Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Chinese Studies and English Literature (T1Q3)

Lancaster’s joint Chinese Studies and English Literature degree is taught by the Department of Languages and Cultures and the Department of English Literature and Creative Writing.

The program enables students to acquire high-level Chinese language skills while gaining a thorough understanding of China’s historical, cultural, social and political background in a global context. Chinese may be studied at either beginner or advanced level. In English Literature students will study a wide range of authors, genres, historical periods, literary movements, techniques and critical approaches.

• Minimum Level of Education Required: 1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate
• Min GPA: 75.0%
• English Proficiency Requirements:
  For direct admission, applicant must be from an English speaking country or meet either of the following English test scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 87 (Min Listening: 17.0, Min Reading: 18.0, Min Speaking: 17.0, Min Writing: 20.0)
  • Min IELTS overall: 6.5 (Min Listening: 5.5, Min Reading: 5.5, Min Speaking: 5.5, Min Writing: 5.5)
  • Min PTE overall: 58 (Min Listening: 42, Min Reading: 42, Min Speaking: 42, Min Writing: 42)
  Applicants interested in applying for direct admission, but are yet to complete an acceptable language test, can do so, but must provide valid results before receiving a final offer letter.
  For conditional admission, you are required to provide English proficiency scores:
  • Min IELTS overall: 5.5 (Min Listening: 5, Min Reading: 5, Min Speaking: 5, Min Writing: 5)