Film Studies and Chinese BA (Joint Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Bangor

£ 11,750 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Bangor (Wales)

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    September

Chinese can be studied at joint honours level in combination with another language or a variety of other subjects, with both subjects studied in equal proportions. This courses will provide you with advanced skills in the Mandarin language and a broad range of specialised and detailed insights into Chinese culture, society and history. The degree has language at the heart of it, with core modules developing the key oral, aural and written skills every year. These modules also foster cultural awareness, which you will need for your year abroad, and later on, for the world of work.

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Location

Start date

Bangor (Gwynedd)
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LL57 2DG

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

About this course


The course aims to enable understudies to: be able to produce sentences and short paragraphs using basic vocabulary and grammatical constructions.

be able to communicate in Chinese on basic everyday issues.

be able to understand the essential features of Chinese sentence structures;

be familiar with the pronunciation and tones;

be able to recognise and write basic characters, and read simple prose passages


Creative Studies and Media courses have seen graduates involved in both academe and in industry, including work in:

Creative Writing, Professional Writing and Publishing;
Performance and the Theatre, both on and behind the stage;
Print and/or Broadcast Journalism;
Actors, presenters and in television programme production;
Advertising and the Marketing industries;
Radio, as presenters, as well as in programme production;
Digital, Web and New Media production;
Multi media industries.

260 240 points. Normally including a foreign language at A2 level.
We consider mature students on individual merit.
These degrees are aimed at students who have not already studied A level Chinese (or equivalent), but will be suitable for students who have a GCSE (or equivalent) in Chinese.
English language requirements: overall IELTS score of at least 6.0 (with no individual element below 5.5).

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Subjects

  • Cultural Awareness
  • IT
  • Film Studies
  • Joint
  • Skills and Training
  • Chinese Culture
  • Film Studies and Chinese
  • Introduction to chinese studies
  • Understand both modern china and how china
  • Joint honours level
  • Mandarin language
  • Society and history
  • Aural and written skills

Course programme

What will you study on this course? In addition to the language the syllabus includes a broad range of stimulating options. First year modules include an introduction to Chinese Studies. Second and finalyear options offer increasing levels of specialisation as you progress. They cover a wide variety of cultural, historical and literary material from various centuries that will enable you to understand both modern China and how China has become the country it is today.

Additional information

Research and practice Our courses combine elements of research and practice. You have the opportunity to create and produce in all media fields under the supervision of staff that have many years of experience working in the media. We have excellent links with theatre companies, newspapers and the television industry. BBC Wales’ television and radio centre is literally next door, and there are many independent producers nearby. Students will be able to take advantage of the new Pontio centre, which includes a theatre, a cinema, a design and innovation centre, and spacious lecture rooms. Our students play a prominent role in many creative projects, such as Student Cut Films, two student newspapers – Seren and Llef – and a radio station, Storm FM.

Film Studies and Chinese BA (Joint Hons)

£ 11,750 VAT inc.