Graduate Prospectus 2013-14

PROSPECTUS

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PROSPECTUS 2013 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) 13 Postgraduate Diploma in Taxation 15 Postgraduate Certificate in Taxation 15 Institute of Commonwealth Studies MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights 16 Institute of English Studies MA or MRes in the History of the Book 20 The London Rare Books School 22 Institute of Historical Research MA in Historical Research 23 The Warburg Institute MA in Cultural and Intellectual History 1300–1650 26 MA in Art History, Curatorship and Renaissance Culture 29 RESEARCH DEGREES 32 MPhil/PhD areas of research 32 Research training 35 LIBRARY COLLECTIONS 38 INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS 40 HOW TO MAKE AN APPLICATION 42

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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.

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

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) is the only postgraduate academic institution in the UK devoted to the study of the Commonwealth. Founded in 1949, its purpose is to promote interdisciplinary and interregional research on the Commonwealth and its member nations in the fields of history, politics and other social sciences. Its areas of specialism include international development, governance, human rights, north-south relations and conflict and security. It is also home to the longest-running interdisciplinary and practice-oriented human rights MA programme in the UK. INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH STUDIES The Institute of English Studies (IES), founded in 1999, exists to facilitate advanced study and research in English studies within the University of London and in the wider academic community, national and international. Its Centre for Manuscript and Print Studies covers such fields of study as palaeography, history of printing, manuscript and print relations, history of publishing and the book trade, textual criticism, and theory and the electronic book.

INSTITUTE OF GERMANIC & ROMANCE STUDIES The Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies (IGRS) 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. Its purpose is to promote and facilitate the study of the cultures of regions speaking the Germanic and Romance languages across a range of disciplines and interdisciplinary fields in the humanities.

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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 events and seminars and has a dedicated programme of research training.

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.

INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF THE AMERICAS The Institute for the Study of the Americas (ISA) was founded in 2004 through the merger of the Institute of Latin American Studies and the Institute of United States Studies, both of which were established in 1965. ISA promotes, coordinates and provides a focus for research in history and the social sciences on the Americas – Canada, the US, Latin America and the Caribbean – and plays a national and international role as a coordinating and information centre for all parts of the hemisphere at postgraduate level in the universities of the UK. THE 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 naturalise their knowledge and apply it in their own national environments.

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

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 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 8

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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.

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

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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 organisations 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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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)

LLM in Advanced Legislative Studies Degree code: JTALS Credit value: 180 CATS Structure: Two available directions, Common Law or EU, with each consisting of six compulsory modules and a dissertation of 10,000-15,000 words.

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

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 2012–13 (subject to annual uplift in 2013–14): Home and EU students: £6,500 full-time or £3,250 part-time. Overseas students: £12,000.

Contact: constantin.stefanou@sas.ac.uk Website: www.ials.sas.ac.uk/postgrad/postgrad.htm

LLM in Advanced Legislative Studies via Distance Learning Degree code: JTALS Credit value: 180 CATS Structure: Two available directions, Common Law or EU, with each consisting of six compulsory modules and a dissertation of 10,000-15,000 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 2012–13 (subject to annual uplift in 2013–14): Part-time home and EU Master’s students: £4,250. Part-time overseas Master’s students: £8,000.

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LLM in International Corporate Governance, Financial Regulations 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.

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 financial centre.

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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.

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

Core modules International Corporate Governance and Transnational Corporations International Capital Markets Law and Securities Regulation Elective modules Bank Corporate Governance Comparative European Banking and Securities Regulation Extraterritorial US Financial Regulations Foreign Investment Law and Policy Foundations of Economic Regulation International Commercial Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution International Economic Law and Organisation The Law of International Trade and Finance Money Laundering and Financial Regulation UK Banking and Securities Regulation

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LLM in International Corporate Governance, Financial Regulations and Economic Law cont. 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.

