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Japanese and History

BA · School of Oriental and African Studies · 4 years

Japanese and History

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School of Oriental and African Studies

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£30,000
SATISFACTION75%
CONTINUATION83%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS60%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 35% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).

About this course

Japanese and history is a combination that connects the serious study of one of Asia's most distinctive and influential nations with the discipline of historical investigation. Japanese is the language of a society with a cultural and intellectual tradition of extraordinary depth, spanning literature, philosophy, aesthetic theory, film, manga, and architecture, as well as one of the world's largest economies and most significant geopolitical presences. History develops your ability to investigate the past from primary evidence, to construct arguments about human experience, and to understand how the present emerged from the choices and forces of previous eras. At the School of Oriental and African Studies, this four-year, full-time programme benefits from SOAS's unparalleled depth in Asian and African studies, including one of the strongest Japanese studies programmes in the UK. The pro

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 70% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
  • 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 30% of graduatescards →
  • 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 5% of graduatescards →

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MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).