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Postgraduate Taught

WELCOME TO SOAS

SOAS Postgraduate Taught Welcome Week 25 – 29 September 2017

A digital version of this booklet can be downloaded from www.soas.ac.uk/welcome/events/

If you have special access requirements for Welcome Week please contact: Disability and Dyslexia ServiceEmail: [email protected]: +44(0)20 7074 5031

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Useful Contacts

EnrolmentContact the Student Hub +44 (0)20 7074 5100 [email protected]

Information Weston Student Hub +44 (0)20 7074 5100 www.soas.ac.uk/hub/ visit us in person on the lower ground floor of the Paul Webley Wing

Students’ Union Events Contact +44 (0)20 7898 4996 [email protected] or visit the Students’ Union in the Junior Common Room

Welcome to SOAS!This is your guide to Welcome Week and includes all the information you need to get your studies underway. Welcome Week is when you officially enrol at SOAS and get the opportunity to meet academic staff and other new students.

Getting Enrolled: This is the most important part of welcome week for you to get enrolled as a SOAS student. Please make a note of when your enrolment session is and attend it. Please ensure that you have completed online enrolment prior to this. These will be in Yellow colour.

Getting Connected: All the activities revolve around getting familiar with the content, people and details of your programme of study. It includes meeting with academics, tutors and convenors and meeting fellow students in the same programme. These will be in Pink colour.

Getting Started: Series of events that helps you get familiar with the support services and facilities that are available in and around SOAS. This includes meeting the staff from these services and finding out what is available for you. These will be in Red colour.

Getting Involved: Your opportunity to participate in activities at SOAS. They are social, interactive and an opportunity to get right into student life at SOAS. These will be in Blue colour.

In addition to these, the Students’ Union has its own events scheduled that can be found on soasunion.org.

You are now part of a thriving student community of nearly 8,000 students. Over a half of you are undergraduates and the rest of you will be engaged in postgraduate study, either taught or research.

SOAS is a truly cosmopolitan institution. We have one of the highest percentages of international students in the world and we have a network that spans across the globe – through our academic partnerships, high-impact research in

our regions and our alumni network of over 100,000 former students.

It is often said that wherever you go in the world, you will come across a SOAS alum. We are proud that our former students go out into the world to make a difference; but, for now, you can meet the world at SOAS. Amazing people – students, teachers, scholars – right here in the heart of London, one of the greatest cities on earth. Enjoy every minute.

Making the most of Welcome Week 2017

All welcome week activities are colour coded and divided into four categories to help you plan your week:

Students’ Union

That means organising events, and providing a bar, a coffee shop and over 150 entirely student-run societies, ranging from religion to politics to music to sports. But it also means representing you and being there when things are difficult. Four full-time and fifteen part-time officers work to make sure students from all walks of life have a voice. In our monthly Union General Meetings every student has a chance to decide what we put our effort and resources into. Meanwhile the Course Representative system makes sure every class has a channel through which to bring their concerns to academics and management. Our office is room G8 – come and see us anytime, and pick up an Students’ Union handbook to learn more.

There will be several Students’ Union Events during Welcome Week and full details of these and other events can be found at www.soasunion.org

Students’ Union Welcome Talks Tuesday 26 September 17:00 - 18:00 Wednesday 27 September 17:00 - 18:00 Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre

Freshers’ Fair Friday 29 September 11:00 - 17:00

Your Checklist Complete the online registration through Online Services. You must ensure that this has been completed before your enrolment session https://studentsonline.soas.ac.uk

Bring your photo ID (passport and visa if required) to the Enrolment Hall in the Paul Webley Wing during your enrolment session

Make sure you have a copy of your enrolment email showing the enrolment session you should attend

Bring proof of sponsorship or student funding to the fees office during enrolment

Log into your SOAS email account and check that you have read all of the emails sent to you regarding Welcome Week and your enrolment

Collect your student ID card. You will be given this card during enrolment if you were able to upload your photo, which has been validated by the deadline shown in the Online Registration system. Otherwise, we will take your photo during enrolment and produce your card while you wait

Attend Getting Connected events to meet your academic and administrative staff

Attend Getting Started introductory talks that covers topics like finance, welfare, part-time work and career journeys

Collect your Students’ Union Handbook from the Junior Common Room. This is located on the ground floor of the main building at Russell Square

Attend social events organised by the Students’ Union

If you have a disability, please register with the Student Disability Office if you have not already done so by visiting: www.soas.ac.uk/disability

