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BA (Hons) Chinese and International Communication

University of Westminster — London, United Kingdom

BA (Hons) Chinese and International Communication is a undergraduate Communications & Media course at University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It takes 3 years, costs £19,000 per year and starts in September.

Undergraduate · 3 years · Full-time · Communications & Media · £19,000 per year

Intakes: September

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. 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 this course (from the course page): - 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 Campus: Regent, Central London Duration: 3 or 4 years Start dates: Full-time - September 2027 International tuition fee: £19,000 (Price per academic year). The university states annual fees stay the same throughout your studies. Careers (from the course page): Chinese (Mandarin) was the fifth most desired language by employers, according to a report by CBI/Pearson. Source: CBI/Pearson Education and Skills Survey report 2019. Graduate employers named on the course page: British Airways, British Embassy in Beijing, China Daily, Oxford University Press (Global Academic Division). Source: University of Westminster course page.

Modules

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

Careers

• Brand managing and advertising expert
• Communication expert in business and marketing
• Global communication executive
• Interpreter
• Liaison officer
• Teacher