MPhil in South East Asian Studies in Camden United Kingdom | School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

The School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at SOAS houses the South East Asia Section, which provides Europe's most comprehensive range of studies and research focused on the region's languages and cultures. The department specializes in four key languages - Burmese, Indonesian/Malay, Thai, and Vietnamese - along with their literary traditions, cinematic arts, and cultural contexts. During the REF 2014 assessment, faculty members contributed groundbreaking publications spanning cinema and gender studies, literary analysis, cultural history, and postcolonial research. This vibrant academic community maintains strong connections with its graduates while fostering research across diverse areas including traditional Malay texts, contemporary Southeast Asian literature, Islamic studies in the region, linguistic education, phonetics, gender research, folk traditions, regional cinema, and translation work. Doctoral candidates benefit from both structured faculty-wide research training and personalized supervision, with additional opportunities through the Faculty Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies (CCLPS) and the Doctoral School's skill development programs.