If English is not your first language, you may be eligible for an IFCELS course. Visit the drop-in session on Tuesday 26 September in the Cloister at the Information Fair or attend the International Student Talk on Tuesday 26 at 14:00 or visit www.soas.ac.uk/ifcels

Log into the Bloomsbury Learning Environment and familiarise yourself with your courses – www.ble.ac.uk

Get your Student Oyster photo card or a Railcard to make your commute as cheap as possible. See www.soas.ac.uk/welcome for more information on how to apply

Make financial arrangements including opening a bank account. You can collect an Enrolment Confirmation letter during enrolment. This can be used for banking and council tax exemption. You can also request these letters anytime during the year at the Student Hub

Register with a Doctor. If you are living away from home, it is important to register with a local Doctor as soon as you arrive in London. Some local GPs and doctor surgeries will be available on Tuesday 26 at the Student Fair

Get a free meningitis vaccination (recommended)

Go to the Students’ Union Freshers’ Fair and sign up for societies and teams, all for free

Register and attend an ‘Enough is Enough Consent Workshop’

Enter our social media competition and win a free ticket to the official Freshers Party. Find out more: www.soas.ac.uk/blogs/study/category/life-at-soas/

By choosing to study at SOAS, you’re now a member of the Students’ Union. But what does that mean? Put simply, it’s a group of students coming together to work for their best interests.

School EventsYou are encouraged to attend as many of the general school events as you can and want across the week. Some events are repeated, so in case something clashes, check whether you can attend another session.

Information Fair On Tuesday 26 from 11:00 - 15:00 in the Cloister, Paul Webley Wing, representatives from several local and useful organisations will be attending to meet with the students. This will include GPs, local surgeries, Students’ Union, Nightline, Student Advice and Wellbeing etc.

Walking ToursWalking tours of the local area and Russell Square campuses will take place each day during the week. Tours will start at the entrance to the Brunei Gallery daily at 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00. There is no need to book, just turn up and join our student ambassadors.

Library ToursTours of the Library will be taking place at various times during the week. No need to book, just turn up. All tours start just inside the Library entrance on the ground floor of the Main College Buildings.

Study Skills – Learning & Teaching DevelopmentWhatever your level of skill or study, the Learning and Teaching Development is here to help you develop your academic skills and realise your full potential. We offer workshops and one-to-one tutorials, as well as a range of resources ble.soas.ac.uk and www.soas.ac.uk/add/studyskills. Throughout Welcome Week, tutors will be available for drop-in sessions in the Student Hub of Paul Webley Wing to get a taste of what the service involves; this opportunity will allow you to speak about the study skills required for your upcoming studies at SOAS.

Academic Guidance FairCome and speak to academics in the Cloister, Paul Webley Wing if you have any final queries with your module choices. It will take place 11:00 - 15:00 on Wednesday 27 September.

SOAS CareersThink it’s too early to think about your career? Think again! Did you know the main reason students tell us why they don’t visit the Careers Service is that they don’t know what they want to do?

Over the first two weeks of term, SOAS Careers will be running some ‘top tips’ workshops to help you, no matter where you are in your career thinking. We’ll cover subjects like how to get part time work while studying, how to find work as an international student, how to start thinking about your career planning, how to network with SOAS alumni, how to make full use of your academic skills in your research about careers, as well as showing you how to access one of the UK’s best set of online Career support resources, designed to support your career thinking no matter where it is.

For access to all top tips workshops, which will last approximately 30 minutes each, please click here: https://mysoas.sharepoint.com/sites/student/teams/car/Pages/Careers-Events.aspx or visit us in person in SL62 in the Paul Webley Wing.

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Monday, 25 September

Getting Enrolled Getting Connected Getting Started Getting Involved

Student Sport Social: Table Tennis where: DLT

Certificates, Diplomas, Associate, Intercollegiate, Erasmus, Study Abroad where: PWW

Games Night where: JCR

Live Music from 8pm where: JCR

Music KCL Module Choices with Prof Martin Strokes (all returning & MA/Mmus Students) where: G52

Welcome to SOAS where: BGLT






Getting Started: SOAS Library where: SALT

Getting Started: Internships where: SALT

Getting Started: Managing Your Money where: S211

Japan & Korea where: PWW

Centre for Cultural, Literary & Postcolonial Studies, South Asia, South East Asia where: PWW

