice) is an advanced level programme in all aspects of taxation, including tax law, tax administration, tax policy and taxation in practice, offered by the School of Advanced Study, University of London.

The course is based at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in central London. The course director is David Salter (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies), and the courses are taught by a team of teachers, including Professor Philip Baker QC (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies), Professor Richard Vann (Sydney University), Dr Tom O’Shea (Queen Mary, University of London) and Dr Peter Harris (University of Cambridge). The degree of MA in Taxation (Law, Administration and Practice) is awarded by the University of London at a ceremony held each year in Senate House.

The MA in Taxation is aimed at those who have decided that they intend to devote a substantial part of their working careers to the field of taxation, whether as government officials, tax advisers or in-house tax specialists.

Applications are particularly welcomed from those with several years of experience in the taxation field, whether in government or in the private sector. The degree is not focused solely on UK taxation, and includes optional courses in International Taxation, European Union Taxation and Comparative Tax Systems. Applications are particularly welcomed from overseas candidates.

The programme is not limited to tax law, and applicants are not required to have a prior law degree, nor a prior degree or professional qualification in accountancy or taxation. Just as tax, in practice, attracts bright individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, this programme is devised for those who come from a range of academic disciplines.

The programme is designed to be completed over one year (fulltime) or two years (part-time). The programme is modular, and each candidate is required to complete ten modules, most involving approximately 24 hours of classroom time, or seven modules and a 15,000 word dissertation.

The teaching is designed to make the degree accessible to those who are working and studying part-time, with all the teaching being undertaken over weekends, or sometimes in “block weeks”.

There are no “core” or “required” courses, and students may choose whatever courses are most appropriate to them from those on offer.

Course stucture Teaching for the MA in Taxation consists of 24 hours of classroom time per course. This generally consists of four days (six hours per day) for each course.

Most teaching is at weekends or in block weeks. Students are expected to undertake a significant amount of reading outside of classes, and material is placed on a web-based Virtual Learning Environment for student study. Courses are examined by written dissertations of up to 3,500 words which are submitted electronically and are generally

due six weeks after the end of teaching in each course.

A particular feature of the MA in Taxation is that it is possible to study for the degree while continuing in full-time employment, whether in the UK or abroad. In previous years, several students in full-time employment have completed the degree by flying in to London on Friday evenings, studying Saturday and Sunday, and then flying back on Sunday for work on Monday. A typical, parttime programme of study for the MA in Taxation requires a student to attend on four weekends and one or two block weeks each year for two years to complete the degree.

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I embarked on the LLM in International Corporate Governance, Financial Regulation and Economic Law in 2009, and I am highly impressed.

The best thing about the LLM is the unique emphasis that the IALS places on dealing with students on an individual level. I feel that the personal attention and help provided by a highly qualified faculty makes this degree very rewarding and challenging as well as flexible and fun. Participatory events including mooting and debating encourage a deeper understanding of the subject matter and excellent library facilities and online resources make study and research easy and convenient.”

Haseeb-Ur-Rehman (UK) LLM in International Corporate Governance, Financial Regulation and Economic Law

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MA IN TAXATION (LAW, ADMINISTRATION AND PRACTICE) cont.

Modules Students choose ten courses, or seven courses plus a 15,000 word dissertation Introduction to UK Taxation Course leader: David Salter IALS International Tax 1 (introduction to international taxation) Course leader: Dr Philip Baker, QC International Tax 2 (introduction to double taxation conventions) Course leader: Dr Philip Baker, QC International Tax 3 (international tax planning) Course leader: Roy Saunders, IFS International Tax 4 (advanced double tax conventions) Course leader: Professor Richard Vann, University of Sydney International Tax 5 (transfer pricing) Course leader: Lee Corrick OECD and Arcotia Hatsidimitris, World Bank European Union Tax Law 1 (introduction to EU Tax Law) Course leader: Dr Tom O’Shea, Queen Mary, University of London European Union Tax Law 2 (the direct tax jurisprudence of the CJEU) Course leader: Dr Adam Zalasinski, European Commission European Union Tax Law 3 (the direct tax Directives) Course leader: Dr Tom O’Shea, Queen Mary, University of London Taxation of Trading Income Course leader: Imran Afzal Taxation of Corporate Finance Course leader: TBA Taxation of Structured Finance Course leader: Dr Richard Collier, PWC Corporation Tax Course leader: Dr Peter Harris, University of Cambridge Comparative Corporate Taxation Course leader: Dr Peter Harris, University of Cambridge Comparative Tax Systems Course leader: Professors Chris Evans, University of New South Wales & Andy Lymer, University of BirmighamAndy Lymer, University of Birmingham Introduction to US International Taxation Course leader: Jeff Vandervolk, US Senate Protection of Taxpayers Course leader: Dr Philip Baker, QC Ethical Issues in Tax Practice Course leader: Dr Philip Baker, QC Value Added Tax Course leader: TBA

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With a career of ten

years exclusively dedicated to tax law, I had long been waiting for a modular and flexible part-time postgraduate degree like the MA in Taxation.

The least I can say is that the MA exceeded my expectations.

Teaching is technically worldclass as expected but much more interactive than I anticipated, rendering lectures much more lively and stimulating. Secondly, my colleagues have a varied and rich academic and professional background, which ensures that discussions have very high standards, significantly enhancing the learning environment.”

Rui Camacho Palma (Portugal) MA in Taxation

MA in Taxation (Law, Administration and Practice) Degree code: JTTAX Credit value: 180 Mode of study: 12 months full-time or 24 months parttime. Part-time students typically take five courses in the first year of study and either five courses or two courses plus the dissertation in the second year.

Fees 2013–14 (subject to annual uplift in 2014–15): Home and EU students: £9,500 full-time or £4,750 part-time. Overseas students: £12,000.

Website: www.ials.sas.ac.uk/ postgrad/courses/MA_tax_law. htm *Please note that the Institute reserves the right to withdraw some elective modules in an academic year.

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POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN TAXATION The Postgraduate Diploma in Taxation from the University of London is a new academic qualification in the taxation field.

It allows students the opportunity to undertake six modules from the MA in Tax Programme and obtain an academic qualification in taxation.

The Diploma enables tax practitioners, government officials, accountants and non-lawyers, and the general public to obtain a specialist tax qualification.

their credits MA in Tax degree programme. The Diploma in Taxation may be seen as a stand-alone qualification or as a stepping stone to the MA in Tax degree.

To obtain the Postgraduate Diploma in Taxation students must pass the six modules attended.

The Diploma is designed to interlink with the MA in Tax Programme by allowing students who have successfully obtained the Diploma in Taxation to transfer

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN TAXATION The Postgraduate Certificate in Taxation from the University of London is a new academic qualification in the taxation field.

It allows students the opportunity to undertake three modules from the MA in Tax programme and obtain an academic qualification in taxation.

The Certificate enables tax practitioners, government officials, accountants, non-lawyers, and the general public to obtain a specialist tax qualification.

Applicants are required to have a first degree in any subject, preferably at 2:1 grade or higher.

Applicants without a degree but with relevant professional experience are also eligible to apply and will be considered for admission on a case by case basis.

All students whose first language is not English must be able to provide recent evidence (gained in the last two years) that their written and spoken English language is adequate for postgraduate study. This requirement is specified in order to ensure that the academic progress of students is not hindered by language difficulties and that students are able to integrate socially whilst studying and living in the UK. The Certificate is designed to interlink with the Diploma in Taxation and the MA in Tax Programme by allowing students who have successfully obtained the Certificate in Taxation to transfer their credits to either a Diploma in Taxation or the MA in Tax degree programme.

PG Diploma / PG Certificate in Taxation (Law, Administration and Practice) Fees 2013–14 (subject to annual uplift in 2014–15): PG Diploma: £6,500 for Home and EU students (6 modules 120 credits) PG Certificate: £3,000 for Home and EU students studying three modules (60 credits) Website: http://ials.sas.ac.uk/ postgrad/courses/PG_Dip_Tax. htm#PG_certificate *Overseas students who wish to study for either the PG Certificate or Diploma should speak to the School’s Registry regarding visa requirements. Further details may be found on the SAS web page for prospective international students, including contact details for the Registry.

