Study

Showcasing the diversity of China studies across UCL.

The BA International Social and Political Studies degree programme is the only degree at UCL that combines the study of Mandarin with a rounded education in humanities and social science, as well as a year abroad in China and Taiwan. 

Many departments offer modules relevant to China, from history and political science to education and archaeology. This includes:

Undergraduate

• Art and Archaeology of Early Imperial China (ARCL0063)
• Children, Families and Education in Modern China, 1890-present (EDPS0250)
• Chinese Politics (POLS0108)
• Introduction to Chinese Culture, Language and Society (ESPS0046)
• Law and Governance in Contemporary China (ESPS0009)
• Mandarin for Current Affairs and Politics (ESPS0036)
• Revolution and reform in China's long 20th century (ESPS0034)
• Science in the Ancient World (HPSC0067)
• Transcultural East Asia (LITC0039)
• Untold Stories: Constructing Lives, Narratives and Experiences in Wartime East Asia (HIST0125)
• Urban Tales: the City in East Asian Literature (LITC0014)
• War, Rebellion, and Social Discontent in Modern China (HIST0073)

Postgraduate

• Advanced Translation into Chinese (CMII0176)
• Archaeologies of Asia (ARCL0152)
• China and Global Prosperity (BGLP0008)
• East and South Asian Cinemas (CMII0168)
• East Asian Philosophies of Education (EAPE) (CPAS0182)
• Education and Development in Asia (EDPS0138)
• Managing the City Economy (DEVP0018)
• Mandarin Level 1 (LCMA0002), available up to level 7
• Politics of East Asia (ESPS0041)
• Social Complexity in Early China: From the Neolithic to the Early Empire (ARCL0155)
• The rise of Global China (PUBL0108)
• Urban Planning in China: Frameworks, Practices and Case Studies (BPLN0009)
• Urbanizing China: Space, Society, and Quality of Life (BGLP0025)