Justice For Workers’ Community Breakfast where: JCR

Student Support Services & Fair where: BS

Africa Welcome Talk where: S211

Economics Welcome Talk where: KLT

Korean Welcome Talk where: SALT

Student Stories Session where: SG38

Economics Preliminary Exam where: B102

IT & Moodle Workshop where: SG38


Getting Started: SOAS Library where: SWLT

Getting Started: Careers Service where: SWLT

Centre for International Studies & Diplomacy Welcome Talk Part 1 where: BGLT

Centre for International Studies & Diplomacy Drinks Reception where: BGLT

Language Taster: Burmese where: G3

Language Taster: Vietnamese where: G3

Study a Language as Part of or Alongside Your Degree where: DLT

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Development Studies, Gender Studies where: PWW

Politics, Finance & Management Studies where: PWW

Centre for International Studies & Diplomacy where: PWW

Japanese & Korean Exchange where: PWW

Media & Music where: PWW

*MA Iranian Studies, MA Islamic Studies, MA Israeli Studies, MA Near & Middle Eastern Studies, MA ... & Intensive Language (Arabic), MA Palestine Studies & MA Turkish Studies

Pub Quiz from 7pm where: JCR


Flat Hunting Brunch where: JCR

Treasure Hunt from 2pm where: JCR

Near & Middle East General Meeting* where: DLT

Near & Middle Eastern Studies & MA ... & Intensive Language (Arabic) Welcome Talk where: DLT

Turkish Studies Welcome Talk where: DLT

Effective Communications in Teamwork where: DLT

Centre for International Studies & Diplomacy Welcome Talk Part 2 where: DLT

Study a Language as Part of or Alongside Your Degree where: BGLT

Students’ Union Welcome Talk where: BGLT

International Students Talk where: BGLT

Iranian Studies Welcome Talk where: 417

Palestine Studies Welcome Talk where: T101

Israeli Studies Welcome Talk where: 415

Language Taster: Somali where: G51a

Language Taster: Swahili where: G51a

Language Taster: Nepali where: G51a

Language Taster: Indonesian where: G51a

Law Welcome Reception where: BS

LLM Induction where: KLT

Confucius Institute Chinese Dance Workshop where: BS Language

Taster: Hindi where: B102

Japan Departmental Talk where: B102

Taiwan Studies Welcome Meeting where: B102

Islamic Studies Welcome Talk where: SWLT

Freshers’ Screening of London Symphony where: BGLT

Economics - Graduate Diploma Departmental Welcome Talk where: B111

Music Departmental Talk where: G52

Centre for Literary, Cultural and Postcolonial Studies Departmental Talk (MA Postcolonial Studies, MA in Cultural Studies, MA Comparative Literature (Africa / Asia), MA Arabic Literature) where: KLT

Linguistics Departmental Talk (Linguistics, MA Linguistics & Intensive Language & MA Language Documentation & Description) where: 4426

Language Taster: Arabic where: T102

Language Taster: Japanese where: T102

Language Taster: Persian where: T102

Language Taster: Chinese where: T102

Language Taster: Kurdish where: T102




Information Fair where: Cloister

Getting Started: Living with Flatmates where: B103

Confucius Institute Chinese Calligraphy where: B101

School of Languages, Cultures & Linguistics Welcome Reception: Africa, Linguistics, Near & Middle East, South Asia & South East Asia where: Cloister

European Languages Day Celebration where: Cloister

Alphawood Scholars Welcome & Advisorary Meeting where: B408

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History where: PWW

Economics where: PWW

Open Enrolment where: PWW

Law where: PWW


Interfaith Drop-in Session with SOAS Chaplaincy where: T101

Law Specialism Meetings where: SG14 / SG20

Students’ Union Food Fair where: JCR

Law Welcome Reception where: BS

Students’ Union Current Affairs Lecture Series where: KLT

Getting Started: Managing Your Inner Critic Using Self Compassion where: B111

Anthropology & Sociology where: PWW




Students’ Union Welcome Talk where: BGLT

Development Studies Departmental Talk where: BGLT

Study Tips where: BGLT

Study Tips where: KLT

Politics Departmental Welcome Talk where: KLT

Anthropology & Sociology Departmental Talk where: KLT

Sinology Welcome Talk where: B102

South East Asia Studies & Pacific Asia Studies Welcome where: L67

Getting Started: London on a Budget where: B104

Getting Started: Finding Last Minute Accommodation where: T102

Studying a Language as a Part of Your Degree where: SALT

Development Studies Reception where: Cloister

Islamic Societies & Cultures where: 4426

Language Taster: Arabic where: T102

History Departmental Talk where: B102

South Asia Departmental Talk where: B102

Advanced Chinese Studies/Contemporary Chinese Studies Welcome Talk where: B102

Getting Started: Hints & Tips where: B104

Getting Started: Healthy Eating on a Budget where: B104

Academic Guidance Fair where: Cloister

Wednesday, 27 September

Critical Media & Cultural Studies & MA Global Creative & Cultural Industries where: B111

