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| Intake Periods | September 2025 |
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. Ranked among the top institutions globally for Humanities and Social Sciences, our programmes are taught by respected international academics who possess interdisciplinary expertise and engage in fieldwork and research that influences governments, industries, and communities around the world. SOAS's commitment to decolonial education, global partnerships, and critical inquiry makes it a vibrant and essential institution for anyone who wants to make a positive difference in the world. SOAS is known for its vibrant activism and has a history of student-led campaigns addressing
global social justice issues. Subjects like global development, economics, history, politics, and international relations at SOAS are globally renowned. Graduates go on to secure professional roles in international contexts and organisations such as the UN, Save the Children, PwC, Reuters, the BBC, UNESCO, international courts and legal NGOs, as well as international government bodies, embassies and consulates. Graduates benefit from their strong expertise in regional studies, critical thinking, and language skills, making them ideal candidates for roles requiring global awareness and cross-cultural communication.
SOAS is as diverse as the city it’s in. Our campus in London has one of the most international student populations in the UK, meaning you’ll have the chance to connect with people from all corners of the world. It welcomes students from over 135+ countries and is over 55% international, making it an incredibly diverse, stimulating and broad-minded environment to study in. Located in leafy and cosmopolitan Bloomsbury, our central London campus is right at the centre of it all. SOAS has a single campus surrounded by green spaces, cafés, bars and restaurants, bookstores, museums and arts venues – with the British Museum, British Library, Regent’s Park and the West End all within walking distance. It has everything you need – including the warm atmosphere our students tell us makes SOAS feel like a home away from home.
- Global Top 50 for Arts and Humanities
- Top 50 in the world for internationalism
- #2 in the world for Development Studies
- #10 in the world for Anthropology
- #15 in the world for Politics
- #1 in the UK for Law Research Outputs
- #6 in the UK for employability outcomes
- #6 in the UK for student to staff ratio
- #5 in London for Accounting
- #5 in London for Economics
What their Students Say
I’ve always wanted to study SOAS. The global
aspects of the modules, the chance to learn about all different things in the world and because SOAS doesn’t take the Eurocentric model. I also knew it would give me freedom and flexibility, SOAS has definitely met my expectations.
It feels like home. The location of the campus and my student halls makes me so happy. It’s so central. Living in halls gives me that “student experience and helps me meet loads of people from different places. SOAS is
somewhere for people who are interested in global issues and learning new things. They’re genuinely kind, and positive, and help in so many ways. When I was looking for unis, I wanted that support. I wanted somewhere smaller, and a relationship with lecturers who knew me. Here, I see people l know all the time. It’s like a little bubble, and inspires me to be better.
My advice is throw yourself in the deep end. There are lots of student societies, for example. There’s a social side to it, as well as being part of a group of people who want to change the world!
SOAS University of London Subject Areas
Subject Areas
Accounting and Finance, Anthropology, Arts and Humanities, Business and Management, Combined studies, Creative Media, Development Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, History, International Studies, Journalism, Publishing and Public Relations, Languages, Law, Media Studies, Music, Philosophy, Politics, Religious Studies, Social Policy and Administration, Sociology
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