Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) including year abroad at SOAS University of London
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) including year abroad (BA (Hons), T544) 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 subject here had 112–127 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
25% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. 53% of them had fewer than the 128 asked.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 5%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- T544 · T5 African studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
75%
still studying
UK 90%
25%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%91%
Learning opportunities87%86%
Assessment and feedback79%82%
Academic support94%94%
Organisation and management58%78%
Learning resources89%91%
Student voice87%78%
15 final-year students · 90% 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%
- Teaching Professionals5%
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
modern languages language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- Bloomsbury Campus (main)
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Others in language and area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Creative Writing and Modern Languages BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | English Literature and a Modern Language BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Applied Modern Languages & Translating: French/Spanish MA (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| King's College London, University of London | Modern Languages with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Languages and Global Cultures BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| SOAS University of London | Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) including year abroad this course | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Modern Languages BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Arabic and Politics BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Comparative Literature MA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | — |
| University of Leeds | Modern Languages BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Mathematics with Languages BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
See all 618 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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