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Chinese or Japanese Studies

  • BA (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time with time abroad
  • 15 September 2025
  • Undergraduate
Main Site (Newcastle)
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Course summary

Study the country and culture of China or Japan while learning Chinese or Japanese from beginners' to advanced or further advanced level, thanks to our flexible entry and exit system. Pursue your interest in East Asia through a range of fascinating cultural modules and use our fantastic facilities to support your language learning. You will spend a year at a university in China or Japan, following a programme of intensive language study.

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site (Newcastle)

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time with time abroad • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 15 September 2025

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
TT12
Institution code:
N21
Campus name:
Main Site (Newcastle)
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
TT12
Institution code:
N21
Campus name:
Main Site (Newcastle)
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
ABB

Grade B or 6 at GCSE in any modern foreign language or English language is required.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Applicants offering a BTEC National Diploma will be considered on an individual basis. Evidence of study in any modern foreign language to GCSE grade B or 6 standard or a grade B or 6 in GCSE English is also required.

Access to HE Diploma
D: 30 credits M: 15 credits

A minimum of 30 level 3 credits at Distinction and 15 level 3 credits at Merit is required. Evidence of study in any modern foreign language to GCSE grade B or 6 standard or a grade B or 6 in GCSE English is also required.

Scottish Higher
AABBB

Combinations of Highers and Advanced Highers accepted, including a foreign language or English at National 5, minimum grade B (or grade 2 Standard Grade or Intermediate 2 equivalent). Where a candidate bypasses the assessment for National 5 qualifications, a minimum of grade C in the Higher in any modern foreign language or English is required.

Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
32 points

Including a modern foreign language at Standard Level (Grade 5) or English if not offered at Higher Level.

Extended Project

We welcome applications from students offering an Extended Project and value the skills of research and independent learning that it is designed to develop. If you offer an Extended Project, it will be taken into account as part of your application profile, but we will not usually include it in offer conditions for this degree programme.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1, H2, H2, H3, H3

A foreign language or English Ordinary Level at Grade O2 is also required if not offered at Higher Level.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3, M2, M2

Grade B or 6 at GCSE in any modern foreign language or English language is required.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Not enough data available

We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Our fees for 2023-24 are not yet confirmed.

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