Chinese (Mandarin) is normally studied from beginner's level. You’ll study the Chinese language, country and culture through a range of lively options. This includes modules that explore Chinese history and literature, from the earliest times to present day. You’ll achieve a high level of communicative skill, and to further increase your career options you can take a final year module to help you develop translation and interpreting skills. You’ll have access to our excellent language resource centres which have: internet access, audio-visual facilities, computer-aided language learning software, course-related books, materials and periodicals. This ensures that you will have a broad range of options to help you increase your language understanding. Our English degree combines a diverse curriculum with open-minded thought and a thriving arts scene. We offer expert teaching and the transferable skills which make English graduates so popular with employers.