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International Business with Chinese

1 Study option · UndergraduateCentral area campus

Course summary

Combine the study of business with Chinese to prepare for the social, political, environmental and cultural challenges facing contemporary businesses, governments and not-for-profit organisations.

Taught by world-leading industry professionals and researchers, you will develop personal and professional competencies such as:

  • authentic leadership

  • ethical, responsible, sustainable business behaviour

  • entrepreneurial practice

  • effective communication

This will enable you to work across a range of roles in contemporary business including:

  • finance

  • strategy

  • innovation

  • marketing

  • human resource management

  • data analytics

  • entrepreneurship

Chinese

As the world’s second most spoken language, Mandarin Chinese and its associated cultures have helped to shape the contemporary world in many ways.

On this programme, you will learn to read, write and speak modern standard Chinese. You will also learn about Chinese:

  • history

  • literature

  • culture

  • politics

  • international relations

We are the only university in the UK to offer three different language entry levels to our Chinese degree programmes:

  • ab initio - for students with no prior knowledge of the Chinese language

  • upper beginner

  • intermediate

International business

You will specialise in international business in Year 2 and have a compulsory study year abroad in Year 3 at one of our international partner institutions in a Chinese-speaking country.

Programme benefits

  • We actively engage with industry, policy makers and wider society, on our courses and through guest speakers and local, regional, national and international treks.

  • Across a range of courses, including bespoke student consultancy projects, you will have exciting opportunities to work closely with for-profit, public and third sector organisations, developing professional experience before you graduate.

  • The structure of our programmes means that during the early years of study, there is often the flexibility to change from one subject pathway to another.

  • You can also participate in a large number of business societies, business events and peer-support schemes, including opportunities to use your Chinese socially.

  • This degree includes mandatory study abroad participation in Year 3.

How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
N1T1
Institution code:
E56

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85 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

95 Go onto work and study

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