Aims • Widen students knowledge of corporate governance, financial regulation and international and comparative aspects of economic law and financial regulation • Introduce students to the basic principles and theories that underlie this area of study and to elaborate the role of financial regulation and legal mechanisms in averting and/or managing financial crises • Stimulate broader strategic thinking of the goals of corporate and financial regulation and how it affects business strategy and overarching public policy with an analysis of the economic and legal principles applied to

practical case studies • Have a particular focus on European, US and UK corporate governance, financial regulation and practices, and international developments in this field • Address the public policy aspects of financial regulation and corporate governance • Develop skills in legal analysis and compliance with laws and regulation required for a dynamic career in the financial services sector • Facilitate acquiring knowledge and skills required for a dynamic career related to the law, regulation and practice of financial markets

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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

The programme is designed to suit • Lawyers and compliance officers, regulators and policy makers who wish to enhance their knowledge and understanding in areas of corporate governance, financial law and regulation and economic law • Law graduates, economics graduates and graduates from other disciplines who are pursuing a career in financial services and corporate finance with a legal and regulatory edge. The interdisciplinary nature of the programme means that www.sas.ac.uk

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LLM in International Corporate Governance, Financial Regulations and Economic Law cont. applicants are not required to have a prior law degree, nor a professional qualification in law • Those with professional experience already working in financial service firms, law firms and corporations to learn more on how law and regulation affect management practices, corporate governance and business strategy • Those who wish to work or are already working in government and state agencies in charge of production, supervision and enforcement of the regulatory laws such as central banks, securities and exchange commissions as well as insurance regulators • Those with a background in university lecturing in business, law and social science faculties who are looking to enhance their qualifications to teach corporate law/governance, financial law/regulation, and international political economy and international economic law and organisations

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LLM in International Corporate Governance, Financial Regulation and Economic Law Degree code: JTICG Credit value: 180 CATS Structure: Six courses plus a dissertation of up to 15,000 words. The programme consists of two core modules, which are mandatory, and a choice of four electives.

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 2012–13 (subject to annual uplift in 2013–14): Home and EU students: £6,500 full-time or £3,250 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.

The course is based at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in central London. The course director is Dr Philip Baker QC, and the courses are taught by a team of teachers, including 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.

Structure The programme is designed to be completed over one year (full-time) 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.

MA in Taxation (Law, Administration and Practice) Degree code: JTTAX Credit value: 180 CATS Mode of study: 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time.

Students must complete ten modules, each comprising approximately 24 hours of teaching time. Students complete ten or seven courses plus a dissertation of up to 15,000 words.

There are no compulsory courses.

Fees 2012–13 (subject to annual uplift in 2013–14): Home and EU students: £9,500 full-time or £4,750 part-time. Overseas students: £12,000.

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Module options Introduction to UK Taxation International Tax 1 (introduction to international taxation) International Tax 2 (introduction to double taxation conventions) International Tax 3 (international tax planning) International Tax 4 (advanced double tax conventions)

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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.

Taxation of Trading Income

Teaching is technically world-class 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.�

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International Tax 5 (transfer pricing) European Union Tax Law 1 (introduction to EU Tax Law) European Union Tax Law 2 (the direct tax jurisprudence of the CJEU) European Union Tax Law 3 (the direct tax Directives)

Corporation Tax Comparative Corporate Taxation Comparative Tax Systems Introduction to US International Taxation Protection of Taxpayers Ethical Issues in Tax Practice Value Added Tax

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Postgraduate Diploma in Taxation The Postgraduate Diploma in Taxation allows students the opportunity to undertake six modules from the MA in Taxation 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.

The Diploma is designed to

interlink with the MA in Taxation Programme by allowing students who have successfully obtained the Diploma in Taxation to transfer their credits to the MA in Taxation degree programme.

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

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

Postgraduate Certificate in Taxation The Postgraduate Certificate in Taxation allows students the opportunity to undertake three modules from the MA in Taxation programme and obtain an academic qualification in taxation.

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.

The Certificate interlinks with the Diploma in Taxation and the MA in Taxation 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 Taxation degree programme.

PG Diploma / PG Certificate in Taxation (Law, Administration and Practice) Fees 2012–13 (subject to annual uplift in 2013–14): PG Diploma: £6,000 for Home and EU students (6 modules – 120 credits) PG Certificate: £3,000 for Home and EU students studying three modules (60 credits) Website: www.ials.sas. ac.uk/postgrad/courses/ PG_Dip_Tax.htm *Overseas students who wish to study for either the PG Certificate or Diploma should speak to the School’s Registry regarding visa requirements.

The Certificate may be especially 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 Institute of Commonwealth Studies has been training human rights defenders and advocates across the world since 1995, and its alumni have gone on to work for an impressive range of organisations: NGOs, international bodies such as UN agencies, charities, and universities. Graduates of this degree will become part of this extensive network of former students working globally

across a wide range of sectors including social services, development, humanitarian assistance, policy research and the media.

