The interdisciplinary BA English and International Business programme offers academic subjects related to English and language studies and courses on international business. The aim is to produce graduates who not only understand how international business works but also have an excellent command of languages and a critical awareness of the use of languages in business and professional contexts.
The English side offers three pathways (you will choose one to pursue): the Linguistics pathway, the Literature pathway, and the Interpreting and Translation pathway. Regarding the other side, i.e., International Business, you will study marketing and international management alongside students in XJTLU's International Business School Suzhou (IBSS).
Why should I study English and International Business?
By the time you graduate from the BA English and International Business programme, you will have:
UK degrees are three years long whereas in China they are four, therefore we do accept students with certain qualifications directly into Year Two, which is the start of the main academic programme. Most students, however, enter into Year One, which provides you with a range of interesting modules, language classes and core skills for your degree.
Graduates from this programme will be well-prepared for positions such as administrative and managerial positions in the financial sector, working for international organisations or civil services in China, international school teachers, literature translators or conference interpreters.
Our graduates in the past have chosen to pursue a variety of postgraduate programmes (e.g. International Management, Marketing, Education, Social or Culture Studies, English Literature, or Applied Linguistics) in prestigious institutions all over the world such as Cambridge, Oxford, King's College London, Warwick Business School, LSE, University of Sydney, Hong Kong University, or University of Toronto.
