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Bachelor of Science in Chinese Language &Culture
Bachelor of Science in Chinese Language &Culture

Bachelor of Science in Chinese Language &Culture

  • ID:AUM10010
  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
  • Duration:
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Fees (EUR)

* Registration Fee, Activity Fee

Estimated Total/program:
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60
Accept letter
100
Visa
20
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1

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Applicants for the AUM undergraduate programmes need to submit the following:

• Official AUM application: to be submitted online;

• Scanned copies of Secondary School qualifications certificates and transcripts in the original language, as well as certified English translations, if necessary. If admitted to AUM, all original documents must be presented to the Admissions Office in order to be permitted to officially enroll. Details of acceptable Secondary School qualifications are provided below. 

All applicants to any undergraduate programme of study (MQF 6) at the American University of Malta must satisfy one of the following entry requirements:

1. For candidates following the Maltese education system:

i. A Matriculation (MATSEC) certificate, with two subjects at an Advanced level, three other subjects at Intermediate level and Systems of Knowledge, and a pass at Grade 5 or better in the Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) examinations in English Language. If you are not in possession of a SEC certificate in English, you might be asked to carry out an Institutional iTEP test.

OR

ii. Three subjects at Advanced Level (MQF 4), and a pass at Grade 5 or better in the Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) examinations in the English Language. If you are not in possession of a SEC certificate in English, you might be asked to carry out an Institutional iTEP test. Conditional admission is offered to all applicants who are still waiting for their MATSEC results. These results must be submitted by the student to the Admissions Office within 1 week of receipt.

2. Candidates following the US system must submit scanned copies of the transcripts for the last two years of High School. Students must be in possession of an average GPA of 2.0 for admission.

3. Candidates following the British system (GCSE/IGCSE - General Certificate of Secondary Education/International GCSE) must be in possession of one of the following:

i. O Levels - Five subject exams with grades of D or above on each,

or ii. A/S or A Levels – Three subject exams with a minimum of grade D on each.

4. An International Baccalaureate Diploma obtained at 24 points or higher.

5. Any other qualifications that in your home country give you access to a college/university education will be assessed independently by AUM for comparability, e.g. European Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, etc. To be eligible to apply for any of AUM’s undergraduate programmes, you need to have completed your secondary school education within 5 years from the start of the semester for which you are applying at AUM.

English Requirements

  • IELTS: 6.0
  • TOEFL: 65
  • PTE:48
  • iTEP Academic Plus:3.7
  • iTEP – EAP Institutional:4.5

Course Information

The Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Language and Culture looks closely at a country that is a burgeoning contributor to world economy, politics, and culture. You will come to understand China's traditional and contemporary literature, history, business practices, social sciences, and even pop culture.

If you are a student who is excited by the idea of an adventure and the challenges of studying a different language and culture, then we are willing to go the distance with you.

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YEAR 1

Semester 1

ENG 101

  • English Composition 101
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

HIS 101

  • History of the Mediterranean
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

CHI 101

  • Beginning Chinese I
  • US CREDITS: 5
     

MGT 101

  • Principles of Management
  • US CREDITS: 3

TOTAL CREDIT: 14

Semester 2

ENG 102

  • English Composition 2
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

BIO 101

  • Unity of Life
  • US CREDITS: 4
     

REL 101

  • Religious Worlds in Comparative Perspective
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

CHI 102

  • Beginning Chinese II
  • US CREDITS: 5

TOTAL CREDIT: 15

YEAR 2

Semester 1

CHI 101 OR PHY 101

  • Scientific Inquiry GE
  • US CREDITS: 4
     

PHI 103

  • Introduction to Philosophy
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

CHI 310

  • History of Ancient China
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

CHI 201

  • Intermediate Chinese I
  • US CREDITS: 5

TOTAL CREDIT: 15

Semester 2

PSY 102

  • Introduction to Psychology
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

COM 101

  • Introduction to Multicultural Communication
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

PHI 102

  • Applied Ethics
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

CHI 202

  • Intermediate Chinese II
  • US CREDITS: 5

TOTAL CREDIT: 14

YEAR 3

Semester 1

SOC 101

  • Introduction to Sociology
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

CHI 301

  • Advanced Chinese I
  • US CREDITS: 4
     

CHI 320

  • History of Modern China
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

CHI 360

  • Buddhism in China
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

OPEN

  • Free Elective
  • US CREDITS: 3

TOTAL CREDIT: 16

Semester 2

CHI 302

  • Advanced Chinese II
  • US CREDITS: 4
     

CHI 350

  • Pre-modern Chinese Literature
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

CHI 460

  • Philosophy in Ancient China
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

CHI 450

  • Contemporary Chinese Literature
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

OPEN

  • Free Elective
  • US CREDITS: 3

TOTAL CREDIT: 16

YEAR 4

Semester 1

CHI 410

  • Study in Chinese Language I: Literature
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

CHI 305

  • Chinese Linguistics
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

CHI 470

  • Culture, Society and Politics in China
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

CHI

  • Elective, or Free Elective
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

ATH 101

  • Arts of the Mediterranean
  • US CREDITS: 3

TOTAL CREDIT: 15

Semester 2

CHI 420

  • Study in Chinese Language II: Social Science
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

CHI

  • Elective, or Free Elective
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

CHI

  • Elective, or Free Elective
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

CHI 370

  • Chinese for Professionals I: Business, or
  • US CREDITS: 3
     

CHI 380

  • Chinese for Professionals II: Health and Medicine
  • US CREDITS: 3

OPEN 

  • Free Elective
  • US CREDITS: 3

TOTAL CREDIT: 18

 

 

 

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • Sales Manager, in China, of a Western or other company.
  • Instructor of Chinese at an educational institute virtually anywhere in the world.
  • Certified Interpreter and/or Translator in the public or private sector.

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Health insurance - EUR €200 per year

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