Studying an intercollegiate course

This is for undergraduate and postgraduate students on a degree programme taught jointly with another University of London college.

Examples of jointly taught degrees include:

Enrolment

We will send you all the enrolment information before you start your degree.

Make sure you complete enrolment before you begin your programme at SOAS – and at the latest by the first Wednesday of the semester– to make sure we can assign you to your tutorial group by Week 2.

If you are an undergraduate or Master's degree student registered at a participating member institution of the University of London, you may be able to take a module at SOAS as part of your degree. 

To apply for semester 1, you must have been accepted onto a module and enrolled by the 2nd of October 2026. It is not possible to apply for semester 1 after this date. 

To apply for semester 2, you must have been accepted onto a module by 4 December 2026. It is not possible to apply for semester 2 after this date. 

University of London: member institutions

• Birkbeck
• Goldsmiths
• King’s College London
• London School of Economics and Political Science
• Queen Mary
• University College London
• School of Advanced Study

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must:

• be currently registered for an undergraduate or master’s degree at one of the above institutions
• get academic permission from your home university to study a module at SOAS. And it must form part of your degree programme
• get administrative permission from your home university authorising the payment of relevant tuition fees to SOAS
• get academic permission from the SOAS Department or Centre where you will be studying a module – email the appropriate Department Office for more information

Application process for incoming students

Our next intake for the Intercollegiate scheme will be January 2027. 

You will first need to download our Module selection form and ensure your Home Institution provides all required signatures.

Once your module selection form is complete, you can then proceed to apply through the relevant application links where you will be asked to upload your signed form:

Undergraduate Intercollegiate Application

Postgraduate Intercollegiate Application

SOAS Admissions will obtain the necessary approvals to take your selected module/s in order to issue you with an offer. 

Once enrolled, you will be issued with a SOAS library card authorisation so that you can access the library facilities. 

Tuition fees

Fees are charged to your college pro rata at the relevant standard SOAS undergraduate or Master’s fees rate. 

Undergraduate: for a 30 credit module at SOAS your home college will be charged 25% of the standard SOAS Home or Overseas undergraduate tuition fee, a 15 credit module would be charged at 12.5%. 

Taught Master's: for a 30 credit module at SOAS your college will be charged 17% of the standard SOAS Home or Overseas Master's tuition fee, a 15 credit module will be charged at 8.5%.
For tuition fees schedules, please go to tuition fees

Disability and Student Advice and Wellbeing

If you have a disability or Specific Learning Difference (SpLD), please contact our Student Advice and Wellbeing Team.

Outgoing SOAS intercollegiate students

This is for SOAS undergraduates who want to take a module at another University of London College.

SOAS has in place arrangements to permit undergraduate students, on most programmes, to enroll on a module at another University of London college that is not available at the School and would complement their programme of study.  Please be aware that not all SOAS undergraduate programmes permit intercollegiate study and in some cases additional restrictions on intercollegiate study may apply.

Please note that SOAS postgraduate students are not permitted to take intercollegiate modules at other colleges unless it explicitly forms part of the published programme specification.

Participating colleges

• Birkbeck
• Goldsmiths
• King’s College London
• London School of Economics and Political Science
• Queen Mary
• University College London 

Restrictions

When applying for intercollegiate study you will need to provide a rationale as to why you wish to take this module and how it will complement your programme of study.

You cannot take an intercollegiate module if:

• your programme specification does not permit intercollegiate modules;
• your undergraduate tutor does not consider that a proposed module fits with the curriculum of your programme;
• there is a suitable equivalent offered at SOAS
• you are in Year 1 of your undergraduate degree programme.
• it is not listed in your degree title (eg, if your degree is BA Politics, you can only take intercollegiate modules from the politics subject area at the other College). You cannot take an open option module at another College.
• it is a language module, unless it has been approved under very exceptional circumstances by the Academic Registrar.

You are limited to two full intercollegiate modules (60 credits) during your whole undergraduate degree. And no more than one full module (30 credits) in a year.

There are special requirements for the LLB degree - please ask the Law School for more details

Application process for outgoing students

If you want to take an intercollegiate module at another University of London college and your programme structure permits it, you need to:

1. Complete the SOAS outgoing intercollegiate form (PDF) and have it authorised by your SOAS undergraduate tutor (Application Form Step 1).
2. Visit the appropriate University of London college as soon as possible to complete their intercollegiate admission form and ensure you’re enrolled on the module.
3. Complete (Application Form Step 2) approval by the relevant tutor at the College/Institute where the module is taught.
4. Once the form is completed and approved by your SOAS tutor and the appropriate University of London college, you must email it to your College Hub who will submit it for regulatory approval.

Applications for a language module will require additional approval.

Deadlines 

For semester 1 modules, the submission deadline to the College Hub is 1 September. 

For semester 2 modules, the submission deadline to the College Hub is 10 January. 

You will be notified about the outcome via email. 

Until you receive confirmation, you must not attend these modules. 

Tuition fees

Tuition fees cover your studies at both SOAS and the partner college.

Regulations and procedures

Intercollegiate modules follow the rules of the home institution. SOAS students should review the regulations and procedures of the institutions they will be attending. 

Disability and student advice and wellbeing

If you're a SOAS student taking an intercollegiate module at another institution, please contact their disability service for adjustments.