Chinese Studies Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
History of Art and Chinese Studies MA (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 59% 5% 0% £9250 £26500 173 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and History BA (Hons) The University of Sheffield 73% 5% 7% £9250 £22680 154 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Business Management BA (Hons) The University of Sheffield 73% 5% 7% £9250 £25540 150 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies BA (Hons) The University of Sheffield 73% 5% 7% £9250 £22680 150 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies (with Year Abroad) BA (Hons) Durham University 21% 5% 10% £9250 £25900 165 Durham On campus Full-time
Russian and Contemporary Chinese Studies BA (Hons) The University of Nottingham 62% 0% 10% £9250 £21500 139 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons) The University of Sheffield 73% 5% 7% £9250 £22680 150 Sheffield On campus Full-time
International Relations and Chinese BSc (Hons) The London School of Economics and Political Science 80% 2% 0% £9250 £24720 170 London On campus Full-time
History and Contemporary Chinese Studies BA (Hons) The University of Nottingham 62% 0% 10% £9250 £21500 140 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies with Japanese BA (Hons) The University of Sheffield 73% 5% 7% £9250 £22680 150 Sheffield On campus Full-time
TESOL and Chinese BA (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 54% 9% 13% £9250 - 118 Preston On campus Full-time
English Literature and Chinese BA (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 94% 3% 10% £9250 - 115 Preston On campus Full-time
Modern Languages (French and Chinese) BA (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 56% 9% 5% £9250 - 118 Preston On campus Full-time
Modern Languages (Japanese and Chinese) BA (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 54% 9% 13% £9250 - 118 Preston On campus Full-time
English Language and Linguistics and Chinese BA (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 88% 5% 20% £9250 - 118 Preston On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Spanish Studies BA (Hons) Lancaster University 74% 10% 0% - - 170 Lancaster On campus Full-time
French and Chinese BA (Hons) The University of Manchester 50% 5% 8% - - 162 Manchester On campus Full-time
Film Studies and Chinese BA (Hons) The University of Manchester 66% 5% 7% - - 161 Manchester On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and English Literature BA (Hons) Lancaster University 88% 0% 6% - - 154 Lancaster On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Law BA (Hons) University of Liverpool 69% 3% 5% - - 142 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Theatre and Chinese Studies BA (Hons) Lancaster University 100% 0% 0% - - 176 Lancaster On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Philosophy BA (Hons) Lancaster University 87% 5% 5% - - 136 Lancaster On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Politics BA (Hons) Lancaster University 81% 2% 3% - - 142 Lancaster On campus Full-time
English Language and Chinese Studies BA (Hons) Lancaster University 84% 0% 10% - - 155 Lancaster On campus Full-time
Art History and Chinese BA (Hons) The University of Manchester 66% 5% 7% - - 160 Manchester On campus Full-time
English Language and Chinese BA (Hons) The University of Manchester 67% 0% 0% - - 164 Manchester On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Film BA (Hons) Lancaster University 85% 5% 5% - - 149 Lancaster On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Linguistics BA (Hons) Lancaster University 87% 0% 3% - - 158 Lancaster On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and German Studies BA (Hons) Lancaster University 74% 5% 5% - - 158 Lancaster On campus Full-time
East Asian Studies and Chinese BA (Hons) University of Leeds 69% 5% 10% - - 137 Leeds On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and English BA (Hons) University of Liverpool 65% 5% 1% - - 147 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Psychology and Chinese Studies BA (Hons) Lancaster University 78% 4% 3% - - 155 Lancaster On campus Full-time
Politics and Chinese BA (Hons) The University of Manchester 73% 2% 0% - - 159 Manchester On campus Full-time
Linguistics and Chinese BA (Hons) The University of Manchester 75% 0% 6% - - 156 Manchester On campus Full-time
Spanish and Chinese BA (Hons) The University of Manchester 54% 0% 0% - - 154 Manchester On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and History BA (Hons) Lancaster University 84% 2% 3% - - 158 Lancaster On campus Full-time
International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response and Chinese BSc The University of Manchester 60% 2% 5% - - 161 Manchester On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Mathematics BA (Hons) Lancaster University 80% 6% 4% - - 171 Lancaster On campus Full-time
Sociology and Chinese BA (Hons) The University of Manchester 65% 5% 4% - - 154 Manchester On campus Full-time
German and Chinese BA (Hons) The University of Manchester 50% 0% 10% - - 176 Manchester On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Egyptology BA (Hons) University of Liverpool 81% 6% 5% - - 143 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies BA (Hons) The University of Manchester 66% 5% 0% - - 163 Manchester On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and French Studies BA (Hons) Lancaster University 74% 5% 5% - - 176 Lancaster On campus Full-time
Russian and Chinese BA (Hons) The University of Manchester 61% 0% 5% - - 163 Manchester On campus Full-time
Arabic and Chinese BA (Hons) University of Leeds 69% 5% 10% - - 150 Leeds On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Economics BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - 5% 2% - - 146 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies (with Year Abroad) with Foundation BA (Hons) Durham University - - - £9250 - - Durham On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and History BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Philosophy BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Modern Chinese Studies MPhil University of Oxford - - - - - - Oxford On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Social Policy BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Popular Music BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Politics BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Contemporary Chinese Studies MSc University of Oxford - - - - - - Oxford On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Music Technology BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Archaeology BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and English Language BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Hispanic Studies BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Irish Studies BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Classics BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Criminology BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies MPhil Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and English Literature BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and International Relations BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Italian Studies BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies PhD The University of Manchester - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and German BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Business BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and French BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Communication and Media BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Sociology BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Classical Studies BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Film Studies BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Ancient History BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Chinese Studies and Music BA (Hons) University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
83 /100
6094 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Chinese Studies

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £24000 £23397 £28956
25-75 percentile range £20000 - £28500 £16500 - £31259 £20544 - £38633
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Chinese Studies courses in the UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £25889 £24280 £28847
25-75 percentile range £23083 - £28655 £18798 - £29907 £22073 - £38231
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Chinese Studies

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Current jobs

Among graduates of Chinese Studies who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Typical employers for graduates of Chinese Studies

  • Business Services
  • Charity Work
  • Media Sector
  • Museums and Libraries
  • Public Administration Sector
  • Teaching Institutions
  • Tourism Sector
  • Transport and Logistics Sector

Jobs of graduates of Chinese Studies (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Chinese Studies at Oxford Brookes University

25% Customer service occupations
20% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
15% Information Technology Professionals
5% Elementary occupations
5% Engineering professionals
5% Teaching Professionals
5% Secretarial and related occupations
5% Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
5% Quality and Regulatory Professionals
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Chinese Studies

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
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FAQ

The median salary of graduates of Chinese Studies was £24000 15 months after graduation, £23397 3 years after graduation and £28956 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Chinese Studies studies:
  • Master of Arts (Honours) - MA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science - BSc
  • Master of Philosophy - MPhil
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD