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SOAS programmes are taught by respected specialists engaged in fieldwork and research, which influences both government policy and the lives of individuals across the globe. SOAS scholars debate pressing contemporary issues such as human rights, development, migration, identity, legal systems, poverty, religion, and social change, and engage in a wide range of global research projects, which are shaping the culture, economics and politics of societies all around the world.
SOAS is a small and welcoming campus in the diverse and vibrant city of London, named the best student city in the world (QS World Rankings 2023). You’ll be able to meet people from all around the world and live in a cultural hub full of new discoveries. With 130 nationalities represented on campus, SOAS is one of the most international universities in the world.
Profiling the SOAS student
A SOAS student is passionate about their field, happy to learn a second language and most of all seeks to engage with multiple perspectives to shatter preconceptions and prejudice. SOAS has a reputation for really breaking the mould when it comes to encouraging independent thought, debate and individuality among students.
Webinars to help you get started
SOAS runs webinars on topics like admissions, visas, tuition fees, funding, housing, career tips and specific courses. Find out about any undergraduate and postgraduate webinars relevant to you.
SOAS programmes are taught by respected specialists engaged in fieldwork and research, which influences both government policy and the lives of individuals across the globe. SOAS scholars debate pressing contemporary issues such as human rights, development, migration, identity, legal systems, poverty, religion, and social change, and engage in a wide range of global research projects, which are shaping the culture, economics and politics of societies all around the world.
SOAS is a small and welcoming campus in the diverse and vibrant city of London, named the best student city in the world (QS World Rankings 2023). You’ll be able to meet people from all around the world and live in a cultural hub full of new discoveries. With 130 nationalities represented on campus, SOAS is one of the most international universities in the world.
Profiling the SOAS student
A SOAS student is passionate about their field, happy to learn a second language and most of all seeks to engage with multiple perspectives to shatter preconceptions and prejudice. SOAS has a reputation for really breaking the mould when it comes to encouraging independent thought, debate and individuality among students.
Webinars to help you get started
SOAS runs webinars on topics like admissions, visas, tuition fees, funding, housing, career tips and specific courses. Find out about any undergraduate and postgraduate webinars relevant to you.
The nature of the School places diversity at the centre of life at SOAS. As such we are committed to providing high-quality education to all, regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, or national origin, gender, religion or belief, sexual identity, sexual orientation, or any other factor not relevant to academic achievement. Further information about admissions is available on SOAS website, or by email: [email protected]
For a relatively small higher education institution, SOAS is fortunate to have outstanding facilities, both scholarly and practical.
The Brunei Gallery, opened in 1995, provides a 40-room conference venue at a convenient, central London location. These facilities are run by the SOAS Conference Office.
The SOAS Library - recognised as a collection of national importance - houses over 1.3 million items in more than 400 languages. It has significant archival holdings and a growing network of electronic resources.
SOAS has ranked in the top 5 universities nationally in terms of Library and IT expenditure per student.
There are eight Regional Centres that coordinate regional expertise and run programmes of seminars, workshops and conferences to provide up-to-date and in-depth knowledge.
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Student life
SOAS Students’ Union is a bustling and diverse environment, which offers support and representation for all SOAS students. It is our role to make sure that all our students’ – be they international, home, part-time or full-time – voices are heard. We do this in two ways, first via the elected officers on the Union. We have four sabbatical co-presidents who work full time to represent you. They attend School committees and lobby management on issues raised directly by students. There are also ten part time officers who have various portfolios to work on.
Representation also occurs at a course level. SOAS has one of the best Class Representative schemes in the country (the model for a number of other Universities). Each class has a representative who attends departmental meetings and is a vital part of decision-making processes on the lowest level. Not only does this ensure students voices are heard on every level, but that more students can be involved democratically with the direction the Students’ Union chooses. We recognize that we can only be representative by getting people involved.
There are many other ways students can get involved with the Union. We have approximately two hundred clubs and societies, covering sport, dining, political debate, cultural issues and everything in between. We want to get students involved, and if the particular interest you have is not represented then it is easy to set up your own society. It is our job to make your life in London easier, more interesting and packed with things to do. The Union puts on plenty of events, both inside and outside of SOAS.
In addition to all of this the Union runs the bar in SOAS, a popular meeting place for students and a Café - convenience store which is the cheapest place to buy your pens and papers in the area. SOAS Union is your Union, we exist to give you a voice and to entertain you – and hopefully to help you get involved. See the website for more information: www.soasunion.org
Cost of Living
Accommodation
$16,670
Food
$3,330
Transport
$2,870
Utilities
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Tuition fees
Domestic
9,250 GBP
International
22,002 GBP
Scholarships
Selecting the right scholarship can be a daunting process. With countless options available, students often find themselves overwhelmed and confused. The decision can be especially stressful for those facing financial constraints or pursuing specific academic or career goals.
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About SOAS University of London
At SOAS, we view the world through a different lens. Our expertise in the study of Africa, Asia and the Middle East shapes our understanding – to tackle the global challenges of our time. Come to SOAS and join a welcoming, diverse, and close-knit community in central London. Here, we challenge perspectives, broach debate and empower our students to find solutions to the issues facing the world today.
We welcome the brightest minds to study on our leafy, central London campus. Our programmes of study are all built around a strong social justice mandate, ensuring our graduates go out into the world and make a real difference,
SOAS programmes are taught by respected specialists engaged in fieldwork and research, which influences both government policy and the lives of individuals across the globe. SOAS scholars debate pressing contemporary issues such as human rights, development, migration, identity, legal systems, poverty, religion, and social change, and engage in a wide range of global research projects, which are shaping the culture, economics and politics of societies all around the world.
SOAS offers a broad range of courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as distance learning, foundation degrees and summer school.
An international campus in the heart of London
SOAS is a small and welcoming campus in the diverse and vibrant city of London, named the best student city in the world (QS World Rankings 2023). You’ll be able to meet people from all around the world and live in a cultural hub full of new discoveries. With 130 nationalities represented on campus, SOAS is one of the most international universities in the world.
Profiling the SOAS student
A SOAS student is passionate about their field, happy to learn a second language and most of all seeks to engage with multiple perspectives to shatter preconceptions and prejudice. SOAS has a reputation for really breaking the mould when it comes to encouraging independent thought, debate and individuality among students.
Webinars to help you get started
SOAS runs webinars on topics like admissions, visas, tuition fees, funding, housing, career tips and specific courses. Find out about any undergraduate and postgraduate webinars relevant to you.
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About SOAS University of London
At SOAS, we view the world through a different lens. Our expertise in the study of Africa, Asia and the Middle East shapes our understanding – to tackle the global challenges of our time. Come to SOAS and join a welcoming, diverse, and close-knit community in central London. Here, we challenge perspectives, broach debate and empower our students to find solutions to the issues facing the world today.
We welcome the brightest minds to study on our leafy, central London campus. Our programmes of study are all built around a strong social justice mandate, ensuring our graduates go out into the world and make a real difference,
SOAS programmes are taught by respected specialists engaged in fieldwork and research, which influences both government policy and the lives of individuals across the globe. SOAS scholars debate pressing contemporary issues such as human rights, development, migration, identity, legal systems, poverty, religion, and social change, and engage in a wide range of global research projects, which are shaping the culture, economics and politics of societies all around the world.
SOAS offers a broad range of courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as distance learning, foundation degrees and summer school.
An international campus in the heart of London
SOAS is a small and welcoming campus in the diverse and vibrant city of London, named the best student city in the world (QS World Rankings 2023). You’ll be able to meet people from all around the world and live in a cultural hub full of new discoveries. With 130 nationalities represented on campus, SOAS is one of the most international universities in the world.
Profiling the SOAS student
A SOAS student is passionate about their field, happy to learn a second language and most of all seeks to engage with multiple perspectives to shatter preconceptions and prejudice. SOAS has a reputation for really breaking the mould when it comes to encouraging independent thought, debate and individuality among students.
Webinars to help you get started
SOAS runs webinars on topics like admissions, visas, tuition fees, funding, housing, career tips and specific courses. Find out about any undergraduate and postgraduate webinars relevant to you.
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BA Chinese
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BA Global Liberal Arts
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BA History
BA History
BA Japanese
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BA Korean
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BA Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia)
BA Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia)
BA World Philosophies
BA World Philosophies
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BSc Development Economics
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BSc Economics
BSc Economics
BSc Management
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Social Sciences and Management (3)
BA Africa and Black Diaspora (3 years)
BA Africa and Black Diaspora (3 years)
BA East Asian Studies
BA East Asian Studies
BA Global Development
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BA International Relations
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BA Law Combined Honours
BA Law Combined Honours
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BA Social Anthropology
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MA Buddhist Studies
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MA Buddhist Studies with Intensive Language
MA Buddhist Studies with Intensive Language
MA Chinese Studies
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MA Chinese Studies and Intensive Language
MA Chinese Studies and Intensive Language
MA Comparative Literature
MA Comparative Literature
MA Comparative Literature and Intensive Language
MA Comparative Literature and Intensive Language
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MA Curating Cultures
MA Curating Cultures
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MA Global Philosophy
MA Global Philosophy and Intensive Language
MA Global Philosophy and Intensive Language
MA History
MA History
MA History and Intensive Language
MA History and Intensive Language
MA History of Art and Archaeology
MA History of Art and Archaeology
MA History of Art and Archaeology of East Asia
MA History of Art and Archaeology of East Asia
MA History of Art and Archaeology of East Asia and Intensive Language
MA History of Art and Archaeology of East Asia and Intensive Language
MA History of Art and Architecture of Islamic Middle East
MA History of Art and Architecture of Islamic Middle East
MA History of Art and Architecture of the Islamic Middle East and Intensive Language
MA History of Art and Architecture of the Islamic Middle East and Intensive Language
MA Islamic Humanities
MA Islamic Humanities
MA Islamic Humanities and Intensive Language
MA Islamic Humanities and Intensive Language
MA Islamic Studies
MA Islamic Studies
MA Japanese Studies
MA Japanese Studies
MA Japanese Studies (Dual Degree Programme)
MA Japanese Studies (Dual Degree Programme)
MA Korean Studies
MA Korean Studies
MA Korean Studies and Intensive Language
MA Korean Studies and Intensive Language
MA Linguistics
MA Linguistics
MA Linguistics and Intensive Language
MA Linguistics and Intensive Language
MA Music
MA Music
MA Postcolonial Studies
MA Postcolonial Studies
MA Race and Empire
MA Race and Empire
MA Religion, Politics and Society
MA Religion, Politics and Society
MA Religion, Politics and Society and Intensive Language
MA Religion, Politics and Society and Intensive Language
MA Translation and Intercultural Studies
MA Translation and Intercultural Studies
MA Yoga Studies
MA Yoga Studies
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MSc Development Economics
MSc Development Economics
MSc Economic Policy
MSc Economic Policy
MSc Economics
MSc Economics
MSc Finance (Online)
MSc Finance (Online)
MSc Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategy
MSc Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategy
MSc International Business
MSc International Business
MSc International Business (Online)
MSc International Business (Online)
MSc International Marketing
MSc International Marketing
Engineering and Technology (6)
MSc AI and Sustainability
MSc AI and Sustainability
MSc Data Science
MSc Data Science
MSc Data Science and Economic Policy
MSc Data Science and Economic Policy
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MA Medical Anthropology and Mental Health
MA Medical Anthropology and Mental Health
Natural Sciences (6)
MSc Environment, Politics and Development
MSc Environment, Politics and Development
MSc Global Sustainability
MSc Global Sustainability
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LLM (Master of Laws)
LLM (Master of Laws)
LLM Environmental Law and Sustainable Development
LLM Environmental Law and Sustainable Development
LLM Human Rights, Conflict and Justice
LLM Human Rights, Conflict and Justice
LLM International Commercial and Economic Law
