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IB requirements at SOAS University of London

By Michael Thompson - Head of Teaching Excellence; 15 years as an IB Coordinator

Data checked 4 October 2026

32-34

Published offers

Yes

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London, United Kingdom

Location

1916

Founded

~6,295

Students

Public

Institution

Published IB offers by course

As published for the 2026 entry cycle. Offers vary by course and year - always confirm on the course page.

Most common offer: 32 points (175 courses)

CourseIB offer
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Law34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
Development Economics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Chinese and Politics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Management and Korean32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
History and Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points

Worth knowing

  • Published IB offers for the 2026 entry cycle span 25 to 34 points depending on the course (232 courses list an IB offer).

All 232 courses with an IB offer

Every course this university published an IB offer for in the 2026 entry cycle. Search to narrow, and confirm current offers on the course page.

CourseIB offer
Accounting and Finance32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Accounting and Finance with Year in Industry32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Africa and Black Diaspora and Economics including a year abroad32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Arabic32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Arabic and Economics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Arabic and Global Development32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Arabic and History32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Arabic and History of Art32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Arabic and Law34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
Arabic and Linguistics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Arabic and Music32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Arabic and Politics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Arabic and Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Arabic and World Philosophies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Business, Management, Economics & Law with Foundation Year25 points with minimum 12 points at HL and no HL lower than 325 points
Chinese32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Chinese and Economics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Chinese and Global Development32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Chinese and History32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Chinese and History of Art32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Chinese and Law34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
Chinese and Linguistics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Chinese and Music32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Chinese and Politics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Chinese and Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Chinese and World Philosophies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Creative Arts and Africa and Black Diaspora32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Creative Arts and Africa and Black Diaspora (including Year Abroad)32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Creative Arts and Arabic32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Creative Arts and Chinese32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Creative Arts and East Asian Studies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Creative Arts and History30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Creative Arts and History of Art30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Creative Arts and International Relations32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Creative Arts and Japanese32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Creative Arts and Korean32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Creative Arts and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia)30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Creative Arts and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) (including year abroad)30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Creative Arts and Law34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
Creative Arts and Linguistics30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Creative Arts and Music30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Creative Arts and Politics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Creative Arts and Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Creative Arts and World Philosophies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Development Economics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Digital Media, Culture and Africa and Black Diaspora32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Digital Media, Culture and Africa and Black Diaspora (including Year Abroad)32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Digital Media, Culture and Arabic32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Digital Media, Culture and Chinese32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Digital Media, Culture and Creative Arts30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Digital Media, Culture and Creative Arts with Year in Industry30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Digital Media, Culture and East Asian Studies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Digital Media, Culture and Film Studies30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Digital Media, Culture and Film Studies with Year in Industry30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Digital Media, Culture and History30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Digital Media, Culture and History of Art30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Digital Media, Culture and International Relations32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Digital Media, Culture and Japanese32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Digital Media, Culture and Korean32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Digital Media, Culture and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia)30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Digital Media, Culture and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) (including year abroad)30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Digital Media, Culture and Law34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
Digital Media, Culture and Linguistics30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Digital Media, Culture and Music30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Digital Media, Culture and Politics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Digital Media, Culture and Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Digital Media, Culture and World Philosophies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
East Asian Studies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
East Asian Studies and Economics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
East Asian Studies and Global Development32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
East Asian Studies and History32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
East Asian Studies and History of Art32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
East Asian Studies and International Relations32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
East Asian Studies and Law34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
East Asian Studies and Linguistics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
East Asian Studies and Music32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
East Asian Studies and Politics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
East Asian Studies and Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
East Asian Studies and World Philosophies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Economics (BA)32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Economics (BA) with Year in Industry32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Economics (BSc)32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Economics (BSc) with Year in Industry32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Economics and Africa and Black Diaspora32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Economics and History32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Economics and Law34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
Economics and Politics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Economics and Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Film Studies and Africa & Black Diaspora32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Film Studies and Africa and Black Diaspora (including Year Abroad)32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Film Studies and Arabic32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Film Studies and Chinese32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Film Studies and Creative Arts30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Film Studies and East Asian Studies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Film Studies and History30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Film Studies and History of Art30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Film Studies and International Relations32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Film Studies and Japanese32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Film Studies and Korean32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Film Studies and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia)30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Film Studies and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) including year abroad30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Film Studies and Law34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
Film Studies and Linguistics30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Film Studies and Music30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Film Studies and Politics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Film Studies and Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Film Studies and World Philosophies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Global Development32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Global Development and Africa and Black Diaspora32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Global Development and Africa and Black Diaspora including year abroad32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Global Development and Economics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Global Development and History32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Global Development and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia)32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Global Development and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) including year abroad32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Global Development and Law34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
