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
- 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
Africa
- MA African Studies
- MA African Studies (Literature Pathway)
- MA African Studies and Intensive Swahili
- MA...and Intensive Language (Swahili)
- PhD in African Studies
Anthropology and Sociology
- MA Anthropological Research Methods
- MA Anthropological Research Methods and Intensive Language
- MA Anthropological Research Methods and Nepali (not running 2019/20)
- MA Anthropology of Food
- MA Anthropology of Food and Intensive Language
- MA Anthropology of Media
- MA Anthropology of Media and Intensive Language
- MA Anthropology of Travel and Tourism
- MA Anthropology of Travel and Tourism with Intensive Language
- MA Medical Anthropology
- MA Medical Anthropology and Intensive Language
- MA Migration and Diaspora Studies
- MA Migration and Diaspora Studies and Intensive Language
- MA Museums, Heritage and Material Culture Studies
- MA Social Anthropology
- MA Social Anthropology and Intensive Language
- MA Social Anthropology of Development
- MA Social Anthropology of Development and Intensive Language
- PhD in Anthropology & Sociology
Arts
- MA Arts of Asia and Africa
- MA Contemporary Art and Art Theory of Asia and Africa
- MA Critical Media and Cultural Studies
- MA Global Creative and Cultural Industries
- MA Global Digital Cultures
- MA Global Media and Postnational Communication
- 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
- MA International Journalisms
- MA Media in Development
- MA Museums, Heritage and Material Culture Studies
- MA Music in Development
- MA Religious Arts of Asia
- MMus Ethnomusicology
- MMus Performance
- PhD History of Art and/or Archaeology
- PhD in Media Studies
- PhD in Music
- Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art
China and Inner Asia
- MA Advanced Chinese Studies
- MA Chinese Studies
- MA Chinese Studies (Literature Pathway)
- MA Sinology
- MA Taiwan Studies
- MSc Contemporary China Studies
- PhD in Chinese and Inner Asian Studies
Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies
- MA Comparative Literature (Africa / Asia)
- MA Cultural Studies
- MA Postcolonial Studies
- PhD in Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies
Development Studies
- MSc/PGDip/PGCert Climate Change and Development (Distance Learning)
- MSc Development Studies
- MSc Development Studies (Central Asia Pathway)
- MSc Development Studies (Contemporary India Pathway)
- MSc Development Studies (Palestine Pathway)
- MSc Environment, Politics and Development
- MSc Globalisation and Development
- MSc Labour, Social Movements and Development
- MSc Migration, Mobility and Development
- MSc Research for International Development
- MSc/PGDip/PGCert Sustainable Development (Distance Learning) (2018 entry)
- MSc Violence, Conflict and Development
- MSc Violence, Conflict and Development (Palestine Pathway)
- PhD in International Development
- PhD in Development Studies
Economics
- Graduate Diploma in Economics
- MSc Development Economics
- MSc Economics
- MSc Economics with reference to Africa
- MSc Economics with reference to Environment and Development
- MSc Economics with reference to South Asia
- MSc Economics with reference to the Asia Pacific Region
- MSc Economics with reference to the Middle East
- MSc Finance and Development
- MSc Global Economic Governance and Policy
- MSc Political Economy of Development
- MSc Research for International Development
- PhD in Development Economics
- PhD in Economics
- PhD in International Development
- Economics: Research Degrees
Film Studies
Financial and Management Studies
- MRes in Finance and Management
- MSc Finance and Financial Law
- MSc Finance and Financial Law (Online and Distance Learning)
- MSc Finance (Major: Banking) (Online and Distance Learning)
- MSc Finance (Major: Economic Policy) (Online and Distance Learning)
- MSc Finance (Major: Financial Sector Management) (Online and Distance Learning)
- MSc Finance (Major: Quantitative Finance) (Online and Distance Learning)
- MSc International Business Administration (Online and Distance Learning)
- MSc International Management (China)
- MSc International Management (Japan)
- MSc International Management (Middle East and North Africa)