LLM International Commercial and Economic Law
LLM International Law
LLM International Law
LLM Islamic Law
LLM Islamic Law
LLM Law and Gender
LLM Law and Gender
MA African Studies
MA African Studies
MA African Studies and Intensive Language
MA African Studies and Intensive Language
MA Anthropology of Food
MA Anthropology of Food
MA Anthropology of Food and Intensive Language
MA Anthropology of Food and Intensive Language
MA Anthropology of the Environment and Sustainability
MA Anthropology of the Environment and Sustainability
MA Cultural Studies
MA Cultural Studies
MA Cultural Studies and Intensive Language
MA Cultural Studies and Intensive Language
MA Gender Studies
MA Gender Studies
MA Gender and Global Politics (Online)
MA Gender and Global Politics (Online)
MA Gender and Sexuality
MA Gender and Sexuality
MA Global Diplomacy (Online)
MA Global Diplomacy (Online)
MA Global Journalism
MA Global Journalism
MA Global Media and Digital Communications
MA Global Media and Digital Communications
MA Global Media and Digital Cultures (Online)
MA Global Media and Digital Cultures (Online)
MA International Studies and Diplomacy
MA International Studies and Diplomacy
MA Iranian Studies
MA Iranian Studies
MA Iranian Studies and Intensive Language
MA Iranian Studies and Intensive Language
MA Japanese Studies and Intensive Language
MA Japanese Studies and Intensive Language
MA Middle Eastern Studies
MA Middle Eastern Studies
MA Middle Eastern Studies and Intensive Language
MA Middle Eastern Studies and Intensive Language
MA Migration and Diaspora Studies
MA Migration and Diaspora Studies
MA Migration and Diaspora Studies and Intensive Language
MA Migration and Diaspora Studies and Intensive Language
MA Postcolonial Studies and Intensive Language
MA Postcolonial Studies and Intensive Language
MA Social Anthropology
MA Social Anthropology
MA Social Anthropology and Intensive Language
MA Social Anthropology and Intensive Language
MA South Asian Area Studies
MA South Asian Area Studies
MA South Asian Studies and Intensive Language
MA South Asian Studies and Intensive Language
MA South East and Pacific Asian Studies
MA South East and Pacific Asian Studies
MA Taiwan Studies
MA Taiwan Studies
MRes Law
MRes Law
MRes Social Anthropology
MRes Social Anthropology
MRes Social Anthropology and Intensive Language
MRes Social Anthropology and Intensive Language
MSc Climate Change and Development (Online)
MSc Climate Change and Development (Online)
MSc Global Development
MSc Global Development
MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy
MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy
MSc Global Political Economy
MSc Global Political Economy
MSc Humanitarian Action (Online)
MSc Humanitarian Action (Online)
MSc Humanitarianism, Aid & Conflict
MSc Humanitarianism, Aid & Conflict
MSc Migration, Mobility and Development
MSc Migration, Mobility and Development
MSc Politics and International Relations
MSc Politics and International Relations
MSc Public Policy and Management
MSc Public Policy and Management
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MSc Public Policy and Management (Online)
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MSc Research for International Development
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MSc Violence, Conflict and Development
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MPhil/PhD in Chinese and Inner Asian Studies
MPhil/PhD in Chinese and Inner Asian Studies
MPhil/PhD in Creative Arts and Cultural Industries
MPhil/PhD in Creative Arts and Cultural Industries
MPhil/PhD in History
MPhil/PhD in History
MPhil/PhD in History of Art and/or Archaeology
MPhil/PhD in History of Art and/or Archaeology
MPhil/PhD in Japanese and Korean Studies
MPhil/PhD in Japanese and Korean Studies
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MPhil/PhD in Linguistics
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MPhil/PhD in Music
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MPhil/PhD in Development Economics
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MPhil/PhD in Finance and Management
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MPhil/PhD in African Languages and Cultures
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MPhil/PhD in Anthropology and Sociology
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MPhil/PhD in Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies
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MPhil/PhD in Development Studies
MPhil/PhD in Film Studies
MPhil/PhD in Film Studies
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MPhil/PhD in Near and Middle Eastern Studies
MPhil/PhD in Politics and International Studies
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Admissions Policy
The nature of the School places diversity at the centre of life at SOAS. As such we are committed to providing high-quality education to all, regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, or national origin, gender, religion or belief, sexual identity, sexual orientation, or any other factor not relevant to academic achievement. Further information about admissions is available on SOAS website, or by email: [email protected]
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For a relatively small higher education institution, SOAS is fortunate to have outstanding facilities, both scholarly and practical.
