China’s economic growth has coincided with rapid globalisation over the past three decades. As this growth continues there is a need for a more specialised understanding of the country’s growing socio-economic interactions with the rest of the world.
The BA International Relations programme aims to deepen such knowledge and understanding, and to produce the entrepreneurial and managerial leaders of the future who will bring China to the world and the world to China.
Through the interdisciplinary study of the interconnectedness of politics, economics and law in global affairs, the programme examines relationships between nation states, international organisations, non-governmental organisations and multinational corporations within the international framework.
While the programme focuses on China in an international context, all students will spend one semester studying abroad in the country of their choice during their studies.
By the time you graduate from the BA International Relations, 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 are well prepared for positions related to the work of international, national, local organisations, think-tank and research institutions, both in China and in other countries of the world. Graduates may find employment in a range of sectors including multilateral organisations, governments, Non-Governmental Organisations, education, media, development, banking, business and trade relations.
The programme also offers a solid foundation for pursuing further study in the humanities and social sciences. Our graduates have been accepted in the MA programmes of world-renowned universities, including: London School of Economics, Sciences Po Paris, University College London, University of California, San Diego, etc.
