Study for Postgraduate & Masters Degrees at SOAS
SOAS welcomes the brightest minds to study on its central London campus with like-minded individuals who feel passionately about contemporary world issues.
Combining languages, inter-disciplinary expertise and regional focus, 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.
Postgraduate Degree Courses available
- Africa
- Anthropology and Sociology
- Arts
- China and Inner Asia
- Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies
- Development Studies
- Economics
- Film Studies
- Financial and Management Studies
- Gender Studies
- History
- History of Art and Archaeology
- International Studies and Diplomacy
- Japan and Korea
- Law
- Linguistics
- Media Studies
- Music
- Near and Middle East
- Politics and International Studies
- Religions and Philosophies
- South Asia
- South East Asia
- Taiwan Studies
- Translation Studies
Why study at SOAS for your postgraduate degree?
Postgraduate programmes at SOAS are recognisable for their specialist focus and international perspective. Open module options allow students to select modules from a wide range of subjects as part of their degree programme.
A Master’s degree offers a range of benefits: it provides an opportunity to pursue a subject in greater depth; to acquire skills and knowledge in a new subject; to prepare for further research.
Additionally, a Master’s qualification from SOAS prepares you for a career in a complex world. In a world of shrinking borders, the international expertise of our graduates is highly valued by employers both in the UK and the wider world. A degree from SOAS prepares you for a career within a global economy and multicultural world.
Learn a Language
All students at SOAS University of London have the option to study a language alongside their degree programme.
The Language Entitlement Programme (LEP) offers students on any degree programme the option to enrol on a language module for free.
Languages taught at SOAS
We teach an unparalleled range of non-European languages, all of which may be studied without prior knowledge. Find out more at Languages you can learn at SOAS