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Film Studies Welcome Talk where: S209

Thursday, 28 September

China & Inner Asia where: PWW

English & Taiwan where: PWW

Africa where: PWW

History of Art & Archaeology where: PWW

Religions & Philosophies where: PWW

Politics of Conflict, Rights & Justice Welcome Talk where: G51a

Flat Hunting Brunch where: JCR History of Art

& Archeology Departmental Talk where: B102

Getting Started: Hints & Tips where: SWLT

Finance & Management Welcome Talk where: BS

Student Advice & Wellbeing where: B102

Insessional-English Support for International Students where: SWLT

Language Taster: Thai where: G51

Language Taster: Punjabi where: G51a

Radical Crafternoon where: JCR

‘Poetry is Not a Luxury’ Spoken Word from 7pm where: JCR


School of Arts Reception where: BS

Students’ Union Talk for 2nd Years where: BGLT

Students’ Union Talk for 3rd Years where: BGLT

Getting Started: Managing Your Money where: DLT

Students’ Union Campaigns Panel where: DLT

Study a Language as Part of or Alongside Your Degree where: DLT

Near & Middle East where: PWW

Religions & Philosophies Departmental Talk where: L67

Centre for Gender Studies Welcome Talk where: KLT

Language Taster: Urdu where: T102

Ancient Near Eastern Languages where: 421

Translation Welcome Talk where: 4426

Getting Started: London Accommodation where: T102

J2 Japanese Course Orientation where: SWLT

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Linguistics where: PWW

Film & Screen Studies where:PWW

Open Enrolment where: PWW

Interfaith Drop-in Session with SOAS Chaplaincy where: S113

Translation Studies where: PWW

Cert/ Dip Asian Art where: PWW

Students’ Union Current Affairs Lecture Series where: BGLT

Friday, 29 September

Drama Society Performance - Knowledge Is Power where: DLT


First Friday SOAS Radio Takeover & Late Licence where: JCR

The Maghreb Region: Social Mobilisation where: KLT

Arabic Language Placement Test for all Students Other Than BA Arabic / BA Arabic &... where: SWLT

Make a Difference: Volunteering Opportunities where: B102

Getting Started: Building Resilience where: L67

Chinese Studies Welcome Talk where: L67

Centre for Media Studies Departmental Talk where: 4429

Getting Started: Healthy Eating on a Budget where: L67



Language Taster: Korean where: 4429

Language Taster: Japanese where: 4429


Freshers’ Fair where: Cloister & JCR

Ancient Near East Studies Convening Meeting (School of History, Religions & Philosophies) where: G51

Language Taster: Zulu where: G51a

Getting Started: Mindfulness where: G51a

Getting Started: Where Your Degree Can Take You where: B102 Getting Started:

Managing Transitions where: L67

Room Listing

Brunei Gallery BGLT - Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre (Lower Ground Floor)

Brunei Suite (Ground Floor)

B101 (1st Floor)

B102 (1st Floor)

B103 (1st Floor)

B104 (1st Floor)

B111 (1st Floor)

B408 (4th Floor)

College BuildingsKLT - Khalili Lecture Theatre (Lower Ground Floor)

L67 (Lower Ground Floor)

JCR - Junior Common Room (Ground Floor)

DLT - Djam Lecture Theatre (Ground Floor Reception Area)

RG01 (Ground Floor)

G3 (Ground Floor)

G51 (Ground Floor)

G51a (Ground Floor)

G52 (Ground Floor)

415 (4th Floor)

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421 (4th Floor)

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4426 (4th Floor)

4429 (4th Floor)

22 Russell Square (Language Centre) T101 (1st Floor)

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Paul Webley Wing (PWW) Cloister (Ground Floor)

Learning Lab (2nd Floor)

SG14 (Ground Floor)

SG20 (Ground Floor)

SG38 (Ground Floor)

SWLT - Wolfson Lecture Theatre (1st Floor)

SALT - Alumni Lecture Theatre (1st Floor)

S113 (1st Floor)

S116 (1st Floor)

S118 (1st Floor)

S209 (2nd Floor)

S211 (2nd Floor)

S321 (3rd Floor)

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