History

About this programme

See undergraduate entry requirements and English language requirements for international and alternative entry requirements. Our innovative BA History programme provides highly engaging treatments of not only historical events and historical periods in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, but also of the very practice of history as an academic discipline itself. The programme’s curriculum is embedded in a variety of powerful conceptual frameworks used by our academic experts and our students, such as postcoloniality and decoloniality. BA History at SOAS, therefore, fosters a critical, global perspective that expands and deepens the frontiers of historical knowledge. Our BA History programme encourages you to develop your knowledge of the regional histories of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East from these regions’ local perspectives and in these regions’ own terms. In this transformative, decolonial way, you will be able to then link these histories to the history of the world, and make critical sense of past, present, and possible futures. Students are able to apply for the optional year abroad in their second year of studies at SOAS. Students will be invited to information sessions about how to apply during their second year of studies by the Study Abroad team. Student applications are considered on academic merit and a personal statement and are subject to availability. Students need to have achieved 55% or higher in their first year of studies to be eligible. For further details, visit the Study Abroad section of our website.