Japanese at SOAS University of London
Japanese (BA (Hons), T210) at SOAS University of London asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on soas.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check soas.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 50% had fewer than the 128 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 10%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- T210 · T2 Japanese studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
20%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%85%
Learning opportunities71%74%
Assessment and feedback68%74%
Academic support87%93%
Organisation and management60%75%
Learning resources64%84%
Student voice53%69%
15 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£24k5 years£29.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
60% working10% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
55%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
35%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Business and public service associate professionals25%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Media Professionals5%
- Secretarial and related occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- WC1H 0XG
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Bloomsbury Campus (main)
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Asian studies at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | Modern Chinese BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 112–127 |
| Durham University | Chinese Studies (with Year Abroad) BA (Hons) | AAB | 176–191 |
| University of Aberdeen | Law with options in Mandarin LLB (Hons) | AAB | 192–207 |
| University of St Andrews | Arabic and Chinese Studies MA (Hons) | 126 - 136 points | 160–175 |
| University of Warwick | Politics and International Studies with Chinese BA (Hons) | 136 points | 160–175 |
| SOAS University of London | Japanese this course | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Chinese (Modern) BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Chinese Studies and Business BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Manchester | East Asian Studies BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Sheffield | East Asian Studies BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Westminster, London | Chinese and International Relations BA (Hons) | BCC - BBB | — |
See all 231 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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