The MA examines both the theory and practice of human rights, including from an international perspective.

This programme engages with debates within the field of human rights by drawing on disciplinary insights and perspectives from history, philosophy, law, international relations, sociology and political economy. By interacting with perspectives from various fields and the questions which

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 16

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emerge from them, this degree is both truly interdisciplinary and integrated. A special emphasis is placed on building practical skills, such as in campaigning and fundraising, which are important for human rights advocacy and operations. This programme is therefore highly suited to individuals who are, or are seeking to become, human rights professionals.

Students undertaking the MA gain working knowledge of social science research methodology and its relevance to human rights research and practice. These skills enable students to critically evaluate social research, furthering their understanding of the principles necessary to carrying out original research. Conducting original research is further a critical part of this degree programme. The dissertation offers an opportunity to carry out research into an area of particular interest, supported by Institute faculty members.

This degree draws upon the extensive research expertise of the Institute’s faculty members as well as their experience as human rights practitioners.

As faculty members combine their research with activism, advocacy and consultancy, they are able to draw on their activities to deliver teaching which is firmly grounded in human rights practice.

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MA taught modules are contextualised by in-depth knowledge of human rights practice, and human rights practitioners and advocates feature as guest lecturers throughout the year.

The degree addresses essential questions and debates within the field of human rights.

The core modules provide students with an overview of the philosophical underpinnings, theories and histories of human rights. Students examine current human rights concerns and the tools that human rights practitioners use to address them, thus building their skills to work in the field. This is complemented by modules providing a firm understanding of how human rights are translated into international law.

Faculty members at the Institute combine human rights research with ongoing policy and/or advocacy work, meaning that the course stays current with new developments in the field.

The MA programme is both interdisciplinary as well as cohesively integrated because of the range of expertise of its faculty, offering an expansive lens through which to view and study human rights. Individually tailored support in finding internships with human rights organisations is also provided to complement your studies and

professional goals.

The degree aims to: • Develop students as human rights professionals, able to translate moral engagement and human rights discourse into transformative practice.

This degree is therefore particularly suitable for individuals who are, or seek to be, human rights professionals in the NGO, governmental and intergovernmental sectors. the Institute has been training human rights advocates and defenders around the world since 1995.

• Develop the skills in human rights research, analysis and advocacy which are essential for a dynamic career in the human rights sector.

• Introduce students to the theories and principles which underpin different approaches to human rights, while also engaging with the key questions that emerge from viewing the world through a human rights lens.

• Ground human rights theory in current affairs by examining policy and institutional actors and, through the use of case studies, to consider the causes as well as the consequences of human rights violations.

• Provide a practical overview

of the key players involved in implementing human rights, including the processes, institutions and ideational and material factors that influence state behaviour vis-à-vis human rights obligations.

The Institute’s location in central London means that the MA offers access to a wide range of organisations working in the field of human rights, many of which have a keen interest in the programme and regularly contribute to discussions. These include Amnesty International, Anti-Slavery International, Human Rights Watch, Article 19, INTERIGHTS, Penal Reform International, Minority Rights Group, Redress, Medical Foundation for the Care of Torture Victims, the British Refugee Council and the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative. In addition, journalists and documentary film makers with an interest in human rights are regularly invited to show their films and talk to students about their work.

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MA IN UNDERSTANDING AND SECURING HUMAN RIGHTS cont. completion of the programme, and also help them gain a valuable perspective during the programme itself.

In addition, students participate in an annual study tour to Geneva, meeting with representatives of international and UN bodies, as well as experts from international NGOs. Curriculum The MA taught modules are interdisciplinary and practiceoriented. They cover theories of human rights and human rights violations, various contexts of human rights violations, human rights research, practice and advocacy and human rights law.

Students take a combination of compulsory and optional modules plus a dissertation. For additional credits, students may also choose to take one extra module and/or the assessed component of the human rights internship.

Careers Most students take the MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights with a view to becoming human rights professionals and activists.

