2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Modern Languages and International Relations (Chinese)
Programme code: | BA-ML/CH&IR | UCAS code: | |
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Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Maria Chiara La Sala | Contact address: | M.C.LaSala@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 480
Entry requirements:
Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
The programme will meet the QAA Benchmarks defined for Languages, Cultures and Societies outlined here:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/sbs/sbs-languages-cultures-and-societies-23.pdf?sfvrsn=3c71a881_10
The programme will meet the QAA Benchmarks defined for Politics and International Relations outlined here:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements/subject-benchmark-statement-politics-and-international-relations
Programme specification:
The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2023/2024 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2024 or after, you can find the details of your programme:
BA Modern Languages and International Relations (Chinese)(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
The BA in Modern Languages and International Relations will give you the opportunity to understand how states interact and co-operate in an increasingly globalised and interdependent world. At the same time, you will develop the language skills and cultural competence that will enable you to engage with and understand the interaction between different peoples and societies.
Studying for a Joint Honours degree allows you to gain an in-depth knowledge of two subjects, through first-class teaching and including a period of residence abroad.
This particular programme offers you the chance to learn about how states interact with each other, as well as the impacts and contributions of organisations such as the UN. You will combine core modules on key topics such as security and the concepts, theories and research methods of international relations with a range of optional modules. You can explore topics that interest them, from the politics of aid to the complexities of Middle Eastern politics and the rise of extreme right parties in Europe. This will be complemented by the study of a cultural and linguistic context outside the United Kingdom. You will gain an additional perspective on the United Kingdom’s position on the world stage by both the academic study of another culture and by the experience of living and working/studying elsewhere. This will enrich your understanding of the global context.
Having begun your studies with anything from beginner to post-A-level competence in their language of choice, you will graduate with the ability to communicate and defend their views clearly in this language, either orally or in writing. In addition, you will have strong research and organisational skills and be confident working independently or in a team. You will also have a strong understanding of cultural diversity, allowing you to work effectively with people whose backgrounds differ from your own. In the third and final year, you undertake a dissertation on an in-depth and specialised topic with advice from tutors.
The programme gives you a diverse skillset, useful for career development in a broad range of fields and professions, including journalism, research, advocacy, the civil service, and roles in local and national government. Other language-based careers such as translating or interpreting or training in these, will also be open to you.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
At Level 1, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 40 credits in International Relations (IR) and 80 credits in Chinese.
Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
EAST1110 | Modern China: History and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL1100 | Politics, Culture and Society | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PIED1110 | Comparative Politics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED1511 | International Politics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Students with no prior knowledge of Chinese will be required to study the following modules
EAST1010 | Basic Chinese Language 1 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST1020 | Basic Chinese Language 2 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students with prior knowledge of Chinese will, subject to a placement test, be required to study the following modules
EAST1460 | Intermediate Chinese (1) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST1461 | Intermediate Chinese (2) | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students will spend this year of their programme in a country or region where the language of interest is used both in official contexts and as a daily means of communication. Where this period of residence abroad involves studying at a University, a list of approved locations and institutions will be provided for you during Level 1. Where you are able to choose a location, you must have this approved by the Year Abroad Tutor in your language area.
Compulsory modules:
Students are required to study the following core residence abroad module. Please note that the appropriate Level 1 module(s) in the language needs to be passed in order progress to the Year Abroad.
MODL9500 | LCS Year Abroad | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 2 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in International Relations and a minimum of 60 credits in Chinese. The remaining 20 credits should be taken as Discovery modules or in further International Relations or Chinese optional modules.
