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Chinese and Linguistics

BA · School of Oriental and African Studies · 4 years

Chinese and Linguistics

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School of Oriental and African Studies

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£28,000
SATISFACTION87%
CONTINUATION60%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS60%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 43% of the work its graduates go into (High).
CONTINUATION ALERT

About this course

Chinese and Linguistics is a pairing that offers both deep cultural access and profound intellectual insight into how language itself works. Mandarin Chinese is one of the world's most widely spoken languages and the key to engagement with China's literature, history, philosophy, and contemporary society, as well as a significant asset in an economy where China's global role continues to grow. Linguistics, meanwhile, is the scientific study of language as a human phenomenon, asking how languages are structured, how they vary across communities, how they change over time, and how they are acquired and processed by the mind. At the School of Oriental and African Studies, this four-year full-time degree develops both with the depth and seriousness that SOAS's unique specialist focus enables. You will study Mandarin Chinese systematically, building proficiency in speaking, listening, readin

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 80% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
  • 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 30% of graduatescards →
  • 45 / 100Media Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →

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MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).