Chinese Studies and Economics BA (Hons)

University of Liverpool

Key Course Facts

Salary after 15 months	£29000
Unemployment Rate	5% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	2% Proportion of students of Chinese Studies and Economics BA (Hons) who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Duration	4 years - Part-time
Campus	On campus - Main Site
Degree	Bachelor of Arts (Honours), BA (Hons)
Subject	Economics, Chinese Studies, Socio-Economics

Admission advice for international students

Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 65 graduates of Chinese Studies and Economics BA (Hons) and other courses in Mechanical Engineering at University of Liverpool for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Mechanical Engineering.

	Chinese Studies and Economics BA (Hons) and other Mechanical Engineering courses of University of Liverpool	Average review score among all Economics courses in the UK
Explanations	88	86
Interesting courses	68	74
Intellectually stimulating	89	85
Challenged to do my best	88	81
Depth of concepts	83	79
Builds on previous learnings	92	80
Joined ideas from different topics	80	75
Balance directed/independent study	77	65
Applicability of course content	92	80
Clear criteria in markings	63	60
Fair assessment	78	68
Tests reflected your learning	69	70
Timely feedback	62	85
Helpful feedback	58	68
Approachability of teachers	85	79
Support from teachers	86	80
Organisation of courses	82	77
Communication of changes	83	82
IT facilities	91	82
Library	92	90
Course specific resources	86	87
Student feedback opportunities	85	87
Student feedback valued	67	71
Student's feedback acted upon	51	49
Work of student union	75	69
Mental wellbeing services	75	72
Overall satisfaction	81

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.
All Mechanical Engineering courses of University of Liverpool

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in CAH10

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Mechanical Engineering at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£29000	£31000	£38500
25-75 percentile range	£26500 - £32000	£26000 - £37000	£30500 - £47000

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All CAH10 courses of University of Liverpool

Salary of all UK Graduates of CAH10

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£29750	£31542	£37045
25-75 percentile range	£25540 - £33016	£25315 - £38559	£29562 - £45197

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All CAH10 courses in the UK

Course Description

Combined Degrees

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Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	All University of Liverpool graduates of undergraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in CAH10
Total respondents	45	105
Unemployed	5%	4%
Studying	0%	9%
Working	85%	68%
Both studying and working	0%	15%
No information	5%	3%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Mechanical Engineering courses of University of Liverpool

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	85%	15%
Utilise skills from studies	75%	25%
Work is meaningful	80%	20%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All courses of University of Liverpool

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	90%
Non highly-skilled jobs	5%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	0%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Mechanical Engineering courses of University of Liverpool

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Chinese Studies and Economics BA (Hons) at University of Liverpool

60%	Media Professionals
15%	Protective service occupations
5%	Administrative occupations
5%	Teaching Professionals
5%	Sports and fitness occupations
0%	Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
0%	Administrative occupations
0%	Natural and social science professionals
0%	Teaching Professionals

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

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Mechanical Engineering

Average UCAS Tariff Score 146

Tariff score	% of students accepted for courses in Mechanical Engineering
<48	0
48-63	1
64-79	1
80-95	1
96-111	2
112-127	16
128-143	31
144-159	22
160-175	11
176-191	7
192-207	6
208-223	2
224-239	0
>240	0

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
All Mechanical Engineering courses of University of Liverpool

Requirements for international students / English requirements

IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)

- 6.5
- All Degrees

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Chinese Studies and Economics, BA (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent	£518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home)	£50
Supermarket shopping	£81
Clothing	£35
Eating out	£33
Alcohol	£27
Takeaways / food deliveries	£30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food)	£24
Holidays and weekend trips	£78
Transport within city	£17
Self-care / sports	£20
Stationary / books	£13
Mobile phone / internet	£13
Cable TV / streaming	£7
Insurance	£51
Other	£95

Average student cost of living	£1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

year 1 (Default entry point)

University Rankings

Positions of University of Liverpool in top UK and global rankings.

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About University of Liverpool

The University of Liverpool is a government funded university found in the city of Liverpool, England. It is one of the universities that founded the Russell Group, the N8 Group which is a partnership of the eight most research-intensive universities in Northern England. The majority of the university’s activities take place in a single urban campus just a five minute’s walk from Liverpool City Centre.

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Student composition of University of Liverpool

Total number of students enrolled at University of Liverpool by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
undergraduates:: 21705
postgraduates:: 4615
Total:: 26320

Number of students enrolled in courses of subject “Economics”: Academic year - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022

Source: Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022

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