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UCAS CODE: TV11

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  • Qualification

    Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)

  • Location

    Central area campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP-24

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

This joint honours programme reflects China's historical significance as one of the earliest civilisations, and its contemporary status as the world's second-largest economy and a growing political power.


Chinese

Edinburgh is the only university in Scotland to offer both single and joint honours undergraduate programmes in Chinese. While we specialise in teaching students with little or no prior knowledge of the language, we can also accommodate students who already have some experience of studying Chinese. Study with us, and you will develop advanced competency in modern standard Chinese. You will gain the skills needed to use the language daily in social and professional settings, focusing on: reading writing speaking listening You will also gain specialist knowledge on mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and associated diasporas in pre-modern, modern and contemporary contexts. Our courses explore: history literature culture politics international relations


History

Work in history involves interaction with primary evidence and critical reading of a wide body of historical writing. Beyond the knowledge of East Asian history you will gain by studying Chinese, you will develop a thorough understanding of the problems of historical interpretation as applied to different periods and places. The experience of studying History at Edinburgh is unique because of the range of historical themes, chronological periods and geographical areas you will study. You can choose from courses covering: the early Middle Ages to the most recent past Britain and Europe, Asia, Africa, and the AmericasFurther, our courses offer a rich variety of approaches to the past, including: political history cultural history social history economic history intellectual history gender history global and transnational history

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

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£ 26,500per year

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A level : ABB

Required subjects: A Levels: no specific A Level subjects required. GCSEs: a language other than English at A or 7 and English at C or 4.

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University information

The University of Edinburgh

  • University League Table

    12th

  • Campus address

    University of Edinburgh, Student Recruitment and Admissions, 33 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City Of, EH8 9JS, Scotland

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    4th out of 13 3

    15th out of 91 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 203
    188 91%

    3rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    78.0 78%

    2nd

    1
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.65 73%

    9th

    2
  • Entry standards

    / Max 208
    180 88%

    10th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    76.0 76%

    11th

    1
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.71 74%

    84th

    5

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