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Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Global Development

BA · School of Oriental and African Studies · 3 years

Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Global Development

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School of Oriental and African Studies

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£28,000
SATISFACTION78%
CONTINUATION75%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS65%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 44% of the work its graduates go into (High).
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About this course

Languages and cultures of the Middle East, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia combined with global development is a degree that brings together specialist linguistic and cultural knowledge of some of the world's most important but often poorly understood regions with the policy and analytical frameworks used to address global inequality, poverty, and development. Language study at SOAS gives you direct access to the societies and communities you are studying, moving beyond the abstractions of development theory to engage with real places and people in their own linguistic and cultural terms. Global development examines the causes and consequences of inequality at international, national, and local levels, and the approaches that governments, international organisations, and civil society use to address them. At SOAS, this three-year degree with a foundation year draws on an institutio

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 95% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
  • 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 45% of graduatescards →
  • 45 / 100Media Professionals · 15% 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).