BA (Hons) International Relations and Chinese
Goldsmiths, University of London
Key Information
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Introduction
BA (Hons) International Relations and Chinese
China has been at the forefront of a global economic power shift in the aftermath of the global economic crisis in 2008. This undergraduate degree gives you the chance to study international relations with a year abroad in China at Capital Normal University in Beijing.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1
- World Politics
- Political Theory and Ideologies
- Mandarin 1
- Mandarin 2
- Mandarin 3
- Mandarin 4
Year 2
- Contemporary International Relations Theories
- Global Governance and World Order
- Security Studies
- US Politics and Foreign Policy
- International Politics of the Middle East
- Rough Politics
- Mandarin 3
- Mandarin 4
- Mandarin 5
- Mandarin 6
Year 3
- An(other) China: Streetscenes of Politics
- Critical Security Studies
- An(other) IR – Views from the South
- Nationalist Conflict and International Intervention
- Political Islam: Ideology and Discourse
- Politics of Conflict and Peacebuilding in Contemporary Africa
- The Politics and Economics of Immigration
- Finance and the Global Political Economy
- Colonialism and Non-Western Political Thought
- The Political Economy of International Development Assistance
- Armed Politics and Political Violence
- The Politics of Popular Music
- Feminist Economics
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this programme will be in a unique employment position having gained broader disciplinary based theoretical skills than China area studies programmes, yet have advanced Chinese language skills and experience in China that are usually only available to China area studies scholars.
Graduates of this programme have gone on to a wide variety of careers. Some go on to postgraduate study or further training in law, accountancy, social work, business administration, or to specialise in one area of their academic studies, whilst others go directly into employment.
Recent graduates have found employment in administration and management; in various departments of central and local government; in finance, in the media; in research and computing; in voluntary agencies; in health, education and housing management; the probation service; in company management, and as lecturers and teachers. You can find out more about different career options open to you on our Politics careers pages.
With the addition of Chinese languages plus the one year in country training students of this programme will also have more specialised skills and experiential knowledge of a country that is economically, politically and socially fast becoming the world’s second super-power.
English Language Requirements
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