Overview

SOAS-Alphawood MA in Asian Art (Online) at SOAS University of London leads you on a journey of exploration supported by lectures and contributions from a wide range of leading scholars, curators, and art market professionals. We have a formal association with the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, which allows us to offer exceptional access to the collections and curatorial expertise of both institutions.

Teaching and learning

Our online 30-credit modules offer you an immersive foundation at postgraduate level in a richly rewarding field of study, with a unique range of digital resources and exceptional pedagogical support over 10-weeks.

Our online modules are designed to be accessible from anywhere in the world, and with those who will have other professional and/or personal commitments in mind (although we do recommend allocating 30 hours of study time per week).

Online modules consist of a variety of different modes of learning, including:

• Asynchronous, online lectures given by SOAS academic staff, leading national and international scholars, museum curators, and art market professionals.
• Exclusive contributions filmed in the exhibitions, galleries, and reserve collections of the British Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum.
• Recommended weekly readings.
• Live, weekly seminar discussions conducted via Zoom.
• Recommended weekly readings.
• Online discussion fora facilitated by module convenors.
• Weekly one-to-one tutorials with your module convenors.