Student life
SOAS Students’ Union is a bustling and diverse environment, which offers support and representation for all SOAS students. It is our role to make sure that all our students’ – be they international, home, part-time or full-time – voices are heard. We do this in two ways, first via the elected officers on the Union. We have four sabbatical co-presidents who work full time to represent you. They attend School committees and lobby management on issues raised directly by students. There are also ten part time officers who have various portfolios to work on.
Representation also occurs at a course level. SOAS has one of the best Class Representative schemes in the country (the model for a number of other Universities). Each class has a representative who attends departmental meetings and is a vital part of decision-making processes on the lowest level. Not only does this ensure students voices are heard on every level, but that more students can be involved democratically with the direction the Students’ Union chooses. We recognize that we can only be representative by getting people involved.
There are many other ways students can get involved with the Union. We have approximately two hundred clubs and societies, covering sport, dining, political debate, cultural issues and everything in between. We want to get students involved, and if the particular interest you have is not represented then it is easy to set up your own society. It is our job to make your life in London easier, more interesting and packed with things to do. The Union puts on plenty of events, both inside and outside of SOAS.
In addition to all of this the Union runs the bar in SOAS, a popular meeting place for students and a Café - convenience store which is the cheapest place to buy your pens and papers in the area. SOAS Union is your Union, we exist to give you a voice and to entertain you – and hopefully to help you get involved. See the website for more information: www.soasunion.org
Cost of Living
Accommodation
Food
Transport
Utilities
Tuition fees
Domestic
International
Scholarships
Selecting the right scholarship can be a daunting process. With countless options available, students often find themselves overwhelmed and confused. The decision can be especially stressful for those facing financial constraints or pursuing specific academic or career goals.
To help students navigate this challenging process, we recommend the following articles:
How to get a full scholarship
Looking for a fully-funded scholarship to see you into university? Find out how to boost your chances of getting one.
Scholarships to study abroad
Find scholarships to study abroad with our lists of international scholarships – categorized by country, by subject, and by type of student.
Scholarship Applications: Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to all your questions about scholarship applications, including tips on how to find scholarships and chances of success.
Employability
We offer the following services to current students and recent graduates:
· One-to-one careers advice on the application process, including CVs and covering letters as well as advice on how to decide on a career path
· Practice Interviews to help students prepare their upcoming recruitment process, including assessment centres
· A large selection of SOAS-specific events such as Careers Fairs, Alumni Workshops and Skills Sessions throughout the academic year
· Assistance with navigating both online and printed information resources, such as MySOAS Student, Assessment Day and GoinGlobal
· Access to CareersZONE, our online system for searching for jobs, internships, voluntary work and employers
For more information, visit us in SL62, Lower Ground Floor, Senate House North Block, SOAS University of London or follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
Rankings & Ratings
SOAS University of London is one of the top Public universities in London, United Kingdom. It is ranked #=511 in QS World University Rankings 2026.
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