Decolonial Thought and Social Theory MSc MSc

You’ll study core modules during the year that introduce you to decolonial and social thought, and how these help understand the challenges that society faces both nationally and globally. You will focus more specifically on the process of social and decolonial theory formation and debate.

A choice of optional modules allows you to specialise in the areas of particular interest to you. You could choose to study themes such as postcolonial feminism, or look at issues such as global inequalities, culture, gender, religion and politics and multiculturalism.

At the end of the programme, you’ll submit your dissertation. This is an independent piece of research on a related topic of your choice, which will allow you to demonstrate and apply the knowledge and skills you’ve acquired during the year.

MSc Award
September Start
Full-time Study Mode
12 months Duration

Entry Requirements For This Course

A bachelor degree (hons) with a 2:1 or non-UK equivalent in a social sciences, humanities or related discipline.

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component.. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications.

Improve your English

International students who do not meet the English language requirements for this programme may be able to study our postgraduate pre-sessional English course, to help improve your English language level.

This pre-sessional course is designed with a progression route to your degree programme and you’ll learn academic English in the context of your subject area. To find out more, read Language for Politics and Society (6 weeks) and Language for Social Sciences and Arts: Politics and Society (10 weeks).

We also offer online pre-sessionals alongside our on-campus pre-sessionals. You could study a part-time online course starting in January, or a full-time course in summer. Find out more about online pre-sessionals.

You can also study pre-sessionals for longer periods – read about our postgraduate pre-sessional English courses.

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