The Certificate is also designed to give students the opportunity to obtain a stand-alone qualification in taxation by studying taxation modules from those available on the MA in Tax Programme.

The Certificate may also be useful for students undertaking the Chartered Institute of Taxation’s Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT) since the EU Tax and International Tax Law modules will prepare students for Papers I (Principles of International Taxation) and III (Principles of Corporate and International Taxation: European Community option). Teaching for these modules is usually held at weekends to allow students to “flyin” for 12 hours of teaching.

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MA IN UNDERSTANDING AND SECURING HUMAN RIGHTS The MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights is the longest-running interdisciplinary, practice-oriented human rights MA programme in the UK. The degree: • Brings together insights and perspectives on human rights from a range of disciplines, including law, international relations and sociology, among others.

• Is interdisciplinary and integrated, in contrast to most other human rights degrees which are principally based on law alone.

• Is career-oriented and aims to develop the next generation of human rights defenders, advocates and researchers.

• Can be studied part time over 3 years as well as over 2 years, to spread the cost of study.

• Includes an internship scheme to increase the employability of our graduates and develop contacts in the NGO field.

• Places a special emphasis on building practical skills, including in campaigning and fundraising, which are important for work in human rights advocacy.

• Draws on the Institute faculty’s extensive research expertise and their experiences as human rights practitioners. The degree therefore stays current with new developments in the field.

• Has been awarded to hundreds of graduates who have gone on to work for an impressive range of organizations, including AntiSlavery International and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Institute has trained human rights advocates and defenders since 1995.

Upon graduating, students will receive a degree awarded by the University of London.

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Course outline We are at the forefront of practiceoriented human rights education in the UK. Our priority is to provide our students with practical skills essential to working as human rights practitioners, including advocacy, fundraising and research.

The degree develops students as human rights professionals and is therefore particularly suitable for individuals who are, or seek to become, human rights practitioners in the NGO, governmental and inter-govermental sectors This degree addresses essential questions and debates within the field of human rights, such as: where do rights come from?

What are their foundations and justifications? Can the discourse of rights secure social justice?

We offer individually tailored support in finding internships with human rights organizations to complement your studies and professional goals. The Institute’s London location and our longstanding relationship with a variety of NGOs gives students access to a superb range of opportunities which suit their interests. We also run a one-week study tour in Geneva which allows students to learn from a wide range of human rights advocates inside andoutside the UN. Students also benefit from the Institute’s close association with the School’s Human Rights Consortium, which is the UK’s national centre for the promotion and facilitation of human rights research. Staff at the Institute organise human rights conferences and seminars throughout the year which aim to complement classroom-based learning and

MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights Degree code: MTCHR Credit value: 120/180 Structure: Four compulsory modules, including a 15,000word dissertation, and three optional modules Mode of study: 12 months full time or part-time over 24 or 36 months. Part-time students over 24 months may choose at least three optional modules during the spring term of the first or second year. Part-time students over 36 months generally take one module per term; this mode of study is particularly suitable for students undertaking full or part-time work.

Part-time students may undertake more than one internship e.g. in both years and/or during the summer between years one and two.

Fees 2013–14 (subject to annual uplift in 2014–15): Home/EU students: £6300 full-time or £3600 per year part-time (24 months) or £2500 per year part-time (36 months). Overseas students: £13,500 full-time or £7250 per year part-time (24 months) or £5000 per year parttime (36 months).

Website: www.commonwealth. sas.ac.uk/postgraduate-study. html enhance research skills. Students are encouraged to attend the Consortium’s wide range of events and to participate in its activities and research.

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Modules The degree comprises four compulsory modules, including a dissertation, and three optional modules from the range offered.

Note: the following list of courses is indicative and may occasionally be subject to change according to availability.

Required modules Understanding Human Rights I: Ideas and Contexts Securing Human Rights I: Actors and Mechanisms, Skills and Strategies Translating Human Rights into Law I: The Foundations of International Human Rights Law Dissertation (15,000 words) Optional modules Understanding Human Rights II: Rights Violations and Reconciliations Securing Human Rights II: Securing Human Rights in Development and in Conflict Translating Human Rights into Law II: Topics in International Human Rights Law The Politics of Human Rights in Latin America Researching Human Rights: Social Research Methods Case Study in US Foreign Policy: Democracy Promotion and Human Rights

Why should I choose this degree?

• The interdisciplinarity of the degree will provide you with a broad, complementary and inclusive understanding of human rights which goes beyond the approach of any one discipline.

This is advantageous as students gain an appreciation of the theoretical, legal and political and pragmatic aspects of human rights implementation at national and international levels.

• This degree prioritises practical experience as much as it does theoretical knowledge. During their degree, students gain access to a wide range of human rights representatives from organizations across London through guest

lectures with human rights practitioners, evening seminars, and international conferences.

• We provide a stimulating experience for students, as demonstrated by our student satisfaction rate, which has averaged 92% over the last four years (average student satisfaction rate across all modules as reported in an anonymous student feedback questionnaire).

• Our small class sizes mean students can learn, debate and discuss ideas in a friendly and open environment while receiving considerable individually-tailored feedback of their work. Our lecturers are accessible and arranging meetings to discuss aspects on the course is actively encouraged.

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The MA in Human Rights at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies provides the perfect balance between theoretical and practical approaches. As a student of the Institute, I have benefited from access to invaluable academic resources, such as a wide range of bibliographic material, conferences and courses. Guest speakers attend our classes and share with us their experience of being practitioners or academics working on specific areas of human rights. The course also includes an internship scheme and a study visit to Geneva, aimed at helping students develop a deeper understanding about the work of UN human rights bodies and international non-governmental organisations. This MA has complemented my practical experience with a solid theoretical foundation. It has broadened my perspective on the field of human rights and it has given me the tools and skills to improve my professional development and become a qualified public servant. It has been an enjoyable and rewarding professional and personal experience.”

Helietta Gonzalez-Hernandez (Mexico) MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights • Students have access to specialized library resources held in the Institute’s Human Rights Teaching Collection, as well as the collections of the Senate House Library and Institute of Advanced Legal Studies library. Students will also have access to the libraries of the University of London constituent colleges.

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MA or MRes IN THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK The University of London’s postgraduate degree in the History of the Book was inaugurated in 1995 and each year attracts a range of students.

The University’s location in the centre of London and the unrivalled resources for all aspects of book history within easy reach, together with the expertise which exists in its many colleges and institutes, makes it an ideal place in which to carry out research of an interdisciplinary nature. The history of the book has developed rapidly over the last 30 years as its power to clarify problems in many other disciplines has become evident. Scholars have come to see the study of the book as an aid to understanding literary and other texts and, more recently, as a way of understanding broader social, cultural and intellectual processes in history.

The history of the book is thus a subject which encompasses the history of literate culture as a whole. Its focus includes not only books, but also newspapers, magazines, chapbooks and broadsides. Because the book did not begin with the invention of printing, the programme will also consider the manuscript book in all its forms from the pre-classical, classical and medieval periods.

The book is a material object.

One way to study it, therefore, is to study its physical attributes.

We can ask what form the book takes in different periods, and how that form developed over time.

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of manufacture, however, we are led not only into discussion of the book as physical object, but also the social, economic and cultural relations entailed in a book’s production. The book is a centre of a web of authors, suppliers, producers,distributors and consumers.

We could investigate a similar network for the production of virtually any other manufactured object, but the book is different from these objects because it also has intellectual content. The book is, therefore, itself an actor in society, although one whose effects are varied, depending on circumstances of production, commerce, tastes, and politicoreligious regulations. Over the past MA or MRes in the History of the Book Degree code (MA): Credit value: 180 Structure: MA: six courses, including two mandatory core courses, plus a dissertation of up to 15,000 words. MRes: three courses and a 30,000 word dissertation.

Mode of study: 12 months full-time or 24 months parttime. Part-time students typically take four courses in the first year of study and three courses plus the dissertation in the second year.

Fees 2013–14 (subject to annual uplift in 2014–15): Home and EU students: £5,500 full-time or £2,800 part-time. Overseas students: £13,200.

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30 years the subject has become a study of the interaction of the book and society, looking both at the effects society has had on the book, and at the way the book has influenced society.

