Undergraduate

Students from around the world choose SOAS University of London for its specialist expertise in Asia, Africa and the Middle East and its internationally recognised teaching and research.

SOAS offers undergraduate degrees across the humanities, social sciences, languages, law, arts and business. You’ll join a diverse, close-knit community in central London, engaging with real-world issues, and combining subjects – such as Politics and Economics, Law and History, or languages with Anthropology – to gain multiple perspectives on complex global challenges.

Ranked among the world's leading universities for specialist subjects, SOAS has five subjects in the global top 40 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, including Development Studies at 2nd globally, with 13 subjects in the top 100.

At SOAS, you'll develop critical thinking, cultural insight, and global expertise – preparing you to question assumptions, broaden perspectives, and shape an interconnected world.