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BA Chinese language and society (Combi major/minor) at Freie Universität Berlin

Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Programme overview

Chinese language and society is a bachelor programme at Freie Universität Berlin, offered by the Department of History and Cultural Studies (Institute of Chinese Studies) and leading to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in major subject in combi bachelor. It is studied as: Major subject in a combi bachelor; Minor subject in a combi bachelor. It has a standard duration of 6 semesters, German as the language of instruction, a start in the winter semester. The combination bachelor Chinese Language and Society provides comprehensive training in spoken and written modern standard Chinese, with compulsory modules in Chinese history, culture, politics and society and in linguistics.

Faculty: Department of History and Cultural Studies  |  Department: Department of History and Cultural Studies Institute of Chinese Studies  |  Duration: 6 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

What you will study

The programme consists of language acquisition, Chinese linguistics and China studies, and can also be studied as a teacher-training bachelor.

Career pathways

Graduates gain academic and practical skills that qualify them for employment or a further degree programme.

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Application information

Entry requirements

First-semester admission: Unrestricted admission. Higher semesters: Unrestricted admission (application open for 3rd and 5th semester in winter semester, for 2nd, 4th and 6th semester in summer semester). Language requirements: English (level B1 CEFR); Major subject: Chinese level A2 CEFR or pre-study language course without prior knowledge; Minor subject: Chinese level B1 CEFR or level A2 CEFR for the pre-study language course

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters

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