**Course Overview**
- Explore the culture, politics and international role of the Asia Pacific while becoming fluent in language from the region – laying the foundation for a huge variety of exciting career paths.
- Asia Pacific countries have a huge influence in today’s global economy. The modules you’ll study on this course will offer a well-rounded appreciation of why. You’ll study your chosen language – whether Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Russian – intensively at our campus in Preston, before gaining invaluable experience with a year spent in the region.
- While the course is built on a foundation of advanced language skills, it brings together expertise from a wide variety of different areas. You’ll gain insight into the culture, society, history, economy, international relations and politics of the Asia Pacific, giving you the fullest picture of the character and way of life in the region.
- It’s this mix that sets our graduates apart from others. You don’t need any previous knowledge of the language to get started. But by the time you graduate, you should leave us a confident communicator, with a range of transferrable skills and a good understanding of the region – ready for work in a multitude of industries in or engaged with the Asia Pacific.
- Russian is taught at ab initio only.
**Why study with us**
- Our Asian Studies courses are ranked 2nd in the North West and in the UK top 10 for teaching quality – National Student Survey 2019.
- Our Confucius Institute is a partnership between ourselves, Beijing International Studies University and Hanban, promoting Chinese culture and language.
- We’re home to the only Institute of Korean Studies outside London, together with the Northern England Policy Centre for the Asia Pacific, the Northern Institute of Taiwan Studies and the Centre for Austronesian Studies.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1: Core Modules; The Shaping of the Asia Pacific Region, Ab Initio Russian and Background to Russian Studies. Optional modules -
Students may also take other free elective modules not listed as part of the optional choices on the above programme; Beginners Chinese Language and Culture, Beginners Korean Language and Culture, Beginners Japanese Language and Culture, Basic Chinese Conversation, Introduction to International Business, Issues in Sustainability, Global Politics, Nationalism and Imperialism in Asia: China, India, Japan and Siam 1850-1945, Background to China, Background to Japan, Background to Korea
Year 2: Core Modules; Cultural Transformations and Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Asia Pacific, Russian Language 2, Contemporary Russian Studies. Optional modules; Sociology of Religion, Cold War in Asia: History, Conflict and Society 1945-89, Contemporary Korean Society and Culture, Global Environment of Business, Globalisation: History, Theory and Approaches, Introduction to Theory and Practice of Translation
Year 3 and 4 - Students on the 4 year programme spend this year abroad. Students on the 3 year programme progress directly to Year 4.
Core Modules; Development and Change in the Asia Pacific Region, Asia Pacific International relations, Dissertation, Russian Language, Russian Literary Identities. Optional modules: Divided Korea, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan since 1947
Course Details – Assessment Method
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Course Details – Professional Bodies
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How to Apply
26 January 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.
Application Codes
Course code:
T301
Institution code:
C30
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
104 to 112 UCAS points at A2
104 to 112 UCAS points
104 to 112 UCAS points
104 to 112 UCAS points
104 to 122 UCAS points at Higher Level subjects
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
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English language requirements
Test
Grade
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IELTS (Academic)
6.0
with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date)
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Unistats information
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Fees and funding
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
*subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate
Provider information
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Preston
PR1 2HE
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