BA (Hons) International Relations & Chinese

at Goldsmiths University of London

Program structure

Year 1 (credit level 4)

Students take the following compulsory modules in the Department of Politics and International Relations:

You will also study two consecutive Mandarin modules (ie. Mandarin 1 and Mandarin 2). The module you start with will depend on your language ability, which will be determined by the Confucius Centre at the start of the academic year.
 

Year 2 (credit level 5)

You will study the following International Relations modules:
 

You then choose ONE module from a list of IR/area studies modules. Current examples include:
 

You will also study 2 more consecutive Mandarin modules, which should follow on from the Mandarin modules you studied in the first year. For example, if you studied Mandarin 1 and Mandarin 2 then you will study Mandarin 3 and Mandarin 4.
 

Year abroad at Capital Normal University in Beijing

In your third year you will spend a year studying at Capital Normal University in Beijing. You will take compulsory modules to the value of 120 credits. 

Although you will be assessed as part of the course at Capital Normal University, these marks will not count towards your final degree classification. 

Year 3 (credit level 6)

Returning to Goldsmiths in the final year, you'll complete a dissertation worth 30 credits in the Department of Politics and International Relations.

You’ll also study the following Confucius modules:

• Advanced Audio-Visual News Comprehension

• Advanced Practical Writing

• Advanced Chinese Journal Reading

• Contemporary Chinese Issues

And choose a total of 30 credits from a list of IR/area studies modules. Current examples include:
 

We accept the following qualifications:

• A-level: BBB

• BTEC: DDM

• International Baccalaureate: Three HL subjects with 655

• Access: Pass with 45 Level 3 credits including 30 Distinctions and a number of merits/passes in subject-specific modules

• Scottish qualifications: BBBBC (Higher) or BBC (Advanced Higher)

• European Baccalaureate: 75%

• Irish Leaving Certificate: H2 H2 H2 H2

If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.0 with a 6.0 in writing and no element lower than 5.5 to study this programme. If you need assistance with your English language, we offer a range of courses that can help prepare you for degree-level study.

Annual tuition fees

These are the fees for students starting their programme in the 2022/2023 academic year.

From August 2021 EU/EEA/Swiss nationals will no longer be eligible for 'Home' fee status. EU/EEA/Swiss nationals will be classified as 'International' for fee purposes.

• Home - full-time: £9250

• International - full-time: £17560

Career Opportunity

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.

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.