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Each year our students apply for undergraduate study through UCAS and receive offers from a range of universities, both in London and further afield. 

Last year our students received offers from over 20 different universities and 6 in the top 10, according to the Times Higher Education university Ranking 2023. 

Our students progress to a range of social science, arts and humanities and business/finance-related programmes. Popular subject areas include Law, Politics and International Relations, Development Studies, Economics, Management, Accounting and Finance, Anthropology, History of Art and Media and Creative Industries. 

Over the last two years, our students have progressed to many different universities, with the majority staying within the University of London. Below are examples for our students’ recent undergraduate destinations: 

University of London 

SOAS University of London 

• BSc Accounting and Finance 
• BA East Asian Studies 
• BSc Economics 
• BA History 
• BA International Relations 
• BA International Relations and Law 
• BA Languages and Cultures and World Philosophies 
• LLB Law 
• BSc Management 
• BA Politics and Economics 
• BA Politics and Global Development 
• BA Social Anthropology 
• BA Social Anthropology and Japanese 

City St George's

• LLB Law

Courtauld Institute 

• BA History of Art 

Goldsmiths 

• BSc Management and Entrepreneurship 
• BA History of Art 

King’s College London 

• BA War Studies and History 
• BA Culture, Media and Creative Industries 

LSE, University of London 

• BSc Politics and International Relations 

Queen Mary, University of London 

• BA Modern Languages

University College London

• BSc Anthropology

Outside University of London 

Bristol 

• BSc Sociology 

Durham

• BSc Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Lancaster 

• BSc Accounting and Finance 

University of the Arts 

• BSc Fashion Management 

Warwick 

• BSc Management 

Westminster 

• BA Business Management (Marketing) 

York 

• BSc Business and Management 

Last year 85% of the SOAS Pre-master's student cohort were awarded of Merit or Distinction and as a result of this performance, 80% of our students progressed to Master’s programmes at institutions within the University of London institutions while the others continued onto postgraduate study at universities outside London. 

In the social sciences, the most popular degrees that students progressed to were politics, international relations and development-related, while in the arts and humanities, history of art and curation, anthropology and media studies were common progression pathways. The SOAS Pre-master's also enabled students to progress to a range of business, marketing and finance-related programmes, both in London and further field.   

Below is a list of some of the destination programmes that our SOAS Pre-master's students have progressed to in recent years: 

University of London 

Goldsmiths 

• MA Creative Industry 
• MA World Theatres 

King’s College London 

• MA International Relations 
• MA World History and Cultures 

London School of Economics 

• MSc Development Management 
• MSc International Social and Public Policy 
• MSc Culture and Conflict in Global Europe 

Royal Holloway 

• MSc Accounting and Financial Management 

SOAS University of London 

• MA Buddhist Studies 
• MA Chinese Studies 
• MA Curating Cultures 
• MSc Environment, Politics and Development 
• MSc Finance 
• MSc Financial Management 
• MA Global Creative and Cultural Industries 
• MSc Global Development 
• MA History of Art and Archaeology 
• MA Human Rights Law 
• MSc International Business 
• MSc International Politics 
• MA International Studies and Diplomacy 
• MSc Migration, Mobility and Development 
• MA Social Anthropology 

University College London 

• MA Digital Anthropology 
• MA Publishing 
• Outside University of London 

University of Bath 

• MSc Finance and Risk Management 

University of Birmingham 

• MA History of Art 

University of Bristol 

• MA Social and Cultural Theory 

University of Leeds 

• MSc Marketing and Advertising 

University of Sheffield 

• MSc East Asian Business 

University of Surrey 

• MSc Business Analytics 

University of Sussex 

• MSc Coporate and Financial Risk Management 
• MSc Sustainable Development 

The FDPS Pre-master’s Diploma is recognised by universities across the UK, and so students completing FDPS progress to postgraduate study at a range of different universities. Last year, students progressed to programmes at over 25 different universities. 

Over the last three years 75% of  students completing the programme were able to progress to top 30 universities, including SOAS, LSE, UCL, Imperial, Warwick, Durham, St Andrew’s, Edinburgh, and Bristol, and 60% went on to postgraduate study at a college of the University of London.

Progressing to masters study at SOAS

FDPS students are now guaranteed a conditional offer for all Master's programmes at SOAS. Click here to find a full list of postgraduate programmes, eligibility requirements and offer conditions.

Progressing to masters study at other universities

The majority of FDPS students progress to postgraduate study at universities other than SOAS and follow numerous different subjects ranging from Management and Finance, through Development Studies, International Relations and Law, to Media, Anthropology and Linguistics. 

Here are some examples of the programmes which FDPS students often study in different subject areas:

Business/Management

Development Studies

Economics

Education

Finance

Law

Media and Communication

History of Art

Anthropology/ Cultural Studies

Politics/ International Relations