Global Development and Linguistics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Global Development and Music32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Global Development and Politics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Global Development and Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Global Development and World Philosophies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Global Liberal Arts32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
History30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
History and Africa and Black Diaspora32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
History and Africa and Black Diaspora including year abroad32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
History and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia)30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
History and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) including Year Abroad30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
History and Law34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
History and Music30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
History and Politics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
History and Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
History and World Philosophies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
History of Art and Africa and Black Diaspora32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
History of Art and Africa and Black Diaspora including year abroad32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
History of Art and Global Development32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
History of Art and History30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
History of Art and International Relations32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
History of Art and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia)30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
History of Art and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) including year abroad30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
History of Art and Music30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
History of Art and Politics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
History of Art and Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
History of Art and World Philosophies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
International Relations32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
International Relations and Africa and Black Diaspora32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
International Relations and Africa and Black Diaspora including Year Abroad32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
International Relations and Arabic32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
International Relations and Chinese32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
International Relations and Economics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
International Relations and Global Development32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
International Relations and History32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
International Relations and Japanese32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
International Relations and Korean32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
International Relations and Law34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
International Relations and Music32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
International Relations and Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
International Relations and World Philosophies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Japanese32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Japanese and Economics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Japanese and Global Development32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Japanese and History32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Japanese and History of Art32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Japanese and Linguistics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Japanese and Music32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Japanese and Politics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Japanese and Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Japanese and World Philosophies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Korean32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Korean and Economics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Korean and Global Development32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Korean and History32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Korean and History of Art32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Korean and Law34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
Korean and Linguistics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Korean and Music32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Korean and Politics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Korean and Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Korean and World Philosophies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia)30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Africa and Black Diaspora32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Africa and Black Diaspora including Year Abroad32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Arabic including Year Abroad32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Economics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and International Relations32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and International Relations including year abroad32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Law34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Law including year abroad34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and World Philosophies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and World Philosophies including year abroad32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) including year abroad30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Law and Africa and Black Diaspora34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
Law and Africa and Black Diaspora including year abroad34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
Law and Politics34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
Law and Social Anthropology34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
Linguistics and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia)30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Linguistics and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) including year abroad30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Linguistics and Politics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Linguistics and Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
LLB Law34 points with minimum 17 points at HL and no HL lower than 334 points
Management32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Management and Arabic32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Management and Chinese32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Management and Creative Arts32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Management and Film Studies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Management and Japanese32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Management and Korean32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Management and Music32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Management with Year in Industry32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Music and Africa and Black Diaspora32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Music and Africa and Black Diaspora including year abroad32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Music and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia)30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Music and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) including year abroad30 points with minimum 15 points at HL and no HL lower than 330 points
Music and Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Music and World Philosophies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Politics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Politics and Africa and Black Diaspora32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Politics and Africa and Black Diaspora including Year Abroad32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Politics and International Relations32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Politics and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia)32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Politics and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) including year abroad32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Politics and Music32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Politics and Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Politics and World Philosophies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Politics, Philosophy and Economics32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Social Anthropology32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Social Anthropology and Africa and Black Diaspora32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Social Anthropology and Africa and Black Diaspora including a year abroad32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Social Anthropology and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia)32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Social Anthropology and World Philosophies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities with Foundation Year25 points with minimum 12 points at HL and no HL lower than 325 points
World Philosophies32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
World Philosophies and Africa and Black Diaspora32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points
World Philosophies and Africa and Black Diaspora including year abroad32 points with minimum 16 points at HL and no HL lower than 332 points

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Sources

  • ucas.comPer-course IB offers as published in UCAS entry requirements for the 2026 cycle (SOAS University of London).
  • soas.ac.ukUniversity website for application route and context.
  • wikidata.orgFounding year, student numbers and institution type (Wikidata, CC0).