BA Chinese and ...
SOAS University of London
Key Information
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 9,250 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* full-time fees per academic year: UK £9,250; Overseas £20,350
Introduction
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
The Chinese combined honours degree aims to give a broad understanding of Chinese culture through a study of its language, history and literature from earliest times up to the present in combination with a solid grounding in another language or discipline.
The range of expertise in SOAS, not only in East Asian studies but also with regard to languages and literature of other regions is unique in UK institutions. Along with proven excellence in other disciplines, such as religious studies, anthropology, art and archaeology, and history, this offers students an unparalleled range of options in choosing their second subject of study.
May be combined with:
- Development Studies, (LT91 BA/DVSCH)
- Economics, (LT11 BA/ECCH)
- History, (TV11 BA/HCH)
- History of Art, (TV13 BA/CHAA)
- International Relations, (LB23 BA/IRC)
- Law, (MT11 BA/LWCH)
- Linguistics, (QT11 BA/CHLG)
- Music, (TW13 BA/MSCH)
- Politics,(LT21 BA/POLCH)
- Social Anthropology, (LT61 BA/SACH)
- World Philosophies, (T103)
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Ideal Students
Who is this programme for?
The programme has flexible entry requirements for students with various levels of Chinese proficiency, from absolute beginners to GCSE and A-level Chinese. The department also offers elective modules in Chinese on various levels for students wishing to obtain or improve Chinese language skills in the context of other degree programmes.
Admissions
Curriculum
Structure
Two-subject degree students must take and pass a minimum of 150 credits in Chinese, including all core modules, over the course of their four-year programme, in addition to the modules taken during the year abroad.
Year 1
Core Modules
Students will take modules to the value of 120 credits from the two subjects:
- Ch 100: Elementary Chinese
and
Second Subject
60 credits are taken from the syllabus of the second subject.
Advanced entry students
Students under advanced entry do not take Ch 100: Elementary Chinese but instead, take 30 credits of Modern Chinese (Chinese 3 or higher) and an approved guided or open option module.
Year 2
Core Module
This module must be passed in order to progress to the following year of study
- Ch 200 Intermediate Chinese
Compulsory Modules
Students will take the modules below
- Contemporary Chinese Society
- East Asian Imperialisms
and
Second Subject
60 credits are taken from the syllabus of the second subject.
Year 3
Core Module(s)
This module must be passed in order to proceed to the following year.
- Ch 300: Intermediate Chinese
Guided Option Modules
Choose modules from List A (at the relevant FHEQ level for your academic year of study) below to the value of 15 credits
and
Choose modules from List A/List B (at the relevant FHEQ level for your academic year of study) to the value of 15 credits
and
Second Subject
60 credits are taken from the syllabus of the second subject
Year 4
Compulsory Modules
Students will take the modules below
- History and Memory in East Asian Cultures
- Ch 400: Advanced Chinese
and
Guided Option
Choose modules from List A/List B or Central options (at the relevant FHEQ level for your academic year of study) to the value of 30 credits
and
Second Subject
60 credits are taken from the syllabus of the second subject.
Year 4 - List A Guided Option Modules
- FHEQ Level 5
- Fieldwork methods in language and culture
- Gender in East Asian Literature (UG)
- East Asian Cinema (UG)
- FHEQ Level 6
- Chinese for Business
- Ch 305: Elementary Cantonese
- Chinese Cultures on Screen and Stage
- New Taiwan Cinema and Beyond
- Ch 306: Traditional Chinese Language and Literature
- Contemporary Chinese Literary Texts
- Modern Chinese Literary Texts
- Ch 500: Directed Readings in Advanced Modern Chinese Language
- Independent Study Project in East Asian Studies
- Culture and Society of Taiwan
Year 4 - Language Open Option Modules
- FHEQ Level 5
- Japanese 1 A
- Japanese 1 B
- Japanese 2
- Korean 1 A
- Korean 1 B
- Korean 2
- Tibetan (Modern) 1 A
- Tibetan (Modern) 1 B
- FHEQ Level 6
- K200 Intermediate Korean
- Korean 3
- K401 Advanced Korean Readings I: Nation Building and Social Transformations
- K402 Advanced Korean Readings II: Gender, Culture and Society
- J200: Intermediate Japanese
- Japanese 3
- J400: Advanced Japanese
- Japanese 4
Learn a language as part of this programme
Degree programmes at SOAS - including this one - can include language courses in more than forty African and Asian languages. It is SOAS students’ command of an African or Asian language that sets SOAS apart from other universities.
Important notice
The information on the programme page reflects the intended programme structure against the given academic session.
Career Opportunities
Employment
As a graduate who specialised in China and Inner Asia, you will have gained competency in language skills and intercultural awareness and understanding. Familiarity with the region will have been developed through a study of language in combination with literature, development studies, economics, geography, history, history of art and archaeology, law, linguistics, music, politics, social anthropology or religion.
Graduates leave SOAS not only with linguistic and cultural expertise, but also with a portfolio of widely transferable skills which employers seek in many professional and management careers, both in business and in the public sector. These include written and oral communication skills, attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to research, amass and order information from a variety of sources.
Choosing to study a joint degree programme will increase the breadth of your knowledge, and will develop additional skills with which to further your studies of China and the Inner Asian region, or to make a comparative study with other areas. Chinese may be combined with a huge range of other disciplines. For more information on the extra skills you will gain from your second subject, please see the relevant departmental page.
Recent graduates have found employment in the UK, Europe and East Asia. They work in management research, medicine, English language teaching, import/export, stock brokerage, multinational corporations, NGOs, libraries, media, law, film production, galleries and museums and merchant banking. Others go on to postgraduate study.
Graduates have gone on to work for a range of organisations including:
- Alcatel-Lucent
- Bellville Rodair International
- China's Ethnic Groups Magazine
- Chongqing Foreign Languages School
- Department for Communities and Local Government
- EChinaCities
- Emerge Poverty Free
- Exclusive Analysis
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Global Health Europe
- Global Witness
- Idealpeople
- Impact Investment Shujog
- JET Programme
- National Health Service
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Teach First
- The Daily Telegraph
- Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art
Types of roles that graduates have gone on to do include:
- Project Coordinator
- Management Accountant
- English Teacher
- Assistant Economist
- Executive Editor
- Science Communications Postdoctoral Fellow
- Political Officer
- Chinese Translator/ Researcher
- Research Associate
- Architecture
- Finance Manager
- Business Manager
- Proof Reader
- Journalist
- Assistant Curator
- Equity Capital Markets, Analyst
English Language Requirements
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