SOAS University of London is a famous public university for its national and international ranking. According to the university ranking report 2023, SOAS Ranked #443 in the World.
- SOAS University World Ranking: #=443
- SOAS World Ranking by Subjects: #67
- SOAS World Top Program Ranking for Arts and Humanities: 44th
- Graduate Employability Ranking of SOAS University: #501
Ranking Basis of SOAS University:
- Overall Score: 26.3
- Academic Reputation: 17.9
- Employer Reputation: 10.2
- Faculty Student Ratio: 23.8
- Citations Per Faculty: 16.4
- International Faculty: 100
- International Students: 99.7
- International Research Network: 17.9
- Employment Outcomes: 68.6
SOAS University National Ranking:
SOAS University of London is known as the School of Oriental & African Studies. SOAS is located in the prestigious Bloomsbury City (district of central London), which is a popular residential academic area. According to the “Complete University Guide” ranking organizer, SOAS Ranked Nationally #46 in the UK.
- SOAS UK (National) Ranking: #46
- Ranking for Arts and Humanities Program in the UK: #8
- Overall Score: 64%
- Entry Standards: 67%
- Student Satisfaction: 73%
- Research Quality: 80%
- Graduate Prospects: 58%
SOAS University of London Programs:
School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS) offers Bachelor, Master and PhD degree programs for local and international students. But the educational costs (academic fees) for overseas students are more expensive than for local or UK students. We listed all SOAS programs’ names below by their category.
Bachelor’s Degree Programs:
1. Department of Anthropology and Sociology (1)
- BA Social Anthropology
2. Department of Development Studies (1)
- BA Global Development
3. Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures (4)
- BA Chinese
- BA East Asian Studies
- BA Japanese
- BA Korean
4. Department of Economics (3)
- BA Economics
- BSc Development Economics
- BSc Economics
5. Department of Politics and International Studies (3)
- BA International Relations
- BA Politics
- BSc Politics, Philosophy and Economics
6. School of Arts (3)
- BA Creative Arts and Cultural Industries
- BA History of Art
- BA History of Art (Asia, Africa and Europe)
7. School of Finance and Management (2)
- BSc Accounting and Finance
- BSc Management
8. School of History, Religions and Philosophies (3)
- BA Global Liberal Arts
- BA History
- BA World Philosophies
9. School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics (2)
- BA Arabic
- BA Languages and Cultures
10. School of Law (4)
- BA Law
- LLB Single Honours
- LLB with Year Abroad
- Senior Status LLB
Master Degree Programs:
1. Department of Anthropology and Sociology (9)
- MA Anthropology of Food
- MA Anthropology of Food and Intensive Language
- MA Anthropology of Global Futures and Sustainability
- 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
2. Department of Development Studies (13)
- MSc Development Studies
- MSc Development Studies (Contemporary India Pathway)
- MSc Development Studies with Reference to Gender
- MSc Environment, Politics and Development
- MSc Humanitarian Action (Online)
- MSc Humanitarianism, Aid and Conflict
- MSc International Development (Online)
- MSc Labour, Activism and Development
- MSc Migration Mobility and Development
- MSc Research for International Development
- MSc Violence, Conflict and Development
- MSc/PGDip/PGCert Climate Change and Development
- MSc/PGDip/PGCert Sustainable Development
3. Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures (6)
- MA Chinese Studies
- MA Japanese Studies
- MA Japanese Studies and Intensive Language
- MA Korean Studies
- MA Korean Studies and Intensive Language
- MA Taiwan Studies
4. Department of Economics (6)
- MA Economic Policy
- MSc Development Economics
- MSc Economics
- MSc Economics and Environment
- MSc International Finance and Development
- MSc Political Economy of Development
5. Department of Politics and International Studies (16)
- 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 Global Security and Strategy (Online)
- MA/PGDip International Studies and Diplomacy
- MSc Global Corporations and Policy (Online)
- MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy
- MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy (Online Learning)
- MSc Global Public Policy (Online)
- MSc International Politics
- MSc Political Thought
- MSc Politics of Africa
- MSc Politics of Asia
- MSc Politics of Conflict, Rights & Justice
- MSc Politics of the Middle East
6. School of Arts (11)
- MA Curating Cultures
- MA Global Creative and Cultural Industries
- MA History of Art and Archaeology
- 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 Japanese Studies (Dual Degree Programme)
- MA Music (Development Pathway)
- MA Music (Ethnomusicology Pathway)
- MA Music (Performance Pathway)
7. School of Finance and Management (12)
- MSc Accounting and Finance
- MSc Finance (Banking)
- MSc Finance (Economic Policy)
- MSc Finance (Financial Sector Management)
- MSc Finance (Quantitative Finance)
- MSc Finance and Financial Law
- MSc International Business
- MSc International Business Administration
- MSc International Financial Management
- MSc Public Financial Management
- MSc Public Policy and Management
- MSc Public Policy, Finance and Management
8. School of History, Religions and Philosophies (7)
- MA Buddhist Studies
- MA Buddhist Studies with Intensive Language
- MA History
- MA History and Intensive Language
- MA Muslim Minorities in a Global Context (Online Learning)
- MA Religion in Global Politics
- MA Traditions of Yoga and Meditation
9. School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics (17)
- MA African Studies
- MA African Studies (Literature Pathway)
- MA African Studies and Intensive Swahili
- MA Comparative Literature
- MA Cultural Studies
- MA Iranian Studies
- MA Iranian Studies and Intensive Persian
- MA Islamic Studies
- MA Linguistics
- MA Linguistics and Intensive Language
- MA Middle Eastern Studies
- MA Middle Eastern Studies and Intensive Languages
- MA Postcolonial Studies
- MA South Asian Area Studies
- MA South Asian Studies and Intensive Language
- MA South East and Pacific Asian Studies
- MA Translation
10. School of Law (23)
- LLM (Master of Laws)
- LLM Environmental Law and Sustainable Development
- LLM Human Rights, Conflict and Justice
- LLM International Commercial and Economic Law
- LLM International Law
- LLM Islamic Law
- LLM Law and Gender
- LLM Law, Development and Globalisation
- MA Environmental Law and Sustainable Development
- MA Gender Studies
- MA Gender Studies (Middle East Pathway)
- MA Gender Studies and Law
- MA Gender, Sexuality in Global Politics (Online)
- MA Global Media and Communications
- MA Global Media and Digital Cultures (online)
- MA Human Rights Law
- MA International Law
- MA Islamic Law
- MA Legal Studies (General Programme)
- MA Media in Development
- MA Transnational Queer Feminist Politics
- MA Transnational Queer Feminist Politics with special reference to the Middle East
- MRes Law
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) Degree Programs:
1. Department of Development Studies (2)
- MPhil or PhD in Development Studies
- MPhil or PhD in International Development
2. Department of Politics and International Studies (1)
- Research Degrees for PhD or MPhil in Global Studies