Some choose to go on to do further academic study. Former students have secured paid employment with organisations including ActionAid, Amnesty International, Anti-Slavery 18

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International, International Committee of the Red Cross, Human Rights Watch, Minority Rights Group, Oxfam, Rights and Humanity and UNICEF. On several occasions employment opportunities have arisen as a result of the student placement programme. Some overseas students have also been seconded to do the degree and after completing the MA return to their jobs in government or the non-governmental sector.

• The Institute provides a stimulating environment for students. This is demonstrated by the degree’s satisfaction rate, which has averaged 92 per cent for the last three years*.

• Classes are small, offering an intimate and friendly environment through which

to learn, debate, and discuss ideas. Our lecturers are accessible and arranging contact hours to discuss aspects of the course is actively encouraged.

• This degree prioritises practical experience as well as theoretical knowledge.

Students are given access to a wide range of human rights representatives from organisations across London through guest lectures and evening seminars.

• Help to organise internships for students with human rights organisations in the London area is provided through our extensive contacts, giving students the option to gain exclusive, hands-on experience, so improving their job

MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights Degree code: MTCHR Credit value: 120/180 CATS Structure: Four compulsory modules (including a dissertation of 15,000 words) and three optional modules.

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

Part-time students may choose at least three optional modules during the spring term of years one or two. 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 2012–13 (subject to annual uplift in 2013–14): Home and EU students: £6,000 full-time or £3,500 part-time per year.

Overseas students: £13,500.

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MA IN UNDERSTANDING AND SECURING HUMAN RIGHTS cont. prospects.

• A one-week study tour in Geneva, allows students to learn from a wide range of human rights advocates based both inside and outside the UN. • Students have access to specialised library resources held in the Institute’s Human Rights Teaching Collection as well as the Senate House Library Social Sciences and Commonwealth Studies collections.

Teaching is conducted through a series of lectures and seminars which facilitate discussion between students and lecturers. Assessment is carried out primarily through coursework and various projects, including a media project and a funding proposal.

Most of the lectures and teaching will be carried out by full-time academic staff at the Institute. Staff combine their research with ongoing activism, advocacy and consulting, and they draw upon their extensive experience in the field to provide examples and insights in the lecture theatre. Their research interests range from the rights of indigenous peoples and minorities; genocide studies; the ecological crisis; and international refugee law.

outside the University will give guest lectures on their areas of expertise, providing additional insights and new perspectives.

In addition to teaching, students will complete a 15,000 word dissertation on the subject of human rights, broadly defined.

The topic will be chosen in consultation with your assigned dissertation supervisor, a member of the Institute faculty, who will provide support. *average student satisfaction rate across all modules as reported in an anonymous student feedback questionnaire

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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 nongovernmental 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

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MA or MRes IN THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK This well-established degree offered by the Institute of English Studies has attracted a range of students from many countries since its inauguration in 1995.

understanding literary and other texts and, more recently, as a way of understanding broader social, cultural and intellectual processes in history.

The Institute’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 many University of London’s 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

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

Required courses The Medieval Book Printed Text in Britain and Elsewhere 1450–2010 Research Methodology Option 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 20

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form the book takes in different periods, and how that form developed over time. Because it is a manufactured object, we can also investigate the processes by which it is made.

By considering conditions 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 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.

Course structure The MA will provide students with a broad understanding and experience of the chronological range of book history from c.3000 BCE to 2000 CE. It

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MA or MRes IN THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK will introduce students to the range of disciplines that make up the subject, including historical bibliography, palaeography, codicology, history of printing, bibliometrics, history of publishing, history of reading and library history.

The course will provide frequent opportunities to handle archaeological and historical objects relating to the subject. It offers an unparalled, multidisciplinary opportunity to study the book’s influence on social and intellectual change, emphasising creation, publication, manufacture, distribution, reception and survival of books from clay tablets to e-books.

This degree can also be taken as an MRes. One third coursework, two thirds research, this degree will permit a higher level of specialism for those who are already drawn to a particular period or topic, and assist them in acquiring research skills suitable for progression to MPhil/PhD study.

MA or MRes aim to: • Give students a broad understanding and experience of the chronological range of book history from c.3000 BCE to 2000 CE. • Introduce students to the range of disciplines that make up the subject,

including historical bibliography, palaeography, codicology, history of printing, bibliometrics, history of publishing, history of reading and library history.

• Provide frequent opportunities to handle archaeological and historical objects relating to the subject.

• Give students the ability and confidence to deal with difficult-to-use primary sources for book history (both manuscript and printed).

