Program Overview

Chinese and Linguistics BA Honours

Overview

Our Chinese and Linguistics BA trains you to be a competent linguist ready to enter graduate employment. Our degree offers the exciting combination of the study of Chinese language and culture alongside the wider study of the forms, structures and varieties of language itself.

Course Structure

The following subjects are indicative of what you will study on this course. The contents of the course are the same, whether you study full-time or part-time.

• Year 1
• Year 2
• Placement Year
• Year 3

Subjects of study include:

• Exploring Language
• 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

Credit Level 4

Subjects of study include:

• Child Language Acquisition
• Expressions of Chinese Culture
• Language in the Public Space
• Language Structure and Meaning
• Multilingual e-Collaboration: Transposing Current Affairs
• Understanding Culture: Chinese Studies in Focus

Level Credit 5

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 Linguistics 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 Linguistics with International Experience.

Subjects of study include:

• Applied Language Studies
• Final Year Project
• Identities on the Move: Chinese Studies in Focus
• Language Contact and Change
• Language Form
• Multilingualism in Society: Theory and Practice
• Sex Strike: Gender and Protest
• Themes in Contemporary Chinese Studies
• Work Placement for Humanities

Credit Level 6

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
  • GCSE English Language grade 4/C – IB grade 4 Higher level, GCSE Maths grade 4/C – IB grade 4
• International
  • International Baccalaureate – 104 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme
  • Other international qualifications – please see information on country-specific entry requirements
  • International Foundation courses – we work in partnership with Kaplan International College London
  • English language requirements – IELTS of 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component

Fees and Funding

• UK tuition fee: £1,589 (Price per 20-credit module)
• International tuition fee: £2,930 (Price per 20-credit module)
• Funding – tuition fee loans, scholarships, and additional costs
• Scholarships – the University is dedicated to supporting ambitious and outstanding students

Teaching and Assessment

• Teaching methods – lectures, seminars, workshops, problem-based and blended learning
• Assessment types – practical, written exams, coursework
• Year 1: 24% Scheduled hours, 76% Independent study, 0% Placement
• Year 2: 24% Scheduled hours, 76% Independent study, 0% Placement
• Year 3: 26% Scheduled hours, 74% Independent study, 0% Placement

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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• Chinese and English BA Honours
• Chinese and International Relations BA Honours