2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Modern Languages and History (Chinese) (For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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 History outlined here
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements/history

Programme specification:

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2024. For students who entered the programme before September 2024, you can find the details of your programme: BA Modern Languages and History (Chinese)

Modern Language and History is an exciting programme, which allows you to develop your own areas of specialism and a skillset that will be appealing to employers. You will benefit from contact with leading scholars in their field in both of the partner subjects. The Schools of History and Languages, Cultures and Societies are both internationally recognised research leaders in their fields, with long-established reputations for excellence in research.
The programme begins with structured foundational study across a small number of compulsory modules, but also offers a high degree of module choice at levels 2 and 3.
Whether you’re starting your language from beginners’ level, or with prior knowledge, you’ll reach a professional standard in your chosen language through intensive learning practice and year abroad. Depending on the language that you are studying, you will spend either Year 2 or Year 3 in a country where your chosen language is spoken. If you are taking your language as a beginner, you'll focus on building up quickly your language skills through your compulsory language modules. If you're an advanced learner, your compulsory language module will allow you to consolidate and broaden your language skills. You will complement your language studies by exploring the cultures and societies of the countries where your chosen language is spoken as well as other countries around the world, choosing from a range of topics, including literature, cinema, popular culture, history, and politics. You can enhance your professional language skills through modules on translation, interpreting or languages for business.
The programme will allow you to explore the human experience from the medieval period to contemporary times and to study historical events, societies, and key figures that have shaped the modern world. You will be exposed to a broad range of different fields of study within the two disciplines, innovative assessment methods (e.g. online discussion forums, wikis, student surveys, posters) and a considerable element of research-based learning culminating in a compulsory independent research project in your choice out of the two partner disciplines at level 3. Throughout the course, you will develop interpretative and analytical skills, and will become confident researchers. You will demonstrate these qualities in when you undertake a Final Year Project on a topic of your choice in either Modern Language or History.
Combining rigorous thinking with communication and professional skills, this degree prepares you for an international career in a wide range of sectors, including law, business, government, heritage, finance and teaching.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Optional modules:

Students will be required to study at least ONE of the following modules:

Students with no prior knowledge of Chinese will be required to study the following modules

Students with prior knowledge of Chinese will, subject to a placement test, be required to study the following modules

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for years 3 and 4 are not yet available. Before you enter years 3 and 4 details of modules for those years will be provided.

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

- History in Practice (20 Credits)

Optional modules:

Students will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:

- Introduction to Cantonese (20 Credits)
- Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China (20 Credits)

Students will be required to take a minimum of 20 credits and may take up a maximum of 40 credits from the following optional modules. Students may not take more than one option from each basket.

MEDIEVAL HISTORY OPTIONAL MODULES

EARLY MODERN HISTORY OPTIONAL MODULES

MODERN HISTORY OPTIONAL MODULES
Modern basket 1

Modern Basket 2

All students may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Discovery modules:

Students may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.

Year4 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students are required to take a minimum of 60 credits in History and 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 module, which can be taken in – and count towards - either of their two subjects.

We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for year 4 are not yet available. Before you enter year 4 full details of modules for that year will be provided.

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following compulsory module

Optional modules:

Students will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.

Students will be required to study between 60-80 credits in History.
All students must take a Special Subject module in History.
If they take their dissertation in History, they will take 80 credits in History and 40 credits in Chinese.

Students who take their Final Year Project in Chinese must take at least one further option in History.
Students who take their dissertation in History, they will have no further space for History options beyond
the Special Subject.

Students will be required to study 40 credits from the following Special Subject modules:

Students can take up to 20 credits from the following optional modules.

Level 3 History options, Semester 1

Level 3 History options, Semester 2

Cross Listed with INTERNATIONAL HISTORY AND POLITICS

Students will be required to study between 40-60 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 Chinese
or your dissertation in History. If you take your Final Year Project in Chinese you will take fewer optional modules in this subject.

Students will be required to study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules (EITHER Basket 1 or Basket 2):

Basket 1:

- Advanced Chinese in Context (Social Sciences) (20 Credits)

Basket 2:

- Advanced Chinese in Context (Humanities) (20 Credits)

All students may choose to take 20 credits of the following optional modules:

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