In addition, the MRes will: • Provide able students with a foundation of three appropriately specialised taught courses (60 points in all) which will equip them to undertake a more extensive programme of masters level research than that offered by the MA. • Provide the opportunity for able students to write an extended dissertation (30,000 words) on a subject which requires treatment at a much greater length than the usual MA topic.

• Offer students a degree programme which satisfies the needs of those who wish to undertake more extensive research or go on to do an M.Phil or PhD.

Teachers are recognised experts from the Institute, the British Library, the Victoria & Albert Museum and other institutions, where some of the teaching takes place.

MA or MRes in the History of the Book Degree code (MA): NTEHB Credit value: 180 CATS Structure (MA): Six taught courses (two required courses and four option courses) plus a dissertation of 15,000 words.

Structure (MRes): Three taught courses selected from those available on the MA or the London Rare Books School programmes under the guidance of the Course Director and Course Tutor, plus a dissertation of 30,000 words.

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

Fees 2012–13 (subject to annual uplift in 2013–14): Home and EU students: £5,000 full-time or £2,500 part-time. Overseas students: £12,000.

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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, other institutions will be used such as the British Library, the British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Taking the courses 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 Book in the Ancient World (week 1) Children’s Books (week 1) European Bookbinding (week 1) A History of Maps and Mapping (week1) An Introduction to Bibliography (week 1) The Medieval Book (week 1) The Printed Book in Europe (week 1) The Early Modern Book in England: Exploring the Evidence (week 2) The History and Practice of Hand Press Printing 1450–1830 (week 2) The History of Writing; A Wider View (week 2) An Introduction to Illustration and its Technologies (week 2) Modern First Editions; Dealing, Collecting and the Market (week 2)

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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.”

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Institute of Historical Research

MA IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH The MA in Historical Research allows students to undertake a degree which contains extensive 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), and Ms Elizabeth Williamson. The degree has been offered since 2007.

The MA enables students to undertake assessed work and independent projects 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 (full-time) or two years (part-time). The programme is modular, and each candidate is required to complete two core modules, involving approximately 60 hours of classroom time altogether.

Module 3 is an independent project of 7,500 words on a subject of the student’s choice and agreed with the student’s supervisor. Module 4 consists 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 teaching is designed to make the degree 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.

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As I hadn’t taken

a degree in history, many programmes I looked at required me to take several prerequisites before I could apply. The programme at the Institute of Historical Research wasn’t straight history, but historical research, and was thus more open to students of other disciplines.

This meant that I could apply straightaway, and the focus on methods of researching history rather than, say, on a specific historical period was exactly the right fit for me.

I can add the research skills and historical knowledge of my MA degree to the writing and editing skills I learned as an undergrad, which will make me more marketable as a writer and editor, a research assistant, or a hundred other such jobs. After I graduate I’d love to pick up an internship or two in some archives to gain a bit more practical experience before heading back to work.

For my studies, there’s literally no better place than London in the world to be. The resources and facilities available here are simply staggering in their scope.’’

Meagan Brady (USA) MA in Historical Research

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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 two-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 20th 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: Independent Project Module 4: Supervised Dissertation

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 2013 a range of online courses will also be available.

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Supervision for Modules 3 and 4 can be arranged to suit working patterns.

All students will take the core ‘Historical Training’ and ‘Cities, States and Localities in History’ 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.

Instead of a taught option course, students undertake an independent project of 7,500 words on a subject agreed with their supervisor, which will require the completion of some original historical research and/ or source criticism, and then a 15,000-word dissertation.

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 project and dissertation need not be in the same broad subject area or the same historical period.

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 advanced level, thus fostering their intellectual

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MA in Historical Research Degree code: RTIHR Credit value: 180 CATS Structure: Two core courses, an independent project of 7,500 words, a supervised dissertation of 15,000 words and the completion of one of the IHR’s short training courses.

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

Part-time students complete the two core modules in the first year of study and the independent study project plus the dissertation in the second year. Courses are taught on Wednesdays.

Fees 2012–13 (subject to annual uplift in 2013–14): Home and EU students: £5,000 full-time or £2,500 part-time. Full-time Overseas students: £12,000.

