Goldsmiths, University of London

BA (Hons) Sociology & Chinese

This degree provides intensive Mandarin language tuition, one year at a top Chinese university in Beijing, and analytical sociological skills for you to understand and actively engage in a global world in which China is a major superpower.

Why study BA Sociology & Chinese at Goldsmiths?

• This interdisciplinary degree gives you the chance to study sociology with a year abroad in China.
• You’ll explore how societies, cultures and people are formed, organised and develop, alongside specific modules about Chinese culture. By studying both subjects, you’ll cover topics from Chinese literature and philosophy to global development and migration.
• You’ll learn how to speak and write Mandarin and spend a year in China improving your language skills at a top university in Beijing and experiencing Chinese society and culture first-hand.
• As part of the Department of Sociology, you’ll be studying in a department that’s ranked top in London (The Guardian University League Tables 2017) and immersed in a research-active community that’s investigating topics from human rights and social justice to inequality and the super-rich.
• After graduating from Goldsmiths you may be able enrol for one further year of study at Capital Normal University (CNU) in China, leading to the award of a BA in Chinese from this prestigious institution.