Program Overview

Chinese and International Relations BA Honours

Overview

Our Chinese and International Relations course focuses on questions of governance, democracy, and human rights while training competent Chinese linguists ready to enter graduate employment.

Course Structure

• Year 1
  • Critical Perspectives on Global Politics
  • Democracy in Crisis
  • Introduction to International Relations
  • Introduction to the Study of Language and Culture
  • Objects and Meaning: The Social Life of Material Culture
  • The Chinese World and the Word
• Year 2
  • Expressions of Chinese Culture
  • Geopolitics
  • Global Security
  • Language in the Public Space
  • Middle East Politics
  • Multilingual e-Collaboration: Transposing Current Affairs
  • The Politics of Killing
  • Theorising Politics and International Relations
  • Understanding Culture: Chinese Studies in Focus
• Placement Year
  • Professional experience or study abroad year
• Year 3
  • Energy and Development in the Middle East and Central Asia
  • Ethics Morality and World Order(s)
  • Final Year Project
  • Foreign Policy and Diplomacy in a Changing World
  • Identities on the Move: Chinese Studies in Focus
  • Multilingualism in Society: Theory and Practice
  • Postcolonial Politics and International Relations
  • Sex Strike: Gender and Protest
  • Themes in Contemporary Chinese Studies
  • Work Placement for Humanities

Entry Requirements

• UK
  • 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
  • BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM
  • BTEC Diploma: D*D
  • Access: 104 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course
• International
  • International Baccalaureate: 104 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme
  • Other international qualifications: country-specific entry requirements
  • International Foundation courses: Kaplan International College London
  • English language requirements: IELTS score of 6.0 overall, with a score of 5.5 in each component

Fees and Funding

• UK
  • Tuition fee: £9,535 (Price per academic year)
  • Funding: tuition fee loans, scholarships, and other funding options
• International
  • Tuition fee: £17,600 (Price per academic year)
  • Funding: international student funding, scholarships, and other funding options

Teaching and Assessment

• Teaching Methods
  • Lectures
  • Seminars
  • Workshops
  • Practical sessions
  • Workshops
• Assessment Methods
  • Essays
  • Exams
  • Individual and group presentation projects
  • Critical analysis

Supporting You

• Student Hub
  • Study support
  • Personal tutors
  • Student advice team
  • Extra-curricular activities

Course Location

• Regent Campus
  • 309 Regent Street
  • London W1B 2HW

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