Website: www.history.ac.uk/study 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 the IHR 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, IOE

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

• Seek assistance with career advice and guidance from the University of London’s specialist careers support service - SICS • 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 2013–14 the IHR will move into completely refurbished space equipped with a common room, the latest technology, conference and research training facilities

• Attend 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 www.sas.ac.uk

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MA IN CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL HISTORY 1300–1650 This Warburg Institute MA 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.

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.

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Course structure This 12-month, full-time 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 four corecourses 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 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, Maps and Society and the History of Scholarship.

The third term and summer are spent in researching and writing a dissertation, under the guidance of a supervisor from the academic staff.

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

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• 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).

Core courses Rhetoric and Dialectic: Humanist education and the use of language and its implication for Renaissance culture and discourse – Professor Peter Mack 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 Iconology: Mythological painting, allegorical figures, historical subjects, altarpiece – Dr Paul Taylor

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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. My background in science and medieval studies had already led me in the direction of the history of science, and at the Warburg Institute I was able to study this alongside the intellectual and cultural background of the period. 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

Optional courses (two to be chosen) 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 Sixteenth-Century European Literature – Professor Peter Mack www.sas.ac.uk

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Why choose the Warburg Institute?

The Institute is one of Europe’s great interdisciplinary cultural institutions. Its combination of unique resources and leading academics provide a stimulating environment for students and visiting researchers.

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

• The Photographic Collection – the world’s largest collection of photographs of works of art organised by subject – has a unique iconographic classification and comprises the whole range of western visual imagery up to the 18th century.

• The Institute houses a vibrant and generous academic community – readers and researchers from all over the world visit on a regular basis.

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MA in Cultural and Intellectual History 1300–1650 Degree code: WTWCI Credit value: 180 CATS Structure: Four core courses and two additional courses chosen from a range of options. The course is examined on two essays of 5,000–6,000 words, and on two written examination papers in the third term, a translation paper and a paper based on the courses given that year plus a dissertation of 20,000–25,000 words.

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 particularly useful.

Fees 2012–13 (subject to annual uplift in 2013–14): Home and EU students: £5,000 full-time. Overseas students: £12,500.

Website: www.warburg.sas.ac.uk/graduate-studies Museum and the other research institutes of the University of London.

• In addition to the MA course programme there is a varied and exciting range of public lectures and conferences at the Institute.

Teaching, learning and assessment The normal format for classes is a small weekly seminar, in which students usually discuss texts in their original languages.

In most courses, students also give short presentations of their own research, which are not assessed. The emphasis is on helping students to acquire the skills necessary to interpret philosophical, literary and historical documents as well as

works of art. All students are required to submit two essays of 5,000–6,000 words, one by the first day of the second term, the other by the first day of the third term. A dissertation of 20,000–25,000 words, on a topic agreed by the student and supervisor, has to be submitted by 30 September. The course is examined on these three pieces of written work, and on two written examination papers in the third term, a translation paper and a paper based on the courses given that year.

Students are allocated a course tutor and, in addition, are encouraged to discuss their work with other members of the academic staff.

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ma in Art History, Curatorship and Renaissance Culture The MA in Art History, Curatorship and Renaissance Culture is a new programme which will take its first students in 2013–14 and is being 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.

Core courses 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 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 Art History – Iconology – Dr Paul Taylor Optional courses (two to be chosen) Renaissance Material Culture – Dr Rembrandt Duits and Dr François Quiviger Renaissance Art Literature – Dr François Quiviger Art and Devotion in the Renaissance – Dr Rembrandt Duits and Dr François Quiviger History of Renaissance Philosophy – Dr Guido Giglioni Sin and Sanctity in the Reformation – Professor Alastair Hamilton The Transmission of the Classical Tradition in Dante – Dr Alessandro Scafi Islamic Authorities and Arabic Elements in the Renaissance – Professor Charles Burnett Music and the Arts and Sciences in the Renaissance – Professor Charles Burnett

This 12-month, full-time programme will provide valuable skills to a new generation of 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.

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Warburg Institute or a member of staff from the National Gallery.

Course structure

All students will take three core modules and two optional 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.

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 • Museum knowledge • Art history and Renaissance culture • A dissertation of 15,000 words • Participation in the broader intellectual activities of the Warburg Institute.

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Programme aims to • Provide the necessary linguistic, archive and

research skills to enable graduates of the programme to research, catalogue and curate works of art held in collections of national and international standing.