Modules The MA consists of a series of six taught courses (including two core courses) plus a dissertation of 15,000 words.

The MRes consists of a series of three taught courses and a 30,000 word dissertation.

Students may also choose courses from the London Rare Books School programme under the guidance of the Course Director and Course Tutor.

Core courses The Medieval Book Printed Text in Britain and Elsewhere 1450–2010 Research Methodology Courses Digital Publishing and Book Studies The Book in the Ancient World The Book in Renaissance Italy Textual Scholarship and Contemporary Editorial Theory The Historical Reader: The Practice and Representation of Reading 1400–1900 The Serial and the Book Western Book Structures The Look of the Book

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THE LONDON RARE BOOKS SCHOOL The London Rare Books School (LRBS) offers a range of individual, credit-bearing, postgraduate courses in book history and related subjects. The courses are taught intensively in small groups of no more than 12 students. The courses run over five days and consist of 20 hours of contact time in the form of seminars taught by distinguished international scholars. Although based in the Senate House Library in Bloomsbury, we shall use other institutions such as the British Library, the British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Taking the course for credit Any LRBS student who wants to take a course for credit can do so by submitting a pass quality 5,000 word essay within two months of taking the course (an additional fee will be payable). These credits (in the form of CATS or ECTS points) can then be taken away by the student and used at his or her home university or, alternatively, be accumulated within the London system. This will allow a student to build up credits towards a Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in the History of the Book.

London Rare Books School courses The Anglo–Saxon and Carolingian Book c.600–1050 The Book in the Ancient World Children’s Books 1450–1980 European Bookbinding, 1450–1820 A History of Maps and Mapping An Introduction to Bibliography The Medieval Book The Printed Book in Europe 1450–2000 The Early Modern Book in England: Exploring the Evidence The History and Practice of Hand Press Printing 1450–1830 The History of Libraries from the Middle Ages to the Present An Introduction to Illustration and its Technologies

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I work as a freelance

indexer and proofreader and found out about the MA in the History of the Book from a client. I decided to take the course because I have always been interested in the book as an artefact as well as the history of information transmission.

The course has encouraged me to make more use of electronic resources and I have become more self-reliant in my research techniques. The course covers the history of the book from the time of clay tablets and papyrus scrolls to the present day with electronic documents. It gives an overview of various technological and stylistic changes through the centuries.

As an indexer I am interested in the development of indexing as a profession within the book trade and my master’s project is on the history and development of indexing, covering manuscripts, printed books and the development of professional bodies for indexers.

After I graduate, I intend to return to full time indexing and to expand my business to a full-time venture.

As a result of my further study, I could go into several areas of work including information management, indexing, public sector administration and anywhere that requires an enquiring mind and a can-do attitude.”

Janet Reed (UK) MA in the History of the Book

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MA GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE HISTORY new from 2014 subject to final approval Garden and landscape history has been introduced into academic courses from about 2000, its shape and content connecting with landscape and architectural history, social, cultural and economic history, archaeology, horticultural sciences and landscape architecture. It has its own historiographies, theories and methodologies. This degree will provide an academically rigorous environment in which students will acquire a range of academic research and writing skills.

Garden History is a cultural exposition of life that has many aspects. Students will learn how to acquire knowledge from a range of sources including history, horticulture, architecture, garden archaeology and other subjects, which will lead to an understanding of gardens and landscapes in Britain and in a variety of different countries, and to develop an appreciation of the study of garden history as a cultural discipline.

Students will be able to appreciate the differences in garden making over time and in different countries.

It is hoped to be able to teach chronologically from the sixteenth century to the present day, with more emphasis on the British garden, and with reference to European and American examples.

Emphasis will be on design and management, ownership and the culture from which these examples have evolved.

Who is the course for?

This course will have a broad level of interest from graduates who have already completed a first degree in a related subject, to archaeologists, architects and landscape gardeners to interested members of the public.

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MA Garden and Landscape History Degree code: Credit value: 180 Structure: 3 modules including a dissertation of 15,000 words.

Mode of study: 12 months full-time, or 24 months part time (from 2015). Part-time students typically take module 1 and part of module 2 in the first year and the second half of module 2 and module 3 in the second year.

Fees 2013-14 (subject to annual uplift in 2014-15): Home and EU students: £5,250 full-time or £2,625 part-time. Overseas students: £12,000 Website: www.history.ac.uk/degrees Why study at the Institute of Historical research?

The Institute provides an excellent space for teaching and research.

Students study alongside two resident research centres – the Centre for Metropolitan History and the Victoria County History.

It has a growing (currently 30) range of dedicated historical research training courses ranging from Oral History, Introductory Latin to Historical Mapping and Material Culture. It runs the largest programme of history seminars in the UK, houses an outstanding open access library of primary printed sources, hosts conferences and workshops, and maintains a wide range of digital history resources.

More specifically for Garden History it runs a number of seminars which cover gardens and landscapes including Locality and Region, Medieval and Tudor London, and Metropolitan History. It also runs a fortnightly History of Gardens and Landscapes seminar, attendance at which is integrated into the course.

The IHR library collections focus on published primary sources, and guides aimed at finding and using the sources. We have a range of

material covering garden history, which complement the specialist archives and libraries visited during the course including: • Books about garden history research methods, guides to archives and bibliographies.

• Biographical dictionaries of gardeners and botanists, as well as general biographical reference works.

• Gardening guides and the writings of landscape gardeners.

• Letters, diaries and travel accounts which include observations on contemporary gardens and rich descriptions of gardens visited.

• Administrative records, such as editions of estate papers, account books and parliamentary records from which much can be gleaned about gardens and gardening.

Digital Resources including British History Online hosts a large amount of material, particularly in the local and architectural history series. The Bibliography of British and Irish History has a dedicated section for, eg Botanical gardens and Landscape gardens. History Online has a large body of material on gardens.

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Course structure In the first instance the course will be run on a full-time basis only over one year. The course will run on a part time basis (2 years) from year 2. Teaching will take place one full day a week.

Teaching on the course will be divided between two terms with the third term dedicated to dissertation preparation and writing.

Students must complete core module 1, core module 2 (selecting two options from the seven provided), and module 3, a 15,000

word dissertation.and Landscape gardens. History Online has a large body of material on gardens.

Credit Framework Module one will be offered as a stand-alone short Certificate course, as well as the opening core unit for the MA. Students will need to state at the outset that they intend to study for the Certificate only. Numbers for Certificate level will be limited. Students gaining the Certificate level can bank the credit and use it towards the full MA at a later date within a prescribed timescale.

Students can choose to stop after successful completion of modules one and two achieving the award of Postgraduate Diploma.

Teaching will be undertaken at the Institute of Historical Research, but with practical sessions at Museums and libraries as well as visits to gardens in and around London. There will be an optional overseas visit to Italy for those that wish to take it. There will be a strong emphasis on tutor/student interaction in class.

Module 1: Researching Garden History (60 credits) The first term will showcase the huge variety of resources available to study garden and landscape history introducing the study of relevant archival and other material from archaeology, architecture, cartography, horticulture, manuscripts, paintings and other works of art, from the sixteenth century to the present day. Module 1 comprises sessions on: Early maps of gardens (British library); Garden Archaeology (Hampton Court); Gardens as a decorative art and Gardening visual sources; Visit to Tate Britain/National Gallery; Gardens and Architecture referencing Drawings Collection at the RIBA and V&A; The Italian Renaissance and English Gardens; The eighteenth century garden and a visit to Chiswick House; Visit to RHS Lindley Library looking at plant collectors and garden designers; Gardening and Photographic images; Visit to Garden Museum, Lambeth with a session on using Archives and resources; Sources for 20th and 21st century gardens; Dissertation writing. This module is assessed by a 5,000 word essay and a presentation at Gardens and Landscapes seminar.

Module 2: Culture and Politics of Gardens (60 credits) This module consists of 7 optional units of which students must complete 2.

