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BA (Hons) Chinese and International Relations

University of Westminster — London, United Kingdom

BA (Hons) Chinese and International Relations is a undergraduate International Relations 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 · International Relations · £19,000 per year

Intakes: September

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. This course will enable you to achieve a good or high level of linguistic competence in Chinese in all four skill areas (reading, writing, listening and speaking), and a critical understanding of culture and politics from the perspective of the changing dynamics of the global political order. Top reasons to study this course (from the course page): - Combine language skills with a knowledge of global affairs – develop your language skills against a backdrop of political and social understanding - Learn Chinese in context – our authentic teaching, which focuses on language in a cultural context, equips you for real-life situations in the Chinese-speaking world - Practise your language skills abroad – spend a year abroad perfecting your communication skills in a Chinese-speaking country - Benefit from an expert teaching team – you'll learn from internationally recognised experts and benefit from the significant amount of contact time allocated to language learning on the course 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 was among the top five most desired languages by employers, according to a report by CBI/Pearson. Source: CBI/Pearson 2019. Graduate employers named on the course page: British Council, Deutsche Bank, European Parliament, Italian Trade Agency, TransPerfect. Source: University of Westminster course page.

Modules

• Introduction to International Relations (Year 1, Core)
• Introduction to the Study of Language and Culture (Year 1, Core)
• Sites and Spaces of International (dis)order (Year 1, Core)
• The Chinese World and the Word (Year 1, Core)
• Doing Politics: Participation, Campaigning, and Change (Year 1, Option)
• Objects and Meaning: The Social Life of Material Culture (Year 1, Option)
• Introduction to Translation 2 (Year 1, Option)
• Expressions of Chinese Culture (Year 2, Core)
• Global Security (Year 2, Core)
• Theorising Politics and International Relations (Year 2, Core)
• Governance in Europe (Year 2, Option)
• Language in the Public Space (Year 2, Option)
• Mapping Global Change and Decolonial Futures (Year 2, Option)
• Multilingual e-Collaboration: Transposing Current Affairs (Year 2, Option)
• The Politics of Inclusion / Exclusion (Year 2, Option)
• Understanding Culture: Chinese Studies in Focus (Year 2, Option)
• Final Year Project (Year 3, Core)
• Justice, Ethics, and World Order(s) (Year 3, Core)
• Sovereignty, Indigeneity, Resistance (Year 3, Core)
• Themes in Contemporary Chinese Studies (Year 3, Core)
• Foreign Policy and Diplomacy in a Changing World (Year 3, Option)
• Identities on the Move: Chinese Studies in Focus (Year 3, Option)
• Multilingualism in Society: Theory and Practice (Year 3, Option)
• Politics and Development in the Middle East (Year 3, Option)
• Sex Strike: Gender and Protest (Year 3, Option)
• Work Placement for Humanities (Year 3, Option)

Careers

• Bilingual consultant
• International affairs consultant
• International organisations, NGOs and charities
• Interpreter
• Public relations expert