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History of Art and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) including year abroad

  • BA (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • 22 September 2025
  • Undergraduate
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School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
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Course summary

This interdisciplinary programme introduces students to the cultures and societies of Africa, Asia and the Middle East through their languages, literatures and screen culture, providing an understanding of the interconnectedness of these regions in an increasingly globalised world. Students will choose to specialise in one particular region through their languages and module choices, with an optional Year Abroad at one of our partner universities. Combined with History of Art, the degree offers a general grounding across the broad field of courses covering Africa, pre-Islamic and Islamic Near and Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia and North East Asia (China, Japan and Korea).

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 22 September 2025

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
T455
Institution code:
S09
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1, 2

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How to apply

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
T455
Institution code:
S09
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff Not accepted

A level ABB

A level General Studies not accepted for entry.

Contextual offer: BBB

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) DDM

Access to HE Diploma D: 27 credits M: 18 credits

Pass Access to Higher Education Diploma with 60 credits overall including at least 45 credits at level 3. A minimum of 27 Level 3 credits must be at Distinction plus a minimum of 18 level 3 credits at either Merit or Distinction.

Scottish Higher AABBB

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme 32 points

655 at HL

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal D3, M2, M2

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Contextual admissions

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SOAS is committed to making higher education more accessible. When considering an application, we will look at a combination of factors that may have impacted progression to university. This is contextual data and is collected from information provided on your UCAS application form.

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Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Home fees are capped by the Government. The Government may raise the cap during the course of students’ studies. If the fee cap rises, SOAS may increase the fee in line with the cap.

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