The module will look at Historiography, theory, the connection between culture and politics in landscape making and the expansion of the skills of term one across regional boundaries. For instance, the influence in Britain of the Italian Renaissance’s new ideas on garden making, including architecture, sculpture and hydraulic engineering; iconography in gardens and landscapes; formality in garden-making as an indicator of the power of the owner, from the sixteenth century onwards, as in France; different aspects of the ‘natural’ garden from the eighteenth century onwards; conflict between the ‘natural’ and the formal in the nineteenth century between William Robinson and Reginald Blomfield in Britain; gender and garden making; and shifting boundaries between architect, landscape architect and plantsman relating to the status of those designing gardens and landscapes in the 21st century.

Options include: French gardens of the seventeenth century; Travel and the English Garden 1600-1700; The evolution of the English garden in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries; The eighteenth century garden; The Suburban Garden in England between the wars; The American garden; and the twentieth-and twenty-first century gardens.

Module 3: Dissertation (60 credits)

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MRes HISTORICAL RESEARCH new from 2014 subject to final approval The introduction of an MRes programme complements the IHR’s existing MA Historical Research. It provides a particularly accessible route for those students who wish to continue their education to PhD level or to undertake applied research posts.

The MRes is an integrated research training programme designed to provide graduates with a foundation for a career in research in industry, the public sector or in academic life or a platform for entry to a PhD programme. Its purpose is to offer high quality postgraduate training in the methods and practice of research in relevant transferable skills.

Why study at the Institute of Historical research?

The Institute provides an excellent space for teaching and research.

Students study alongside two resident research centres – the Centre for Metropolitan History and the Victoria County History. It has a large research community including junior and senior fellows, staff, visiting academics, and students.

The Institute has a growing (currently 30) range of dedicated historical research training courses ranging from Oral History, Introductory Latin to Historical Mapping and Material Culture. It runs the largest programme of history seminars in the UK, houses an outstanding open access library of primary printed sources, hosts conferences and workshops, and maintains a wide range of digital history resources. It will be moving back to recently refurbished premises with enhanced facilities in the north block of Senate House from August 2014.

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MRes Historical Research Degree code: Credit value: 190 Structure: 4 modules including a dissertation of 30,000 words.

Mode of study: 12 months full-time, or 24 months part time. Part-time students typically take modules 1 and 2 in the first year and modules 3 and 4 in the second year.

Fees 2013-14 (subject to annual uplift in 2014-15): Home and EU students: £5,250 full-time or £2,625 part-time. Full-time Overseas students: £12,000.

Website: www.history.ac.uk/degrees The programme aims to: i)Give a detailed understanding of educational research methodologies and the theoretical/ methodological issues/assumptions they entail; ii) Develop skills in research design, methods of enquiry, data analysis and other analytical strategies; iii) Develop an understanding of the issues involved in effective communication of research findings including: • a critical appreciation of the research process relevant to advanced research in the individual’s field of study; • an extensive understanding of research methodology relevant to individual field of study; • the capacity to independently design and undertake a substantial research project; • an awareness of the specialist research methodologies appropriate to their research project; • the ability to select and provide a rationale for the selection of particular methodological approaches.

Course structure outline The proposed MRes will consist of

four modules, two core modules, a research pathway module, and a dissertation. During the core modules students will develop the skills necessary to complete a substantial piece of research. The two core options will be shared with the MA Historical Research.

The Master of Research (MRes) degree will consist of 190 (level 7) credits in total with each course structured to include a significant research component comprising 50% of the total credits of the award and a series of supporting taught modules.

Full time students would take 2 taught core modules and one option module indicating their research pathway in the autumn and spring terms and write their dissertation during the summer term.

Part time students would take 2 taught core modules in the first year, and their third module, indicating their research pathway and write their dissertation in year 2.

Teaching will be supplied by a combination of IHR staff and senior research fellows with appropriate experience.

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Module 1: Historical Research Training Skills • Introduction • Historiography I – chroniclers, antiquarians and concepts of the past • Historiography II – modern historical frameworks • Documentary sources • Archaeology and Material Culture • Archive visits: London Metropolitan Archives and the Wellcome Library • Databases and other digital techniques • Visual sources • Citation • Dissertation research and writing skills Assessment:A 1,500 essay based on participation in one of the IHRs research training courses, and an essay of 5,000 words on the use of research skills for a particular piece of historical research of the student’s choice.

Module 2: History in Context • Historical Discontinuities • Studying Places: Local and regional history • Cities in history: medieval and early modern urban development • The modern city: forms and characteristics • Gender and history • History and the public: museums and display • Migration • Health and Mortality • Landscapes • Global and transnational histories Assessment: One 5,000 word essay and an assessed oral presentation on one of the aspects of History in Context.

Module 3: Research Pathway (pathways may not all be offered each year and are subject to change) Students select one research pathway depending on dissertation focus: Local History, Digital History, History of Medicine, Urban History (including the history of London), Modern History and Material culture and archaeology.

Students will attend weekly small-group classes for each pathway. These will focus both on specific skills, methodologies and historiographies corresponding to the particular pathway in preparation for work on the dissertation.

In addition, all students will attend fortnightly classes that will deal with generic issues in research, and provide a forum for discussion and formulation of dissertation topics.

The pathway lead tutors will draw upon the expertise of other IHR staff and fellows, as well as on the resources of partner organisations such as The National Archives, Wellcome Library, and the Museum of London.

Assessment: One 3,000 word essay discussing research design, sources, historiography and methodologies to be used for the MRes dissertation.

Module 4: Research component, Dissertation, 30,000 words The research component of the course (total 90 credits) consists of a significant research project providing the opportunity for the student to undertake an in-depth investigative project from one of the history pathways. In order to meet the requirements of this component, the student must demonstrate an understanding of historiography and research methodologies and their application (material from modules 1 and 2)

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MA IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH The MA in Historical Research, offered by the School of Advanced Study, University of London allows students to undertake a degree which contains independent research in any historic area where members of staff have supervisory competence. The course is based at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) in central London. The course director is Professor Matthew Davies (Centre for Metropolitan History), and the courses are taught by a team of teachers, including Professor Sally Alexander (Goldsmiths, University of London), Mr Philip Baker (History of Parliament), Professor Vivian Bickford-Smith (University of Cape Town and IHR), Mr Matthew Bristow (Victoria County History), Dr Herbert Eiden, Dr

Mark Merry (IHR), Professor Miles Taylor (IHR), Dr Andrea Tanner (IHR), Dr Alan Thacker, Dr Simon Trafford (IHR), Ms Elizabeth Williamson, Dr Adam Chapman (Victoria County History), Dr Sara Pennell (Roehampton) and Dr Elisabeth Kehoe (IHR). The degree has been offered since 2007.

The MA enables students to undertake assessed work and independent research in the historical issues and controversies that interest them most. Students are introduced to key historical approaches, sources and methods and learn to apply them to their particular subject area. The course offers wide-ranging research training, and importance is placed on the use of architecture, material

culture, archaeology and literature to aid historical research and understanding. Field trips and museum visits form a key part of the training programme.

The normal entrance requirement is a First or Upper Second Class Honours degree in History or a related subject, but applications are also considered from candidates who offer alternative qualifications or who have experience in a relevant field.

The programme is designed to be completed over one year (fulltime) or two years (part-time). The programme is modular, and each candidate is required to complete two core modules in historical skills and historical context.

Module 3 is made up of two taught option courses. Module 4 consists

Module 1: Historical Training (Methods and Approaches to Historical Research) This module introduces students to advanced historical studies. It focuses on providing students with practical historical skills and a practical understanding of different historical approaches and methods. It offers students an introduction to the theoretical basis of historical approaches and the opportunity to explore how related disciplines (such as archaeology, anthropology, sociology and political science) have helped historians adopt new approaches to the past. This module is assessed by an essay and an oral presentation, each of 2,500 words.

Module 2: History in Context (Cities, States and Localities in History) This core module, taught through 2-hour lectures and seminars, introduces students to ideas and methods involved in the study of urban, regional and local history from the medieval period to the twentieth century. The history of London and southern England is used as the test-bed for these ideas, but a comparative approach helps to provide students with a robust methodological framework, equipping them with important research skills in addition to an understanding of the development of the region and its towns, villages and metropolis. This module is assessed by one essay of 5,000 words.

