Chinese Studies and Irish Studies BA (Hons)

This subject component allows students to develop Chinese language skills (whether from beginner or A level standard) to proficiency level, as well as introducing them to a range of aspects of Chinese studies through historical, cultural and transnational study to practical, digital and mediation skills.

Students taking 50% Chinese also have the option of completing a dissertation which builds language and subject-related, research and cognitive skills and offers the chance to conduct original research. Studying Chinese Studies supplements a student’s employability by offering a wide range of possibilities. The required Year Abroad in China (at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University) enhances the students’ abilities to communicate in Chinese, deepens their intercultural competence, and equips students with qualities of self-reliance and independence.

You will study Irish Studies alongside a language, combining the exploration of Ireland with another culture, its history and its language. This 50/50 joint honours degree encourages a comparative approach, helping you examine themes such as identity, politics and culture from multiple perspectives while developing skills valued by employers. As you progress, you can shape your studies around your interests across both subjects. Irish Studies explores Ireland’s historical, political and cultural development in local, British and global contexts, and includes options for a 60-hour work placement and a field trip to Ireland.

Most Combined Degrees allow you to adapt the weighting of each by 25% after the first year, helping you to keep your options open. Please note, however, students studying either a Business or Economics pathway in combination with another subject cannot increase from 25% to 50% or from 50% to 75% and it is not possible to transfer from a 50% to 75% Law. To find out more about your programme choice, please go first to our Combined Degrees webpages: liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/combined-degrees.