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Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities with Foundation Year

BSc · School of Oriental and African Studies · 5 years

Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities with Foundation Year

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School of Oriental and African Studies

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MOnot published
SATISFACTION81%
CONTINUATION80%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS75%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 43% of the work its graduates go into (High).

About this course

The social sciences, arts, and humanities encompass some of the most important and enduring areas of human inquiry. The social sciences, including sociology, anthropology, economics, and politics, examine how human societies are organised and how power, inequality, and change operate within and between them. The arts and humanities, spanning literature, history, philosophy, languages, and cultural studies, develop your capacity to interpret texts, ideas, and cultural artefacts, and to situate them within their historical and intellectual contexts. Studying across these fields develops versatility of mind, the ability to move between different modes of analysis and to bring multiple perspectives to bear on complex questions. At the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, this five-year full-time programme is specifically designed for students who would benefit from an ad

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 75% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 50% of graduatescards →
  • 40 / 100Sales 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).