Modern Chinese | Bachelor's degree | Languages | On Campus | 4 years | Cardiff University | United Kingdom
Our aim at the School of Modern Languages is to enable our students to become ‘global citizens’. Our graduates are highly skilled linguists with a comprehensive skillset which prepares them to work in a host of careers and professions nationally and internationally.
Our BA Modern Chinese allows you to gain very high level language skills and an in-depth understanding of Chinese culture. This degree hones your language, your intercultural awareness and builds a valuable skill set for your CV in a job market thirsty for strong foreign language capability.
This four-year Modern Chinese program is a unique and exciting opportunity to study a dual degree offered jointly with Beijing Normal University (BNU). Two years of the degree are spent in China (years 2 and 3), two years in Cardiff (years 1 and 4).
Chinese is a major language with a global reach, possessing a rich and sophisticated culture. By studying Chinese, you will gain a wealth of transferable skills and knowledge beneficial to the world of employment, making you competitive and attractive in an increasingly international workforce and opening the doors to a variety of career paths.
On completion of this four-year program, you will have a high level of proficiency in the language, as well as a critical understanding of key aspects of Chinese history, culture, literature, politics and contemporary society.
Distinctive features
Study in Cardiff and Beijing and receive a degree from both Cardiff University and Beijing Normal University.
Spend two years in China to achieve advanced fluency in Mandarin.
Fully immerse yourself in Chinese life via modules in Chinese history and modern day Chinese culture.
An internship opportunity is included in year three, embedding vocational employability into the program.
The modules shown are an example of the typical curriculum and will be reviewed prior to the 2020/21 academic year. The final modules will be published by September.
