106 Master's degrees offered by the university

The MA South Asian Studies and Intensive Language from SOAS University of London provides students with exceptional opportunities for advanced study of one of the world’s most diverse and important regions, with an opportunity for an intensive training in a South Asian language.

The Global Development programme from SOAS University of London provides a solid interdisciplinary social science formation in development theory and practice and develops students’ capacities for independent and critical analysis.

The Migration and Diaspora Studies and Intensive Language at SOAS University of London tackles crucial and timely questions, providing students with the skills to understand, diagnose and articulate what is at stake in contemporary experiences of migration and diaspora.

The South East and Pacific Asian Studies from SOAS University of London provides exceptional opportunities for advanced study of one of the world’s most diverse and important regions, and students gain competency in language skills, intercultural awareness and understanding.

The Politics and International Relations (International Politics and Security) programme from SOAS University of London applicants should apply for MSc Politics and International Relations but can decide to follow the International Politics and Security pathway upon arrival by choosing the pathway’s required combination of modules.

The Anthropology of Food programme from SOAS University of London offers you the opportunity to explore historically and culturally variable foodways, from foraging to industrial food, from Asia, Africa and the Middle East to Europe and the Americas.

On this Global Development (Labour and Activism) programme offered at SOAS University of London students are encouraged to examine critically the relationship between labour, capitalism, development and poverty.

The South Asian Studies from SOAS University of London provides exceptional opportunities for advanced study of one of the world’s most diverse and important regions.

The Economic Policy (Online) programme from SOAS University of London is designed principally for postgraduates working on economic policy in government, central banks, other public organisations, international institutions and consultancy.

On the Law and Gender from SOAS University of London you will approach both law and gender as your critical objects proper, to be explored in a pedagogical world that seeks to creatively and meaningfully overcome the distinction between the academic and the activist.

The Cultural Studies from SOAS University of London aims to offer grounding in the theories on Cultural Studies which draws on Marxism, Structuralism, Post-Structuralism, Post-Marxism, Feminism, and Post-Modernism and their use, application and adaption in the cross-cultural contexts of Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

The Cultural Studies and Intensive Language programme offered at SOAS University of London aims to offer grounding in the theories on Cultural Studies which draws on Marxism, Structuralism, Post-Structuralism, Post-Marxism, Feminism, and Post-Modernism and their use, application and adaption.

This Economic Policy course from SOAS University of London offers solid training in the fundamental principles of economic policy, grounding them in the evolution of economic theory and policy practice.

The Korean Studies programme from SOAS University of London is designed either to prepare the student for advanced graduate work in a wide range of subjects related to Korea, or as an end/qualification in itself. 

The Gender Studies course from SOAS University of London creates a cutting edge pedagogical space where students grapple with the limits of ‘Western’ and elite feminisms and tackle the problems of class violence, racism, transmisogny, Islamophobia, ableism and queerphobia in contemporary feminist political projects.

The LLM International Commercial and Economic Law from SOAS University of London is designed for law graduates and practicing lawyers who would like to acquire in-depth knowledge of the commercial world.

Chinese Studies and Intensive Language from SOAS University of London provides an exceptional opportunity to take advantage of the wide range of disciplinary approaches to the study of Chinese societies available at SOAS.

The Public Policy and Management with Placement Year programme from SOAS University of London will develop your capacity to understand, analyse and manage organisations in the public sector.

The Politics and International Relations (Central Asia) programme from SOAS University of London enables students to acquire a comprehensive understanding of domestic and international politics in a region standing at the crossroads of both Asia and the Middle East, including an appreciation for the role of key external actors such as China, Russia, Turkey, India, and several Western states.

The History of Art and Archaeology of East Asia programme at SOAS University of London is an unrivaled opportunity to study the arts of China, Korea and Japan.