BA Modern Language and Business & Management (Chinese) / Course details

The BA Modern Language and Business and Management (Chinese) course gives you a thorough grounding in the language and culture of China, as well as the principles of business and management and their application in global workplaces.

Language study offers more than just language fluency. You'll explore diverse aspects of the culture, society, history, politics and literature of China, helping you to develop intercultural awareness and communication skills - both highly valued by employers.

Depending on whether you have already studied Chinese or not, you can change your degree focus on business and management or Chinese studies after Year 1.

You'll benefit from excellent teaching, student support, cutting-edge facilities, and the vibrancy and cultural diversity of Manchester itself, Western Europe's most multilingual city.

Studying abroad at partner universities and in professional environments in China gives you an unforgettable and invaluable experience.

The course unit details listed below are those you may choose to study as part of this programme and are referred to as optional units. These are subject to change and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this programme. Although language units may show here as optional, they are a mandatory part of your modern languages degree and you will take the units relevant to your level of language in each year of study. It is compulsory to study language at all levels of your modern languages degree.

Develop your leadership skills

Get the edge in today's globalised business environment on the Manchester Leadership Programme , which includes local volunteering and guest visits from international business managers.

Residence abroad

You can study and/or work for up to a year in a country relevant to your chosen language(s) to improve your language skills in a native-speaker environment.

Collaborations and partnerships

We have links with language and cultural institutions across the city, including:

• Confucius Institute - a hub for Chinese culture.
• Instituto Cervantes - a centre for Spanish culture.
• HOME - international and contemporary art, theatre and film.
• Alliance Française - home of French language and culture.

Societies

There are over 30 international and language-related student societies offering cultural activities and experiences.

You'll learn through formal lectures, seminars and tutorials, spending 12 hours a week in formal study sessions.

For every hour of university study, you will need to complete a further 2 to 3 hours of independent study.

This could be spent reading, producing written work, revising for examinations or working in the University's Language Centre .

You will be assessed through:

• written and oral examinations;
• presentations;
• coursework (including web-based and library research, linguistic fieldwork and data collection);
• a dissertation based on a research topic of your choice.

The University Language Centre is home to language resources, including a new interpreting suite and purpose-built recording rooms.

The Centre also offers multilingual word processing, language learning software, off-air recording and AV duplication, multilingual terrestrial and satellite TV, and extensive support and advice for learners.

Learn more on the Facilities page.