SOAS Academic Summer School offers three and five-week courses taught by SOAS' world-renowned academics. Summer School courses are chosen from across the university, and are divided into five themes:
Finance, Economics & Business
Session 2: 4 July-22 July 2016
Feminist Economics and Development
Finance and Risk Management
Session 3: 25 July - 12 August 2016
Food and Nutrition in Development
Public Financial Management
Please note that you can take courses in consecutive sessions, however you can only take one course per session.
Entry Requirements
In order to join our Summer School, you will need to meet the following entry requirements:
- Participants have to be 18 or over at the time of attendance.
- A minimum English language requirement if English is not your first language:
- IELTS, 6.5 overall or higher, with at least 6 in all sub scores.
- TOEFL Paper based test we require a minimum of 583 with minimum 53 in all skills and for TOEFL Internet Based Test we require a minimum of 93 with minimum 20 in all skills.
- Pearson Test of English a score of 59-64
- Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) Grade B
- If you have studied in an English speaking institution, or have courses taught at your university in English (excluding English language courses) you may meet our requirements without having to supply a certificate. Evidence of this will either need to be included on a transcript or letter from your university.
- Applicants with an alternative qualification should contact us for advice.
- Applicants whose English language level do not meet out requirements may be interested in our subject based courses with English language support.
Application Procedure
Once you have paid the £60 application fee and submitted the online application form, you will be informed as to whether you have a place on the summer school within 5 working days. Please do not pay your tuition fee prior to having received your offer letter.
Tuition
A tuition fee of £1450 will be charged per three week programme. This figure does not include accommodation fees.
For five week programmes the fee is £2500.
Application fee
A one-off, non-refundable application fee of £60 will be charged to cover administration costs. Please visit the online store to pay your fees.
Accommodation
A limited number of rooms will be available at SOAS halls of residence, Dinwiddy House, which is located about a 20 minute walk away from the main SOAS campus. The cost for 20 nights is £700 self-catering, for a single en suite room. To reserve a place through SOAS, please tick the relevant box in the application form and we will be in touch with your confirmation and payment details. Please take a moment to read their residents' guide.
Optional Activities
The majority of optional Friday activities open to all students are free of charge, however, some activities may have a cost associated to them. Students can expect to pay a maximum of £40 for these activities. It is important to remember that these activities are not compulsory to the course you are registered on. All activities that are compulsory to the course you are registered on are free of charge.
Discounts
An early bird discount of 10% is available if fees are paid by 31 March 2016.
15% discount for SOAS Alumni or if you do a combination of sessions 2 and 3.
20% discount for current SOAS students and our partner institutions.
Other discounts are available for groups, please contact us for further information.
Payments
Students should be able to pay all fees for their chosen course via the SOAS online store or by bank transfer.
There are several simple but important steps involved with paying by bank transfer.
Step 1. Use the account details below to make your bank transfer. Make sure the bank transfer request includes your full name and the code Q166 SUMMER SCHOOL. (If you’re paying from a non-UK bank make sure you pay in GBP so we get the correct amount. If you pay by bank transfer from a non-UK bank, your bank might charge you extra, so make sure you allow for that.)
NatWest Bank plc
94 Moorgate
London
EC2M 6XT
Account number: 08622655
Sort code: 56-00-23
Account holder: School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
Swift number: NWBKGB2L
IBAN: GB77NWBK56002308622655 (International Bank Account number)
Step 2. Then, to allow us to locate your payment, make sure you email us with your bank’s name, the amount you paid, date of transfer and your name. Send that information to summerschool@soas.ac.uk.
Step 3. We should receive the payment at least 14 days before enrolment to give us enough time to process it. Either print off the online bank transfer confirmation or ask your bank to give you proof of the transaction for your records (and in case we need to see proof that you paid).
Please do not deposit money at a bank branch directly into the School's account as we won’t be able to trace it.
There are two different scholarship schemes available for students, please see the information below to find out if you are eligible to apply.
SOAS Academic Summer School Partial Scholarship
- Open to undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Open to all nationalities
- For further details and how to apply please see the partial scholarship information page
The Thomas Gale Scholarship
- Open to undergraduate students only
- Open to Kenyan and US nationals only
- For further details and how to apply please see the Thomas Gale scholarship information page
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here: http://www.soas.ac.uk/summerschool/subjects/ but the link is no more active.