Master of Arts [M.A] [Legal Studies (General Programme)] From School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

All modules of theÊLegal Studies (General Programme)Êprogramme offered byÊSOAS University of LondonÊare designed not only to introduce students to the general fields of law, but also to provide an understanding of how generic legal structures and processes may operate in non-Western social and cultural settings. All teachers on modules offered at SOAS are experts in their designated field. Many have years of experience advising governments, international organisations or non-governmental organisation, and many also have been or continue to be legal practitioners.

Knowledge & Understanding

• Through attendance in all classes, independent and group study, and class preparation.

• InÊsome subjects through non-assessed as well as assessed coursework.

• Through in course lectures/ seminars and through coursework.

• Through a compulsory but non-assessed presessional course on law and legal method.

ÊIntellectual (thinking) Skills

• ÊThrough courses which introduce information and ideas that need to be assessed critically and analysed in context. Students are encouraged not

• simply to summarise evidence and arguments but also develop their own assessments as to the relative value of different strategies/ arguments/evidence.

• Through independent dissertation and course work which entail selecting,designing and refining topics [with advice and assistance from tutors] and elaborating precise research questions/hypotheses.

• Through the structure and content of courses of an interdisciplinary nature.