IMPORTANT NOTE: Students with Chinese nationality can not apply to XJTLU as foreign students, even if they were born outside China. Students with Chinese nationality need to pass the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), also known as Gaokao, in order to get into a university in China.
Overview
The programme is undergoing major changes that will affect the offering from a.y. 24/25.
China’s economic growth has coincided with rapid globalisation over the past three decades. As this growth continues there is a need for a more specialised understanding of the country’s growing socio-economic interactions with the rest of the world.
The BA International Relations programme aims to deepen such knowledge and understanding, and to produce the entrepreneurial and managerial leaders of the future who will bring China to the world and the world to China.
Through the interdisciplinary study of the interconnectedness of politics, economics and law in global affairs, the programme examines relationships between nation states, international organisations, non-governmental organisations and multinational corporations within the international framework.
While the programme focuses on China in an international context, all students will spend one semester studying abroad in the country of their choice during their studies.
Why should I study International Relations at XJTLU?
Live in China, the perfect place to gain a unique understanding of the country’s place in the world
Learn another language with Spanish or Japanese available as additional languages if the required standard of Chinese and English is reached
Specialise in the study of one other country and spend one semester there as part of your programme
Undertake a significant piece of independent research based on your Semester of International Experience
Earn two degrees: an XJTLU degree from the Chinese Ministry of Education and a globally recognised degree from the University of Liverpool, a member of the Russell Group of leading UK universities.
Knowledge and skills
By the time you graduate from the BA International Relations, you will have:
an appreciation of other countries and societies, through both study and lived experience in a country of specialisation
specialist knowledge of China’s interactions with other parts of the world, other countries’ involvement with China, and world structures of business, trade, and investment
an understanding of the principal concepts of the humanities and social sciences, as well as a range of theories of knowledge in international relations and international political economy
advanced analytical, critical thinking, cross-cultural, interpersonal and communication skills
practical experience in research and policy analysis.
Careers
Graduates from this programme are well prepared for positions related to the work of international, national, local organisations, think-tank and research institutions, both in China and in other countries of the world. Graduates may find employment in a range of sectors including multilateral organisations, governments, Non-Governmental Organisations, education, media, development, banking, business and trade relations. The programme also offers a solid foundation for pursuing further study in the humanities and social sciences. Our graduates have been accepted in the MA programmes of world-renowned universities, including: London School of Economics, Sciences Po Paris, University College London, University of California, San Diego, etc.