Module 3: Two taught option courses, each assessed by a 3,000-word essay Module 4: Supervised Dissertation (15,000 words) Research Training: All students are required to take one of the IHR’s short training courses, e.g. Historical Citation, Local History, Oral History, Using the Internet for Historical Research, Constructing Databases, Textual Analysis, Latin (beginners and intermediate) and Palaeography - see www.history.ac.uk/research-training. During 2014 a range of online courses will also be available. This is assessed by a 1,500 word report.

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MA IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH cont. of a dissertation of 15,000 words in length. All students are also required to take one of the IHR’s short training courses, which is assessed by a 1,500 word report on the course content. The Institute welcomes applications from part-time students and has ensured that the degree is accessible to those who are working and studying part-time, with all the teaching of the core modules being undertaken on one day a week, i.e. Wednesdays.

Supervision for the dissertation can be arranged to suit working patterns.

Course structure All students will take the core ‘Historical Training’ and ‘History in Context’ modules, which introduce them to ideas and methods involved in historical research from the medieval period to the 20th century. Further skills-based training is provided by specialised courses at the Institute. Module 3 provides students with the opportunity to study particular topics in depth. Students choose two courses from a list of options, including ‘Health and Welfare’, Local History’, ‘Material Culture’ and ‘The Making of the Metropolis’.

Module 4 is a 15,000- word dissertation. All students are also required to take one of the IHR’s short trainingcourses, which is assessed by a 1,500 word report on the course content.

Alongside the development of techniques, skills and knowledge relevant to individual interests and research needs, the programme aims to equip students for both independent research and analysis in primary and secondary material, and writing at an

MA in Historical Research Degree code: Credit value: 180 Structure: Two core courses, two taught option courses, a supervised dissertation of 15,000 words and the completion of one of the IHR’s short training courses.

Mode of study: months full-time or 24 months part-time. Part-time students complete the two core modules in the first year of study and one of the two option modules from module 3 and the second option module from module 3 plus the dissertation in the second year.

Courses are taught on Wednesdays.

Fees 2013-14 (subject to annual uplift in 2014-15): Home and EU students: £5,250 full-time or £2,625 part-time. Full-time Overseas students: £12,000.

Website: www.history.ac.uk/degrees advanced level, thus fostering their intellectual development and independent learning ability required for continuing professional and personal development.

Location • Prime location in leafy Bloomsbury in central London with close proximity to the British Museum, Theatreland, the restaurants of Fitzrovia and shopping in Oxford and Regent Streets • Central London - close transport links make us easy to reach • Within walking distance of the British Library • The Institute is located in the University of London’s Senate House within walking distance of other Colleges of the Federation e.g. SOAS, Birkbeck, UCL, Institute of Education Facilities • Use the IHR’s world renowned Library with over 180,000 history books and periodicals • Free access to the University of London’s Senate House Library with over 1m books

• Join us for a huge range of weekly events celebrating history in both the IHR and the School of Advanced Study• Embed and extend your learning by undertaking one of our numerous specialist history research training programmes • Take advantage of the IHR’s unique position at the forefront of digital and online resources in history • Be supported by the School of Advanced Study’s Student Support Services • Seek assistance with career advice and guidance from the University of London’sspecialist careers support service • Use the University of London’s Union with the latest sports facilities • Work alongside two of the most well established research centres in history – the Centre for Metropolitan History and the Victoria County History • From October 2014 the IHR will move into completely refurbished space equipped with a common room, the latest technology, conference and research training facilities

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Warburg Institute The Warburg Institute

MA IN CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL HISTORY 1300–1650 The Warburg Institute MA in Cultural and Intellectual History aims to equip students for interdisciplinary research in Medieval and Renaissance studies and in the reception of the classical tradition. Students will become part of an international community of scholars, working in a world-famous library. They will broaden their range of knowledge to include the historically informed interpretation of images and texts, art history, philosophy, history of science, literature, and the impact of religion on society. Students will improve their knowledge of Latin, French and Italian and will acquire the library and archival skills essential for research on primary texts.

This twelve-month, full-time course is intended as an introduction to the principal elements of the classical tradition and to interdisciplinary research in cultural and intellectual history from the late Middle Ages to the early modern period. Although it is a qualification in its own right, the MA is also designed to provide training for further research at doctoral level. It is taught through classes and supervision by members of the academic staff of the Institute and by outside teachers. The teaching staff are leading professors and academics in their field who have published widely. Research strengths include: the transmission of Arabic science and philosophy to Western Europe; the later influence of classical philosophy (Aristotelianism,

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Platonism, Epicureanism and Stoicism); religious non-conformism in sixteenth- and seventeenth century Europe; and the history of logic and rhetoric in the Renaissance.

The MA programme aims to: • Act as an introduction to interdisciplinary research in the cultural and intellectual history of Western Europe from the late Middle Ages to the early modern period, and is in large part focused on the legacy of classical antiquity.

• Cover aspects of cultural and intellectual history seldom studied in any depth in undergraduate courses: Renaissance philosophy, iconology, rhetoric, dialectic and history, as well as two more specialised areas of study. The main emphasis is on Italy, but consideration is also given to the rest of Western Europe.

• Provide students with a solid grounding in current scholarship in the areas covered, largely through the study of primary source material in the original languages.

• Provide training in reading Medieval and Renaissance Latin, Italian and French, in Latin and Italian palaeography, and in the description of manuscripts and early printed books.

• Equip students to undertake research, and to give them experience of such research through the writing of a short dissertation. Although a qualification

in its own right, the MA also serves as an introduction to further research. Many students have progressed to PhD study at the Warburg and elsewhere and many are pursuing successful academic careers in institutions across the globe including at the Universities of Cambridge, Copenhagen, Notre Dame (US), Padua, UCL, Birkbeck, La Sapienza (Rome), Warwick and Yeshiva (New York).

MA in Cultural and Intellectual History 1300–1650 Degree code: WTWCI Credit value: 180 CATS Structure: Two compulsory courses and two additional courses chosen from a range of options, plus a dissertation of between 18,000 – 20,000 words.

(Revised course structure is subject to validation).

Mode of study: 12 months full-time.

Language requirements: A reading knowledge of Latin and of one European modern language other than English is required. An understanding of Italian is necessary.

Fees 2013–14 (subject to annual uplift in 2014–15): Home and EU students: £5,250 full-time. Overseas students: £12,500.

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MA IN CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL HISTORY 1300–1650 cont.

Modules All students take two compulsory courses and two optional subjects.

The core courses are held during the first term and optional subjects may vary from year to year.

Course Structure The course begins in early October with a Foundation Week, in which students are introduced to the main topics and themes to be covered over the year. All students take two compulsory courses and

two options. In addition, there is a regular series of classes throughout the three terms on Techniques of Scholarship, which include description of manuscripts, palaeography, printing in the 15th and 16th centuries, editing a text, preparation of dissertations and photographic images. Some of these classes are held outside the Institute, in locations such as the British Library or the Wellcome Library. Students are given the

Compulsory courses (two courses from following will be offered each year ) Iconology: Mythological painting, allegorical figures, historical subjects, altarpiece (Dr Paul Taylor) Italian History: Aspects of late medieval and/or Renaissance social and political history (Dr Alessandro Scafi) Philosophy: The influence of classical philosophy in the Renaissance studied through commentaries, dialogues and letters, as well as popular work (Dr Guido Giglioni) Renaissance Humanism: antiquarianism, classical scholarship, letters, law, music and science (Tutor to be confirmed) Rhetoric and Dialectic: Humanist education and the use of language and its implication for Renaissance culture and discourse (Professor Peter Mack) Optional courses (two to be chosen from options below or from compulsory courses not offered ) Art and Devotion in the Renaissance (Dr Rembrandt Duits and Dr François Quiviger) Dante and the Medieval Transmission of the Classical Tradition (Dr Alessandro Scafi) Islamic Authorities and Arabic Elements in the Renaissance (Professor Charles Burnett) Music in the Later Middle Ages and the Renaissance (Professor Charles Burnett) Renaissance Material Culture (Dr Rembrandt Duits and Dr François Quiviger) Sin and Sanctity in the Reformation (Professor Alastair Hamilton)

opportunity to examine early printed books and manuscripts. Reading classes in Latin, Italian and French are provided to help acquire the necessary familiarity with those languages as written in the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

Students are also encouraged to attend the Director’s weekly seminar on Work in Progress and any of the other regular seminars held in the Institute that may be of interest to them. These at present include History of Art and Maps and Society. The third term and summer are spent in researching and writing a dissertation, under the guidance of a supervisor from the academic staff.

