Oriental Languages and Cultures - China

Overview

Key facts

Ghent University's Oriental Languages and Cultures - China is only accessible after following the bachelor in Oriental languages ​​and cultures (possibly via a shortened track, which can be requested from the faculty). There are four specializations in the bachelor (China, India, Japan and Arabic and Islam). As a bachelor's student you follow two language variants that form the core of the study. A cultural package is being built around those languages. Special attention is paid to the relationships and interactions between the different sub-areas.

In addition to modern, you also get to know classical texts. These traditional Eastern texts play an important role in the religions and political discourse in the various Eastern countries. In language studies, active language skills are of course very important (for modern languages), but unlike in translation or interpreting training, language skills are not an end in themselves, but a means of penetrating other cultures and communicating with people from the countries studied.

Job market

The master in Oriental languages ​​and cultures offers the same opportunities on the labor market as other academic studies where language is central (linguistics and literature, languages ​​and cultures). Graduates can work in the cultural sector (museums, publishers, theater companies, literary organizations, archives, press, libraries and cultural centers), as well as in institutions of various governments and internationally oriented companies. They are often asked to receive and accompany trade missions, to manage trade contracts, and to assist business leaders in the various Asian countries.