The BA degree of Politics and International Relations with a Year in China/Hong Kong is a four-year programme offered in partnership with the University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) andChina Foreign Affairs University, Beijing. Students from the University of Kent registered for this degree will spend the first two years at Kent, they will then study in China/Hong Kong in their third year and return to Kent for their final year.
This programme will be of particular interest to those wishing to study politics and international relations whilst also integrating into a different educational, cultural, social and linguistic environment.
While in China/Hong Kong the students will follow an approved course of study drawn from the course offerings at our partner institutions, all courses at partner institutions will be taught in English.
Mandarin is a compulsory component of the programme at stages one and two if students are studying in mainland China, however, it is optional for students wishing to study in Hong Kong.
Independent rankings
In the 2013 National Student Survey, 90% of Politics students were satisfied with the quality of their course. And in The Guardian University Guide 2014 Politics was ranked 4th for student satisfaction.
The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, you may also have the option to take wild modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.
Stage 1
Possible modules may include:
You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage
Stage 2
Possible modules may include:
You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage
Year abroad
You spend a year studying in one of our partner institutions at University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and China Foreign Affairs University, Beijing where courses are taught in English.
Possible modules may include:
Stage 3
Possible modules may include:
Universities in the United Kingdom use a centralized system of undergraduate application: University and College Admissions Service (UCAS). It is used by both domestic and international students. Students have to register on the UCAS website before applying to the university. They will find all the necessary information about the application process on this website. Some graduate courses also require registration on this website, but in most cases students have to apply directly to the university. Some universities also accept undergraduate application through Common App (the information about it could be found on universities' websites).
Both undergraduate and graduate students may receive three types of responses from the university. The first one, “unconditional offer” means that you already reached all requirements and may be admitted to the university. The second one, “conditional offer” makes your admission possible if you fulfill some criteria – for example, have good grades on final exams. The third one, “unsuccessful application” means that you, unfortunately, could not be admitted to the university of you choice.
All universities require personal statement, which should include the reasons to study in the UK and the information about personal and professional goals of the student and a transcript, which includes grades received in high school or in the previous university.
IELTS band : 6.5
To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to
take an IELTS test.The University will consider applications from students offering a wide range of qualifications, typical requirements are listed below, students offering alternative qualifications should contact the Admissions Office for further advice. It is not possible to offer places to all students who meet this typical offer/minimum requirement.
Qualification Typical offer/minimum requirementNo work experience is required.
"The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."
Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.
Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students
* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Kent.
