Postgraduate Degree Programmes by Subject
There are postgraduate degrees available at SOAS in the following subjects:
- Africa
- Anthropology and Sociology
- Arts
- China and Inner Asia
- Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies
- Development Studies
- Economics
- Financial and Management Studies
- Gender Studies
- Global Media and Communications
- History
- History of Art and Archaeology
- International Studies and Diplomacy
- Japan and Korea
- Law
- Linguistics
- Music
- Near and Middle East
- Politics and International Studies
- Religions and Philosophies
- Research Skills
- South Asia
- South East Asia
Africa
- MA African Studies
- MA African Studies (Literature Pathway)
- MA African Studies and Intenstive Swahili
- MA... and Intensive Language (Swahili)
- MSc Politics of Africa
- PhD in African Studies
Anthropology and Sociology
- MA Anthropology of Food
- MA Anthropology of Food and Intensive Language
- MA Migration and Diaspora Studies
- MA Migration and Diaspora Studies and Intensive Language
- MA Social Anthropology
- MA Social Anthropology and Intensive Language
- MRes Social Anthropology
- MRes Social Anthropology and Intensive Language
- PhD in Anthropology & Sociology
Arts
- MA Contemporary Art and Art Theory of Asia and Africa
- PhD Creative Arts
- PhD Cultural Industries
- PhD English
- PhD Film Studies
China and Inner Asia
- MA Chinese Studies
- MA Chinese Studies (Literature Pathway)
- MA Taiwan Studies
- PhD Chinese and Inner Asian Studies
Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies
- MA Comparative Literature (Africa / Asia)
- MA Cultural Studies
- MA Postcolonial Studies
- PhD Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies
Development Studies
- MSc Development Studies
- MSc Development Studies (Central Asia Pathway)
- MSc Development Studies (Contemporary India Pathway)
- MSc Development Studies (Palestine Pathway)
- MSc Development Studies with reference to Gender
- MSc Environment, Politics and Development
- MSc Globalisation and Development
- MSc Humanitarianism, Aid & Conflict
- MSc Labour, Activism and Development
- MSc Migration, Mobility and Development
- MSc Research for International Development
- MSc Violence, Conflict and Development
- MSc Violence, Conflict and Development (Palestine Pathway)
- MSc Humanitarian Action (Online Learning)
- MSc International Development (Online Learning)
- PhD Development Studies
- PhD International Development
Economics
- MA Economic Policy
- MSc Development Economics
- MSc Economics
- MSc Economics and Environment
- MSc International Finance and Development
- MSc Political Economy of Development
- MSc Research for International Development
- PhD Development Economics
- PhD Economics
- PhD International Development
- Economics: Research Degrees
Financial and Management Studies
- MSc Accounting and Finance
- MSc International Business
- MSc International Financial Management
- MSc Public Policy, Finance and Management
- MSc Finance (Banking) (Online and Distance Learning)
- MSc Finance (Economic Policy) (Online and Distance Learning)
- MSc Finance (Financial Sector Management) (Online and Distance Learning)
- MSc Finance (Quantitative Finance) (Online and Distance Learning)
- MSc Finance and Financial Law (Online and Distance Learning)
- MSc International Business Administration (Online and Distance Learning)
- MSc Public Financial Management (Online and Distance Learning)
- MSc Public Policy and Management (Online and Distance Learning)
- PhD Finance and Management
Gender Studies
- MA Gender Studies
- MA Gender Studies (Middle East Pathway)
- MA Gender Studies and Law
- MA Transnational Queer Feminist Politics
- MA Transnational Queer Feminist Politics with special reference to the Middle East
- MA Gender, Sexuality in Global Politics* (Online Learning)
- PhD Gender Studies
Global Media and Communications
- MA Global Media and Communications
- MA International Journalisms
- MA Media in Development
- MA Global Media and Digital Cultures* (Online Learning)
- Research Degrees: Media Studies
History
History of Art and Archaeology
- MA Contemporary Art and Art Theory of Asia and Africa
- MA Global Creative and Cultural Industries
- 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 Architecture of the Islamic Middle East
- MA History of Art and Architecture of the Islamic Middle East and Intensive Language
- MA History of Art and/or Archaeology
- PhD History of Art and/or Archaeology
- Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art
International Studies and Diplomacy
- MA Global Diplomacy (Online Learning)
- MA Global Diplomacy (East Asia) (Online Learning)
- MA Global Diplomacy (MENA) (Online Learning)
- MA Global Diplomacy (South Asia) (Online Learning)
- MA/PGDip International Studies and Diplomacy
- MA Global Security and Strategy (Online Learning)
- MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy
- MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy (Online Learning)
- MSc Global Corporations and Policy
- MSc Global Corporations and Policy (Online Learning)
- MSc Global Public Policy (Online Learning)
- PhD in Global Studies
Japan and Korea
- MA ... and Intensive Language (Japanese)
- MA ... and Intensive Language (Korean)
- MA Japanese Studies
- MA Japanese Studies and Intensive Language
- MA Japanese Studies (Dual Degree Programme)
- MA Korean Studies
- MA Korean Studies (Literature Pathway)
- MA Korean Studies and Intensive Language
- PhD in Japanese and Korean Studies
Law
- LLM (Master of Laws)
- LLM in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development
- LLM in Human Rights, Conflict and Justice
- LLM in International, Commercial and Economic Law
- LLM in International Law
- LLM in Islamic Law
- LLM in Law and Gender
- LLM in Law, Development and Globalisation
- MA in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development
- MA in Human Rights Law
- MA in International Law
- MA in Islamic Law
- MA in Legal Studies (General Programme)
- MRes in Law
- PhD in Law
Linguistics
- MA Language Documentation and Description
- MA Linguistics
- MA Linguistics and Intensive Language
- MA Translation
- MPhil/PhD in Linguistics
- MPhil/PhD Translation Studies
Music
- MA Global Creative and Cultural Industries
- MA Music (Development Pathway)
- MA Music (Ethnomusicology Pathway)
- MA Musis (Performance Pathway)
- PhD in Music
Near and Middle East
- MA ... and Intensive Language (Arabic)
- MA ... and Intensive Language (Persian)
- MA ... and Intensive Language (Turkish)
- MA Iranian Studies
- MA Iranian Studies and Intensive Persian
- MA Islamic Studies
- MA Near and Middle Eastern Studies
- MA Near and Middle Eastern Studies and Intensive Languages
- MSc Politics of the Middle East
- PhD in Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Politics and International Studies
- MSc Politics of Africa
- MSc Politics of Asia
- MSc Political Thought
- MSc International Politics
- MSc Politics of the Middle East
- MSc Politics of Conflict, Rights and Justice
- PhD in Politics and International Studies
- Certificate in Politics and International Studies
Religions and Philosophies
- MA Ancient Near Eastern Languages
- MA Buddhist Studies
- MA Muslim Minorities in a Global Context (Online and Distance Learning)
- MA Religion in Global Politics
- MA Traditions of Yoga and Meditation
- PhD in Religions and Philosophies
Research Skills
South Asia
- MA South Asian Studies and Intensive Language
- MA South Asian Area Studies
- PhD in South Asian Studies