Home The History Department at SOAS is distinctive in Britain, and very well-known internationally, for its concentration on the history of Africa and Asia. It is also one of the largest history departments in Europe. The staff of the department have teaching and research interests covering a wide range of regions and periods, and represent just as wide a range of methodological approaches to the study of their subjects. The SOAS History Department is unique among British universities in offering its students the opportunity to establish a thorough knowledge and understanding of the history of one of the regions of Africa and Asia.
Many students combine history with the study of a language, or with another discipline.
SOAS provides unique opportunites for such combinations. To find out more about undergraduate study of History at SOAS, consult our on-line undergraduate handbook .