English Language and Literature Studies United International College (Beijing Normal University - Hong Kong Baptist University)

Employers of all kinds increasingly require their workforce to work effectively across national borders and handle complex international and intercultural relationships. The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language and Literature Studies (ELLS) Programme is designed to meet one of the most pressing needs in the higher education sector in China today for preparing students to be competitive in the rapidly changing career opportunities worldwide.

The ELLS Programme is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in English studies, while offering at the same time the opportunity to specialize in one of the three areas or 'concentrations': Professional Communication, Literary Studies, or English Language Teaching. It provides a multi-disciplinary approach to studying the language and literature applicable to educational, professional and cultural contexts.

Entry requirements

1.Recruitment Requirements: UIC welcomes international students from all over the world. The home countries should have diplomatic relationship with China. UIC recruits international students who are foreign passport holders and above 18 years old. As X1 study visa opening for application, for 2023 UIC recruits on site students who can secure their visa and enter into China. We may accept late arrival students, but generally speaking, UIC accepts the students can study on site.

2.Admission format: UIC is adopting rolling admission, first come first serve. International students can submit their application via below link before June 2023: https://p.uic.edu.cn/itraining/ido/login/index UIC will give international students feedback within two weeks if an interview is needed.

3.Scholarships: UIC offers limited full entrance (100,000 RMB), 30% entrance scholarship (30,000 RMB) and government scholarships (10,000 RMB) for 2023 intake. Scholarship distribution is also first come, first serve. For academic performance, full entrance scholarship holders need to be A or A+ students, 30% entrance scholarship holders need to be B or B above students. The college will have the final decision for distribution.