• Bring together the art historical and scholarly traditions of the Warburg Institute with the practical experience and skills of the National Gallery to provide training which will equip students to become academic art historians with serious insight into the work of a great museum, or curators with the research skills necessary for high level museum work.

MA in Art History, Curatorship and Renaissance Culture Degree code: WTACR Credit value: 180 CATS Structure: Three compulsory core modules and two additional modules plus a dissertation of 15,000 words. The course is examined on three essays of 4,000 words, the dissertation, a catalogue entry, language and palaeographical skills, and the attainment and progress of students during the course of the academic year.

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: please check the website Website: www.warburg.sas.ac.uk/graduate-studies Applications should be submitted by 31 May 2013

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• Enable students to understand the issues involved in curating, conserving and presenting paintings in a museum or gallery context.

• Students will become part of a vibrant academic and artistic community including readers, researchers and museum visitors from all over the world.

• Enable students to understand and comment on primary source materials, both visual and textual.

• 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.

• Enable students to read critically scholarly publications in at least two European languages.

• Enable students to undertake scholarly research at a high level and write up the results in an accurate and rigorous way.

• Enable students to acquire a familiarity with the principal sources of information in a variety of historical disciplines.

Why choose the Warburg/ National Gallery MA • The Warburg Institute is one of Europe’s great interdisciplinary cultural institutions. Its unique resources and leading academics provide a stimulating environment for students and visiting researchers.

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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. www.sas.ac.uk

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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

Globalisation, security and conflict

British and Commonwealth intelligence communities

Human rights

British imperial history, including decolonisation

Indigenous peoples

The Commonwealth as an international organisation

Local government and decentralisation

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

The politics, governance and development of South Asia

The foreign and defence policies of Commonwealth countries

Postcolonial legacies in the Commonwealth and beyond

Genocide studies

Protection of refugees

Twentieth-century British and Commonwealth history

INSTITUTE OF GERMANIC & ROMANCE STUDIES 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

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RESEARCH DEGREES MPhil/PhD AREAS OF RESEARCH cont.

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 Royal and diplomatic history since 1900 Urban and metropolitan history (especially London) history, including comparative approaches across Europe and elsewhere

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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I found the Institute of

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)

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.

• Conducting interviews

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.

• Getting research published

Online research training

• Giving a seminar or conference paper

The School also offers online research training:

• Organising a conference

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

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

• 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,

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, third-party observation, focus www.sas.ac.uk

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RESEARCH TRAINING cont. 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 – 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.

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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 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);

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RESEARCH TRAINING cont. 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.

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I took the MA in

Cultural and Intellectual History 1300–1650 at the Warburg Institute and found the Institute a wonderful place to study and decided that it would be the best place to continue my research for a PhD. In the field of Renaissance studies the Warburg Institute is considered one of the world’s leading institutions.

I was attracted by its unique multidisciplinary approach and by its focus on the study of primary sources and languages, and also by its incredibly rich library.

It is also a very small place; in many respects it is almost a community where everybody is willing to discuss their research with anybody else in a very friendly but not condescending way. We meet regularly with our supervisors to discuss what we have done, and we are also encouraged to knock at the door of any member of staff whenever we have a problem, or a doubt. I have never heard anybody say they were too busy to listen!”

Federico Zuliani (Italy) PhD topic: The persistence of Catholicism in Denmark after the Protestant Reformation, 1536–1629

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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 Swiss-German 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 18th-century 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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Information for applicants

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 • The School has been awarded a number of Block Grant awards from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) for both Master’s and research students. See details of the 2013–14 AHRC awards • The School offers two full bursaries for 40

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doctoral study which cover tuition fees and a maintenance grant, awarded on a competitive basis to students registered at one of the institutes. See details of the SAS Doctoral studentships.

• Some of the institutes also have their own bursaries. See the list of bursaries for 2013.

External funding may also be available in certain subject areas and/or for certain categories of student. For example the British Council or the Commonwealth Commission.

UK-resident students are eligible to apply for Professional and Career Development Loans.

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

Information for applicants

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS cont. 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 requiring a visa will be able to obtain a visa for part-time 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.

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.

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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.

Visiting the School Each year the School and its institutes hold a number of open days. Please contact sasopenday@ sas.ac.uk to register your interest and to ďŹ nd out more about our open days or to arrange a visit to the School and any of its institutes.

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