- MSc Public Financial Management
- MSc Public Financial Management (Online and Distance Learning)
- MSc Public Policy and Management
- MSc Public Policy and Management (Online and Distance Learning)
- MSc in Finance
- PhD in Finance and Management
Gender Studies
- MA Gender Studies
- MA Gender Studies with special reference to the Middle East
- MA Gender Studies and Law
- MA Gender and Sexuality
- MA Gender and Sexuality with special reference to the Middle East
- PhD in Gender Studies
History
- MA Ancient Near Eastern Languages
- MA Historical Research Methods
- MA Historical Research Methods and Intensive Language
- MA History
- MA History and Intensive Language
- PhD in History
History of Art and Archaeology
- MA Arts of Asia and Africa
- MA Contemporary Art and Art Theory of Asia and Africa
- MA Critical Media and Cultural Studies
- 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
- MA Religious Arts of Asia
- MA Museums, Heritage and Material Culture Studies
- PhD History of Art and/or Archaeology
- Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art
International Studies and Diplomacy
- MA Global Diplomacy (Online and Distance Learning)
- MA/PGDip International Studies and Diplomacy
- MA Muslim Minorities in a Global Context (Online and Distance 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)
- PhD in Global Studies
Japan and Korea
- MA ... and Intensive Language (Japanese)
- MA ... and Intensive Language (Korean)
- MA Japanese Studies
- MA Japanese Studies (Literature Pathway)
- 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
- LLM in Human Rights, Conflict and Justice
- LLM in International and Comparative Commercial 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
- PhD in Linguistics
Media Studies
- MA Arts of Asia and Africa
- MA Critical Media and Cultural Studies
- MA Global Creative and Cultural Industries
- MA Global Digital Cultures
- MA Global Media and Postnational Communication
- MA International Journalisms
- MA Media in Development
- PhD in Media Studies
Music
- MA Arts of Asia and Africa
- MA Global Creative and Cultural Industries
- MA Music in Development
- MMus Ethnomusicology
- MMus Performance
- PhD in Music
Near and Middle East
- MA ... and Intensive Language (Arabic)
- MA ... and Intensive Language (Persian)
- MA ... and Intensive Language (Turkish)
- MA Arabic Literature
- MA in Gender Studies with special reference to the Middle East
- MA Iranian Studies
- MA Iranian Studies and Intensive Persian
- MA Islamic Studies
- MA Israeli Studies
- MA Near and Middle Eastern Studies
- MA Near and Middle Eastern Studies and Intensive Languages
- MA Palestine Studies
- MA Palestine Studies and Intensive Language
- MA Turkish Studies
- PhD in Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Politics and International Studies
- MA Globalisation and Multinational Corporations
- MA/PGDip International Studies and Diplomacy
- MSc African Politics
- MSc Asian Politics
- MSc Comparative Political Thought
- MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy
- MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy (Online Learning)
- MSc International Politics
- MSc Middle East Politics
- MSc Politics Of China
- MSc Politics of Conflict, Rights and Justice
- MA Religion in Global Politics
- MSc State, Society and Development
- PhD in Global Studies
- PhD in Politics and International Studies
- Certificate in Political Studies
Religions and Philosophies
- MA Buddhist Studies
- MA Islamic Intellectual History
- MA Islamic Intellectual History and Intensive Language
- MA Muslim Minorities in a Global Context (Online and Distance Learning)
- MA Religion in Global Politics
- MA Religions of Asia and Africa
- MA Religions of Asia and Africa and Intensive Language
- MA Traditions of Yoga and Meditation
- PhD in Religions and Philosophies
South Asia
- MA Anthropological Research Methods and Nepali
- MA Intensive South Asian Studies
- MA South Asian Area Studies
- MA in the Study of Contemporary Pakistan
- PhD in South Asian Studies
South East Asia
- MA Pacific Asian Studies
- MA South East Asian Studies
- MA South East Asian Studies and Intensive Language
- MA South East Asian Studies and Intensive Language and...
- PhD in South East Asian Studies