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Institute MA because of its interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Renaissance and the focus on the research skills needed to realise this. The many language and palaeography classes provided me with the essential skills to study the main topics of the course. The teaching and supervision by the staff was very much geared towards the interests of the students – a great luxury – and the enthusiasm of both students and staff made the MA course a very inspiring experience.”

Sietske Fransen (Netherlands) MA in Cultural and Intellectual History 1300–1650

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MA IN ART HISTORY, CURATORSHIP AND RENAISSANCE CULTURE The MA in Art History, Curatorship and Renaissance Culture is offered jointly by the Warburg Institute and the National Gallery, London.

The purpose of the programme is to provide high level linguistic, archive and research skills for a new generation of academic art historians and museum curators.

The art historical and scholarly traditions of the Warburg Institute will be linked to the practical

experience and skills of the National Gallery to provide training which will equip students either as academic art historians with serious insight into the behind the scenes working of a great museum or as curators with the research skills necessary for high-level museum work.

This twelve-month, full-time programme will provide valuable skills to a new generation of

Modules The core modules include language and paleography classes, which will be selected following an individual language audit for each student, and are spread over two terms. The optional subjects may vary from year to year and students must select at least one in an art historical field.

Core courses (three to be chosen) Art History – Iconology - Dr Paul Taylor Curatorship in the National Gallery – Curatorial, conservation and scientific staff of the National Gallery, including Dr Ashok Roy, Mr Larry Keith and Ms Rachel Billinge Language, Paleographical and Archive Skills – Various tutors for language and palaeography classes; Dr Claudia Wedepohl (The Warburg Institute) and Mr Alan Crookham (National Gallery) for archive skills Optional courses (two to be chosen) Artistic Intentions 1400-1700 – Dr Paul Taylor (course subject to validation) Art and Devotion in the Renaissance – Dr Rembrandt Duits and Dr François Quiviger History of Renaissance Philosophy – Dr Guido Giglioni Islamic Authorities and Arabic Elements in the Renaissance – Professor Charles Burnett Music and the Arts and Sciences in the Renaissance – Professor Charles Burnett Renaissance Art Literature – Dr François Quiviger Renaissance Material Culture – Dr Rembrandt Duits and Dr François Quiviger Sin and Sanctity in the Reformation – Professor Alastair Hamilton The Transmission of the Classical Tradition in Dante – Dr Alessandro Scafi

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academic art historians and museum curators and provide an introduction to: • Museum knowledge, which covers all aspects of curatorship including the technical examination of paintings, connoisseurship, materials and conservation, attribution, provenance and issues relating to display.

• Art history and Renaissance culture to increase students’ understanding of methods of analysing the subjects of works of art and their knowledge of Renaissance art works and the conditions in which they were commissioned, produced and enjoyed.

• Current scholarship and professional practice in these areas as well as new and emerging areas of research and scholarship.

The programme will be taught through classes and supervision by members of the academic staff of the Warburg Institute and by National Gallery curatorial and archival experts. The teaching staff of the Warburg Institute are leading professors and academics in their field who have published widely and are involved with research related to the topics they teach. Classes will be held at the Warburg Institute and the National Gallery.

Why choose the Warburg Institute/National Gallery MA? • The Warburg Institute is one of Europe’s great interdisciplinary cultural institutions. Its unique

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• The National Gallery houses one of the greatest collections of Western European painting in the world.

• Students will become part of a vibrant academic and artistic community – readers, researchers and museum visitors from all over the world visit both institutions on a regular basis.

• Students will be encouraged and assisted to take advantage of the extraordinary range of works of art in the British Museum, the Courtauld Gallery, the National Gallery, the Tate, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Wallace Collection and in London’s wealth of galleries and museums.

• The Warburg Institute Photographic Collection has a unique iconographic classification and comprises the whole range of Western visual imagery up to the 18th century.

• The Warburg Institute Library with its mapping of human endeavours across its four main floors of open stacks is widely recognised to be an incomparable resource for research because of the quality of its collections and because of its unique organisation.

• Students will be helped and encouraged to use the Archives of the National Gallery, the Warburg Institute, the National Archives in

Kew and the manuscript collections of the British Library.

• Art history and Renaissance culture

• In addition to the MA programme there is a varied and exciting range of public lectures, conferences, events and talks available to students at both the Warburg Institute and the National Gallery.

• A dissertation of 15,000 words

• Students will have the opportunity to consult and exchange ideas with the community of academic art historians who use the Warburg Institute as their base and provide access to networks which will support them in their future profession.

Course structure The course begins in early October with a Foundation Week, in which students will be introduced to the main topics and themes to be covered over the year. The course will be structured around five related activities: • Language, paleographical and archive skills

• Participation in the broader intellectual activities of the Warburg Institute.

All students will take three core modules and two optional modules.

Students will also be encouraged to attend the Director’s weekly seminar on Work in Progress and any of the other regular seminars held in the Institute that may be of interest to them. These at present include History of Art, Maps and Society and Techniques of Scholarship. The third term and summer will be spent in researching and writing a dissertation, under the guidance of a supervisor from the academic staff of the Warburg Institute or a member of staff from the National Gallery.

Applications should be submitted by 31 May 2014 at the latest.

• Museum knowledge MA in Art History, Curatorship and Renaissance Culture Degree code: WTHCR Credit value: 180 CATS Structure: Three compulsory core modules and two additional modules chosen from a range of options, plus a dissertation of 15,000 words.

Mode of study: 12 months full-time.

Language requirements: A reading knowledge of one and preferably two European modern languages apart from English is required. All students whose first language is not English must provide recent evidence that their written and spoken English is adequate for postgraduate study.

Fees 2013–14 (subject to annual uplift in 2014–15): Home and EU Students: £6,250; Overseas students: £13,750.

Website: www.warburg.sas.ac.uk/graduate-studies

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Research degrees

RESEARCH DEGREES MPhil/PhD AREAS OF RESEARCH The broad areas of doctoral research that are available to students are listed below.

For expertise of our academic staff, current research student topics, and research projects across the School, see our online Directory of Research and Expertise

INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES Access to justice

International economic law (IMF and WTO)

Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution

Law and EU reform

Banking and financial law and regulation

Law enforcement

Company and commercial law

Legal education

Comparative law

Legal practice

Discrimination

Legal profession

Economic crime

Legal services

EU criminal law

Legal skills

European integration

The legislative environment

European law

Legislative studies and legislative drafting

Human rights

Taxation

Legal ethics

Legal process

INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH STUDIES Anglo-American Modernism

Major authors (e.g. T.S. Eliot, Seamus Heaney, James Joyce, Flann O’Brien, Shakespeare, A.G. Swinburne, W.B. Yeats)

Anglo-Irish literature

Medieval manuscript studies and palaeography

Historical bibliography

Modern literary manuscripts and genetic criticism

History of authorship

Publishing history

History of the book

Reception history

History of communication

The Industrial Revolution and literature

History of readers and reading

Textual scholarship, scholarly editing and historical bibliography

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RESEARCH DEGREES MPhil/PhD AREAS OF RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF COMMONWEALTH STUDIES African politics, governance and development

Genocide studies

British and Commonwealth intelligence communities

Human rights

Corporate Power and Human Rights

Protection of refugees

The Commonwealth as an international organisation

The foreign and defence policies of Commonwealth countries

Dynamics of armed conflict and forced displacement

The Mediterranean and the colonial powers

Ecocide

Minority and Indigenous rights protection

Ethnicity: conflict and accommodation in plural societies

Non-governmental public actors, civil society and development

European colonialism in comparative perspective

Postcolonial legacies in the Commonwealth and beyond

Twentieth-century British Imperial and Commonwealth history

INSTITUTE OF MODERN LANGUAGES RESEARCH French, German, Italian, Hispanic and Portuguese studies Literature Cultural studies Comparative and interdisciplinary studies Borders

German studies

Cities and cultures

Iberian and Latin American studies

Exile writing

Italian studies

Film and cultural studies

Jewish writing

French and Francophone studies

Memory studies

Gender and sexuality

Photography and memory in Latin America

German philosophy

Women’s writing

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INSTITUTE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH Architecture and planning and the built environment in Britain Economic and social history 1300–1500 The experience and impact of empire History of Victorian Britain.