Compulsory modules:
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
EAST2015 | Chinese 2A | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2016 | Chinese 2B | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED2501 | Theories of International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED2559 | Global Security Challenges | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students may choose to take a module from the list below instead of a Discovery module:
PIED2100 | British Central Government | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
PIED2301 | Politics and Policy in the EU | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED2403 | Comparative Politics of Pacific Asia | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
PIED2448 | Politics of Contemporary China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED2455 | State and Politics in Africa | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED2463 | United States Politics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED2711 | Analysing Data in Politics, Development and International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Students are be required to study at least 20 credits from the following optional modules:
EAST2006 | China Since 1979 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2007 | Japan's International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST2008 | The Making of Modern Thailand | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST2025 | Global Korea in Context: Sociocultural and Political Dynamics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST2126 | Classical Chinese | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
EAST2127 | Society and Culture of Early Modern China | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
EAST2128 | Contemporary East Asian Culture | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST2148 | Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2180 | An Introduction to Cantonese (1) | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2190 | An Introduction to Cantonese (2) | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST2360 | Chinese Cinema | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST2480 | Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
EAST2605 | Topics in Contemporary Asia Pacific Societies | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3015 | Religion in China | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3020 | Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3150 | Women and Family in Chinese Society | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3602 | Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 |
Discovery modules:
Students may choose to take up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in International Relations or Chinese.
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
At Level 3, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in International Relations and a minimum of 40 credits in Chinese. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects.
All students must take 40 credits as a Final Year Project (FYP) module, which can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects (EITHER International Relations or Chinese).
In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at Level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at Level 3).
Compulsory modules:
All students will be required to study the following compulsory module:
EAST3275 | Chinese 3: Advanced Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
All students are required to take ONE of the following Final Year Project (FYP) modules.
MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL3340 | Final Year Project: Extended Translation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL3350 | Final Year Project: Digital Documentary (Podcast) | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PIED3750 | Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students who take their FYP in Chinese are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in option list A and may take a further 20 credits from Option list B.
Students who take their FYP in International Relations may take up to 40 credits from Option list A and/or Option list B.
Optional List A:
PIED3158 | British Foreign Policy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED3225 | Health and Human Security: Approaches to HIV/AIDS | 20 credits | ||
PIED3402 | American Foreign Policy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED3504 | Critically Analysing The Responsibility to Protect | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
PIED3565 | Terrorism: Concepts, Debates, Cases | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional List B:
PIED3170 | The End of British Politics? | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED3171 | The Politics of national identity in the UK | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED3207 | International Development and Social Policy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED3261 | Violence and Reconciliation in Africa | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED3302 | Extreme Right Parties in Contemporary Europe | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
PIED3305 | The Far Right in Europe and Beyond | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED3310 | Britain and the EU | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
PIED3342 | Gender and Security in Global Politics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED3617 | Reimagining Politics: Gender, Race, and Popular Culture | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED3702 | Introduction to Programming for Social Science | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
PIED3810 | Video Games: Politics, Society and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students will be required to study between 40-80 credits in Chinese. The number of credits you have available for options modules will depend whether you choose to take your Final Year Project in Japanese or International Relations. if you take your Final Year Project in Japanese you will be able to take fewer option modules in this subject..
Students who take their FYP in International Relations are required to take a minimum of 20 credits from the following Chinese optional modules and may take a further 20 credits from this list.
Students who take their FYP in Chinese may take up to 20 credits from the list of Chinese optional modules.
EAST3015 | Religion in China | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3020 | Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3045 | Southeast Asia: Politics and Economy | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
EAST3051 | Modern Documentary Chinese: Politics and Law | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3070 | Contemporary Chinese Literature | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3080 | Chinese Literature 1912 - 1949 | 10 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
EAST3120 | Classical Chinese | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
EAST3148 | Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3150 | Women and Family in Chinese Society | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
EAST3155 | Nature, Culture and Technology in Japan | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3252 | Modern Japanese History | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3355 | Death and Religion in Japan | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3525 | Globalising China and the Developing World | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
EAST3602 | Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
EAST3630 | Advanced Chinese to English Translation | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
FOAH3150 | Religion and Violence | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL3410 | Contemporary World Literature | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
MODL3610 | Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL3620 | Decolonial Approaches | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL3630 | Social Movements across Cultures | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL3650 | Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- Students wishing to choose MODL3800 as one of their Chinese options must take a minimum of 60 credits in Chinese in the final year including EAST3275.
Discovery modules:
All students may choose to spend up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in International Relations or their chosen language.
Finalists may only take Level 1 modules that are listed as Discovery Skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.
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