Chinese
| Award | Attendance | Study | Duration | Start | Domestic fees | International fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | On-Campus | Full-time | 4 | find out | £20350 per year | £9250 per year |
About Chinese, BA - at SOAS University of London
The BA Chinese single subject degree provides students with the highest level of competence in all aspects of the written and spoken language, as well as an in-depth understanding of both classical and modern Chinese culture, from the study of pre-modern Chinese language and history to modern literature and cinema.
Students on the BA Chinese will spend the third year of study in China or Taiwan furthering language proficiency and understanding of the local cultural environment. The Chinese BA programme is suitable for both absolute beginners as well as those with some knowledge of the Chinese language.
HSBC and SOAS partnered to provide two generous awards (HSBC Undergraduate Awards at SOAS) for students studying the four-year BA Chinese (Modern and Classical) degree programme.
See China and Inner Asia Department
Why study Chinese at SOAS
- Ranked 13th in the UK in the 2022 QS World University Rankings for Modern Languages
- SOAS is home to the largest concentration of Chinese specialists outside of China
- Chinese is a language spoken by a quarter of the world's population; your command of a language will set you apart from graduates of other universities
- spend your third year in China or Taiwan furthering language and cultural proficiency
- learn not only the essential language skills but also an in-depth understanding of the region's culture covering subjects (such as literature, history, cinema, etc.)
- flexibly structure your programme using our central options modules to take advantage of the expertise of our other departments.
Entry requirements
Contact SOAS University of London to find course entry requirements.
Why study at SOAS University of London
- SOAS is in London, which is officially the best student city in the world - and has been for five years in a row (QS World Rankings 2024)
- There are 5,630 students on campus, from 135+ countries
- 2nd in the UK for international faculty (QS World Rankings 2024)
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- Top 100 in the world for addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals for Peace, Justice, Poverty and Gender Equality (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, 2023)
- One of 35 National Research Libraries in the UK. We have over 1.5 million volumes, periodicals and audio-visual materials in 400 languages, focusing on Asia, Africa and the Middle East
- 87% of research ranked 'world-leading or internationally excellent' (Research Excellence Framework 2021)