Chinese Studies and History (Hons) Lancaster University

Overview

Become a historian at Lancaster. In the Chinese Studies and History (Hons) at Lancaster University you will be taught by experts in the field and learn to draw value from historical evidence, exploring a range of periods and topics, such as the relationship between humans and the environment; experiences of death in past cultures; human rights, and the histories of languages and translation.

You will be taught by experts in the field and learn to draw value from historical evidence, exploring a range of periods and topics, such as the relationship between humans and the environment; experiences of death in past cultures; human rights, and the histories of languages and translation.

Not all historians agree on interpretations of the past. You’ll develop skills in reading historical arguments, uncovering how historians select and present evidence and engage critically with fellow scholars. In the process, you’ll learn how to build your own arguments to engage, inform and persuade – forging essential skills as a historian, and for the workplace.

You will also have the opportunity to develop your expertise through our History Seminar Series with guest historians from across the UK, and our specialist research centres, where academics, practitioners and students across disciplines gather for public talks, conferences and training. You’ll have access to Lancaster University’s rich archival resources that include thousands of items. The student-led History Society organises trips and talks.

Careers

By studying Chinese Studies and History at Lancaster, you will graduate with a set of skills that will help open doors to a wide range of career destinations. With your awareness of societies across the world, you’ll be in high demand in roles which require collaboration, communication, leadership skills and critical thinking, as well as intercultural competencies and the interpretation of evidence.

Graduates of this programme might choose to pursue careers in roles such as:

• Speech and language therapists
• Intelligence analyst linguists
• Civil servant or diplomatic service officer
• Language teachers
• Global supply chain managers
• Marketing professionals
• Translators or interpreters
• Journalists
• Book editors
• Teachers
• Heritage and Museums managers

Many of our students take their skills to the next level by continuing with postgraduate studies.