Asian studies degrees

231 courses at 26 UK universities offer Asian studies for 2027 entry: most ask for between 126 and 136 UCAS points; 144 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often ABB.

Qualifications BA (Hons) 159, MA (Hons) 63, BSc (Hons) 3, CertHE 2
Study full-time 226, part-time 5

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Often studied with

Joint honours courses pairing Asian studies with another subject.

• linguistics 15
• international relations 13
• politics 11
• film studies 9
• history 9
• economics 7
• Spanish studies 7
• music 7
• history of art 6
• French studies 6

Course codes

What these courses' UCAS codes start with.

• R5 Portuguese 14
• T2 Japanese studies 14
• T4 other Asian studies 14
• T1 Chinese studies 13
• T3 South Asian studies 7
• L2 politics 4
• P9 other media and communications 4
• T9 other languages and area studies 4

Universities

• SOAS University of London 62
• University of Liverpool 52
• University of St Andrews 37
• University of Glasgow 14
• The University of Edinburgh 9
• University of Westminster, London 9
• University of Aberdeen 5
• Lancaster University 4
• University of Oxford 4
• York St John University 4
• De Montfort University 3
• University of Lancashire 3
• University of Leeds 3
• University of Manchester 3
• University of Sheffield 3
• Durham University 2
• Newcastle University 2
• Open University 2
• Oxford Brookes University 2
• University of Chester 2
• Birkbeck, University of London 1
• Cardiff University 1
• London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London 1
• Queen's University Belfast 1
• University of Cambridge 1
• University of Warwick 1

Courses