Imperial history Local and regional history, primarily concerning England and including the impact of towns Political history Religious and cultural history Royal and Diplomatic history since 1900 Aspects of the social and economic history of Britain since the late 19th century Urban and metropolitan history (especially London) history, including comparative approaches across Europe and elsewhere

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Historical Research a perfect place to study. It has a centre devoted to the history of the metropolis and it is very well networked with archives, libraries, and museums which are useful for my research. The courses on offer aim at developing research skills such as methods and theories, the use of software and databases, and they are crucially oriented at linking the students with the archives. The work that I have been able to carry out in libraries and archives is one of the most fascinating experiences that I have had in the UK. The excellent sources and resources managed by them, the practical organisation of their collections, and the comfort for working they offer, have been crucial in the development of my studies.”

Dhan Zunino Singh (Argentina) PhD topic: The history of the Buenos Aires underground railways (c.1886– 1944)

THE WARBURG INSTITUTE Arabic and Islamic influences in Europe Humanism and history of scholarship Medieval to early modern art, history, philosophy and science

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Research training

RESEARCH TRAINING The School has a varied and challenging research training programme for its research students offered centrally through the School and individually through its institutes.

School programmes

The year starts with an intensive induction programme for all new research students. This is followed by a full School programme of transferable skills workshops, offering training in such areas as: • Project organisation and management • Applying for research funding • Working in archives • Ethics in research • Conducting interviews • Getting research published • Giving a seminar or conference paper • Organising a conference • The PhD viva • Teaching skills for the PhD student • Career development Generic skills training is also available via the Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network, making it easier for our students and those of other Bloomsbury institutions to schedule training at a time convenient for them.

Specifically for our social science postgraduates, the School’s Research Methodologies programme provides an

introduction to various qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. By the end of the programme, students will have an understanding of different theoretical approaches and of the principles and practice of research design; be aware of multidisciplinary perspectives; be able to interpret and evaluate qualitative and quantitative research, and understand the philosophical and ethical issues involved in conducting and interpreting research. This firm grounding in social science research principles is then completed by institute subjectspecific methodologies training.

Online research training

The School also offers online research training: Library Research Skills Tutorial This is the Senate House Libraries’ online tutorial in the skills needed to conduct postgraduate librarybased research in the humanities and social sciences. It includes four modules: Planning Library Research; Using Libraries; Using Resources; and Referencing and Bibliography.

PORT – Postgraduate Online Research Training This website, run by the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, provides a useful training reference point for all postgraduates, especially those in modern languages, offering extensive research skills tutorials (ranging

from topics such as note-taking, to the PhD viva, to applying for academic jobs) supplemented by audio and video clips. It also offers a portal to resources in Czech, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish as well as RSS feeds of jobs in the Language and Literature fields.

Institute research training Several institutes run subjectspecific research training programmes designed especially for the students in their disciplines.

In the fertile interdisciplinary environment of the School, the topics and the approach may also be appropriate for students in other disciplines, and institutes are usually happy to welcome any student in the School.

The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies runs courses open to all law postgraduates on legal research skills and methods (theories of research, reviewing the literature, defining the question, research design, project management); electronic legal research; socio-legal and non-legal empirical research methods (interviewing, thirdparty observation, focus groups, grounded theory, policy analysis, survey research, quantitative and qualitative data analysis); legal doctrinal research; and bibliographical and resource skills.

The Institute of Commonwealth Studies runs a spring-term social research methods training module

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– Researching Human Rights: Social Research Methods. The module provides students with a practical introduction to the theory and methods of qualitative and quantitative social research and how they can be applied to the study of human rights. The module helps students develop skills in the critical evaluation of social research and enables them to understand the principles of investigation and inference necessary for carrying out original research in the field of human rights.

The Institute of English Studies’ Methods and Resources course comprises two Saturday study days, covering such basics as an introduction to bibliographical resources and databases for literary research, the use of style sheets, how to compile a bibliography, the basics of research writing, and managing the dissertation. In addition, a sixday course, Medieval Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age, run jointly with the Warburg Institute, King’s College London and the University of Cambridge, offers an intensive training in the analysis, description and editing of medieval manuscripts.

The Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies has a well-established and extensive programme of Saturday workshops which run throughout the year.

These are aimed at modern languages postgraduates, but students in other disciplines

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will find specific elements very useful. The varied programme comprises sessions on writing and revising your drafts; choosing, defining and structuring a research project; using specialist libraries and archives (including film); EndNote, Zotero, RSS feeds; database and bibliography building for beginners; theoretical applications; cultural memory; visual culture; working on painting, photography and exhibitions; working across disciplines; organising a conference; writing and submitting a journal article; giving a conference paper; the PhD viva; applying for an academic job; writing a CV and job interviews.

The Institute of Historical Research offers a comprehensive programme of short training courses in research skills for historians. Taking advantage of both the unparalleled concentration of historical expertise available in the University of London, and the wealth of archival materials in and around the capital, the Institute’s long-established and highly successful courses are widely recognised as the best means of developing and extending both essential and more specialised research skills. The IHR training programme is primarily aimed at postgraduate historians, but also welcomes established historians and independent researchers and writers of all sorts. Course fees have been set at a level to render the programme affordable to all

students. Courses include: • Historical archives • Information technology • Languages • Historical skills Please see the IHR website for further details.

The Institute of Musical Research offers training events on behalf of the music research community, taking some of its sessions out to the regions. Its programme is responsive to the needs of students and covers a diverse field. Sessions include: the practicalities of PhD study in music (ethics, planning, funding, viva to publication); social histories of music; music and philosophy; music and gender. A reading group considers classic texts in music and culture.

The Warburg Institute’s courses offer specialist training for historians of cultural and intellectual history: • Resources and techniques for the study of Renaissance and early modern culture • Techniques of scholarship • Languages (Latin, Renaissance French and Renaissance Italian reading courses) • Palaeography (specifically Latin palaeography) Further details on research training are available on the School’s website, or from SAS Registry sas.registry@sas.ac.uk.

Library Collections

LIBRARY COLLECTIONS The libraries and collections of the Institutes of the School of Advanced Study provide a range of material unmatched anywhere in the world in relation to their specialist subject areas. These resources are further supported by the collections of the Senate House Library, one of the largest humanities and social sciences libraries in the UK. Together, these library collections confirm the School’s invaluable role in supporting the nation’s research and advanced study in the humanities and social sciences. School collections and the Senate House Library together form Senate House Libraries.

The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Library has rich collections of legal research materials from all jurisdictions of the United Kingdom, the European Union and countries of Europe, the USA, the countries of the Commonwealth and South America, and of public and private international law, comparative law and jurisprudence. It includes material in western European languages from jurisdictions throughout the world.

Institute of Classical Studies Library, including the Joint Library of the Societies for the Promotion of Hellenic and Roman Studies.

Classics collection, Senate House Library, with materials on classical philology, Greek language and literature, history of Greek literature by period, Latin language and literature, and the history of Latin literature. There are also related collections on classical art, architecture and sculpture, ancient history and archaeology, catalogues of Greek and Latin manuscripts and facsimiles of some manuscripts, and classical philosophy.

The Institute of Commonwealth Studies Library, which covers the fields of history, politics, human rights and international relations, as well as agriculture, the environment and social questions.

English collection, Senate House Library, covering the medieval period (c.450–1500), the early modern period (c.1500–1700), the 19th to mid 20th century, postcolonial literatures in English, critical theory and comparative literature.

The Palaeography and Manuscript collection, Senate House Library, includes original manuscript and archival materials as well as an extensive collection of titles on palaeography, manuscripts, historical bibliography and book history.

The Germanic Studies collection, Senate House Library, covers German, Austrian and SwissGerman language and literature from their respective beginnings to the present day, with particular emphasis on primary texts, journals and reference works. There are significant holdings on 18thcentury drama, exile, Expressionism, the George-Kreis, Swiss and East German literature, and substantial manuscript and archive collections.

