Overview

The University of St Andrews's programme in Chinese Studies is distinguished by the breadth of its research which spans language, literary, and cultural studies across eight distinct language areas – Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Persian, Russian, and Spanish – and comparative literature, but also a range of cultural-historical epochs from the Middle Ages to the present day.

This breadth is reflected in the literary and cultural topics you will study on the degree.

Highlights

Expand your interest in literary and cultural studies through transnational teaching from a wide variety of experts across the School of Modern Languages

Deepen your knowledge in your chosen language area or areas by exploration through new perspectives and methodologies

Gain a global outlook provided by 50 full-time academic staff teaching in eight languages and comparative literature, and providing a broad range of disciplinary knowledge, teaching and supervision expertise

Engage with world-leading research through involvement in the work of the School's research centres and interdisciplinary research groups

Explore cross-disciplinary studies with an option module in the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Studies

Careers

Modern Language postgraduates go on to careers in academia or in fields such as:

consulting

energy resource management

international development

journalism

UN interpreting

public policy

publishing

the civil and diplomatic services

academia as University academics and administrators

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Comparative Methodologies and Research Skills

Literary and Cultural Introspection

Literary and Cultural Extrospection

Dissertation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-06 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

94

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

St Andrews, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Asian studies View 66 other Masters in Asian studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

94

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

A 2.1 Honours undergraduate degree in a Modern Language or Comparative Literature. There is no option to study an additional language as part of this programme.

If you studied your first degree outside the UK, see the international entry requirements.

English language proficiency.

CV with a history of your education and employment to date

personal statement of around 500 words outlining your personal motivations for applying and how the course fits with your career ambitions

sample of your own, single-authored academic written work in English of around 2,000 words

two references, one of which must be academic

academic transcript and degree certificate

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

25900 GBP / year

≈ 25900 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

12030 GBP / year

≈ 12030 GBP / year

Living costs

Saint Andrews

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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