Learn about one of Mount Holyoke’s approved study abroad programs, SOAS University of London. SOAS offers the highest concentration in the world of specialist staff concerned with the study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The study abroad program gives undergraduate and postgraduate students the opportunity to study at SOAS for either a semester or the full academic year. Students design their own unique program of study and have the freedom to focus on a particular region, concentrate on a specific discipline, or combine modules from across any of the academic departments.