Program Overview

Chinese and International Communication BA Honours

Overview

Our Chinese and International Communication BA develops your knowledge of the Chinese language and culture, and develops your communication skills for the professional global environment.

Course Details

• Attendance: Full-time - September 2026
• UK Fees: £9,535 *
• International Fees: £17,600 *
• Duration: 3 or 4 years
• Campus: Regent, Central London

Course Summary

Our course helps you to achieve a good or high level of linguistic proficiency in Chinese in reading, writing, listening and speaking. It also gives you insight into and practice in communicating internationally as well as mediating between English and Chinese speakers.

Top Reasons to Study with Us

• Enhance your language skills abroad – You'll have the option to spend a full academic year abroad between Years 2 and 3, or shorter periods ranging from a few days to a full semester
• Get career-ready – Our course strengthens your communication skills and gives you practice in transferring these to the world of work
• Understand multiple forms of communication – You'll learn how to read between the lines and really understand how we're influenced by the messages around us – on TV, in advertising, and across other media
• Multicultural focus – We use our students' different cultural experiences to discover what it means to be an intercultural communicator

Course Structure

The following modules are indicative of what you will study on this course.

• Year 1
  • Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
  • Introduction to the Study of Language and Culture
  • Objects and Meaning: The Social Life of Material Culture
  • The Chinese World and the Word
  • World Varieties of English
• Year 2
  • Difference and the Visual: Representation, Meaning and Identity
  • Expressions of Chinese Culture
  • Language in the Public Space
  • Multilingual e-Collaboration: Transposing Current Affairs
  • Understanding Culture: Chinese Studies in Focus
• Placement Year
• Year 3
  • Final Year Project
  • Identities on the Move: Chinese Studies in Focus
  • Mediation in International Contexts
  • Multilingualism in Society: Theory and Practice
  • Professionalising International Communication
  • Sex Strike: Gender and Protest
  • Themes in Contemporary Chinese Studies
  • Work Placement for Humanities

Professional Experience or Study Abroad Year

Between Years 2 and 3, you’ll have the opportunity to undertake a professional placement year in industry. Completing the placement year will lead to the final award Bachelor of Arts with Honours – Chinese and Global Communication with Professional Experience.

Alternatively, you can undertake a period of study abroad at one of Westminster’s partner institutions. Successful completion will lead to the final award Bachelor of Arts with Honours – Chinese and Global Communication with International Experience.

Professional Recognition

The University of Westminster is a Higher Education Language partner of the Chartered Institute of Linguists.

Entry Requirements

• A Levels – BCC (104 UCAS Tariff points)
• T levels – 104 UCAS Tariff points
• International Baccalaureate – 104 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme. International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme will be considered on a case-by-case basis
• BTEC Extended Diploma – DMM
• BTEC Diploma – D*D
• Access – 104 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course

In addition to one of the above, you should have:

• GCSE English Language grade 4/C – IB grade 4 Higher level,GCSE Maths grade 4/C – IB grade 4

If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS of 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component.

Fees and Funding

• UK tuition fee: £9,535 (Price per academic year)
• International tuition fee: £17,600 (Price per academic year)

Teaching and Assessment

• Scheduled hours: 26% (Year 1), 26% (Year 2), 0% (Placement Year), 25% (Year 3)
• Independent study: 74% (Year 1), 74% (Year 2), 0% (Placement Year), 75% (Year 3)
• Placement: 0% (Year 1), 0% (Year 2), 100% (Placement Year), 0% (Year 3)

Assessment Types

• Written exams: 68% (Year 1), 64% (Year 2), 0% (Placement Year), 64% (Year 3)
• Practical: 25% (Year 1), 25% (Year 2), 25% (Placement Year), 28% (Year 3)
• Coursework: 7% (Year 1), 11% (Year 2), 75% (Placement Year), 8% (Year 3)