The Romance collection, Senate House Library, also has separate locations for French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish holdings.

Institute of Historical Research Library, a comprehensive open access collection of the chief printed primary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles and western Europe, their colonial expansion, the subsequent history of North and South America, and international relations and war.

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LIBRARY COLLECTIONS cont.

History collection, Senate House Library, with a focus on British and European history, early modern studies, Victorian studies, 18th-century studies and contemporary British history.

Music collection, Senate House Library, primarily covering the music of Europe and the Americas (North and South) from earliest times to the present, with smaller sections on the music of Africa and Asia, ethnomusicology, popular music and various forms of dance. The scores collection is especially strong in collected editions and historical sets in addition to the substantial holdings of individual loanable works. The collection as a whole is also noted for its strong foreign language component, particularly French, German, Italian and Spanish.

Philosophy collection, Senate House Library, covering ancient philosophy to the 21st century, works of philosophers in English and European languages, critical texts, and works on themes such as metaphysics, epistemology, the philosophy of mind, ethics and logic. The collection is especially strong in modern western philosophy, particularly works by and about individual philosophers – British, American and Continental.

Latin American/Caribbean Studies collection, Senate House Library, has strengths in anthropology, economics, history, literature, politics and sociology. The geographical area covered includes all the countries and territories of Central and South America as well as the islands of the Caribbean (including the English-, Dutch- and French-speaking communities), the islands of the South Atlantic (the Falklands/Malvinas and South Georgia), the Galapagos Islands and the Antarctic territories administered by Chile and Argentina.

The United States collection, Senate House Library, is one of the largest general collections on the United States in the country and is unique in keeping holdings in most subjects together, offering interdisciplinary coverage of the history, past and present institutions, and culture of the United States.

The collection’s main strengths lie in history and literature, but it also offers good coverage of fine art, architecture, economics, film, politics, religion, Native American and African American studies, and small sections on the history of science, technology, medicine, law and education.

The Canadian and Caribbean Studies collections, Senate House Library, hold material relating to history and the broader social sciences, including constitutional, political, demographic, social and economic development.

The Warburg Institute Library focuses on social and political history, religion, the history of science and philosophy, literature, books, libraries, education, the history of art, classical art and archaeology.

Senate House Library also has general collections on economics, politics, anthropology, film, gender, geography and the environment, comparative literature, religious studies, maps, psychology and theatre studies, amongst other topics.

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Library collections Information forapplicants applicants Information for

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS Entry requirements Qualifications The normal minimum entrance requirement for all degrees is a First or Upper Second Class Honours degree from a university in the UK, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard (for example a Grade Point Average [GPA] of 3.0 or higher).

Some degrees may require competence in a specific language other than English.

Applications may also be considered from candidates who do not meet the formal academic requirements, but who offer alternative qualifications and/or relevant experience.

English language competency All students whose first language is not English must be able to provide recent evidence (gained in the last two years) that their written and spoken English language is adequate for postgraduate study. We specify this to ensure that students’ progress is not hampered by language difficulties and that they are able to integrate socially whilst studying here.

The minimum standards normally required are an IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) test at level 7 or a degree taken (taught, written and examined) in English – that is, from a list of specified countries. Full details of alternative qualifications to the IELTS are listed on our website.

The School may request additional evidence of language competence such as a piece of written work and/or an interview.

Funding There will be a number of AHRC studentships for research degree study in the humanities available for 2014 entry, via the London Arts and Humanities Partnership with UCL and King’s. Please see AHRC funding for further details.

Several of the institutes of the School have their own bursaries to assist with specific subject areas.

External funding may also be available in certain subject areas and/or for certain categories of student.

UK-resident students are eligible to apply for Career Development Loans. A number of our overseas students obtain funding from the British Council or the Commonwealth Commission.

Tuition fees Students should ensure that they have the funds available to pay their fees before they embark on the programme.

Some institutes will charge a deposit fee to secure your place. This is usually non-refundable.

International students The School welcomes applications from international students. Potential applicants should be aware of the impact of the Government’s Points Based system for Tier 4 (i.e. student) entrants on their application.

The University of London has been licensed to offer certificates to potential students undergoing the visa application process but this does not provide any guarantee of gaining entry clearance. Students should also note that they will be required to provide evidence of their ability to pay their fee and maintain themselves whilst in the UK. Please check the UK Borders Agency website for up-to-date guidance.

The classification of a student as ‘Home’ or ‘Overseas’ for fees purposes is based on government legislation and is determined by residence in the UK or, for EU nationals, in a member state of the European Economic Area (EEA). Generally any student who has not been ordinarily resident in the UK or, in the case of EU nationals, in an EEA country for at least three years immediately preceding 1 September of the year they intend to begin their course, or who has been resident primarily for full-time education, will be classified as ‘Overseas’ for fees purposes. Where three-year residence is a requirement, the applicant must normally also have ‘settled status’ i.e. the right of abode in the UK with no restrictions. If you are in doubt, please discuss this with the Registry.

Students can check their status with UKCISA. Please note that it will be unlikely that nationals

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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS cont. requiring a visa will be able to obtain a visa for parttime Master’s degrees as they do not comply with the Immigration Department regulations.

Disability The School of Advanced Study welcomes all students who are academically qualified and motivated to benefit from the programmes offered through the member institutes. The School aims to enable all students to study at a level commensurate with their abilities and continues to develop its services in order to promote inclusion across the School. Central to the Student Disability Policy is the intention to take account of individual need and to work with disabled students to find appropriate and practical solutions to problems that might arise. The School has nearly 300 students registered each year, with approximately four per cent declaring disabilities.

If you are considering an application to the School you may find it helpful to discuss access confidentially with our external Disability Advisor who can provide advice. Prospective students with any kind of disability are encouraged to visit the School before accepting an offer, if at all possible. Whilst all teaching Institutes are fully accessible, students need to feel comfortable with the location and environment. Once you have begun your studies, the Disability Advisor can also offer advice on course-related study needs; arrange support such as note-takers, BSL interpreters and personal assistants; liaise with tutors and funding authorities; arrange special provision for examinations; and undertake needs assessments for students applying for support through the national Disabled Students Allowances scheme.

We aim to treat every person as an individual, with needs which may differ from those of other people with a superficially similar disability.We do not therefore have standard procedures for students with dyslexia, nor standard procedures for visually impaired students: each person’s needs are considered individually.

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Accommodation University of London Halls of Residence The School’s students can apply for quota places in the University of London Intercollegiate Halls of Residence. Students must have been accepted to study on a degree programme within the School to be eligible. For further details about the application procedure and to download an application form, visit the website.

University of London Housing Services The ULHS provides support and useful advice to students seeking private or temporary accommodation.

Property Management Unit The University of London Property Management Unit manages some accommodation for full-time University of London students. There are no waiting lists for these rooms.

Should you have any questions, please contact SAS Registry: sas.registry@sas.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7862 8661 or 8873 You can apply to study at the Institutes of the School by using the School of Advanced Study application form which is available from the website.

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How to make an application

HOW TO MAKE AN APPLICATION You can apply to study at the Institutes of the School by using the School of Advanced Study application form which is available from the website.

Please send your completed form to: School of Advanced Study Registry University of London Senate House, Malet Street London WC1E 7HU UK T: +44 (0)20 7862 8661 or 8873 F: +44 (0)20 7862 8657 E: sas.registry@sas.ac.uk It is expected that applicants for research degrees will have discussed their topic of research with a supervisor prior to making a formal application.

Design: School of Advanced Study Image credits: pp. inside cover main image, 3, 12, 28 @ Gary Alexander / University of London pp. 4, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 31, 34, 37 @ Lloyd Sturdy / University of London pp. 27 @ Nathan Stazicker pp. 15, 30, provided by students Please note the information in this prospectus is correct at the time of its production in November 2013, but the School of Advanced Study, University of London reserves the right to alter or withdraw courses and amend other details without prior notice as required.

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School of Advanced Study Registry University of London Senate House, Malet Street London WC1E 7HU UK T: +44 (0)20 7862 8661 or 8873 F: +44 (0)20 7862 8657 E: sas.registry@sas.ac.uk