MA African Studies and Intensive Swahili

Course Overview This MA African Studies and Intensive Swahili program at SOAS offers a unique opportunity to develop advanced language proficiency while gaining a deep, interdisciplinary understanding of the continent. The course equips students with both practical Swahili skills and the cultural awareness necessary for high-level engagement with African societies, politics, and arts. You will critically examine the relationships between indigenous African knowledge systems and contemporary global frameworks. Key Program Highlights Intensive language pathway to achieve high-level competency in Swahili Interdisciplinary curriculum covering history, cinema, politics, and economics Critical analysis of African aesthetics and contemporary literary theory Development of advanced intercultural awareness and understanding Rigorous scholarly engagement with indigenous African knowledge systems