Университет Шеффилда, BA (Hons), Music and Chinese Studies

In the Music department a personal tutor works with the student over three years to help them make the most of their studies and encourage students to excel; lectures, seminars and group tutorials are reinforced by individual supervision or feedback; the Music part of the degree is assessed through projects, performances and coursework, giving students a chance to develop their skills and interests in an independent and creative manner; the performance module at level 1 is assessed by a short recital; the level 3 instrumental or vocal recital is given in public; while following a recital track students are given tuition on their principal instrument. Chinese Studies On the Chinese Studies side of this degree students follow a balanced programme that develops not only their Chinese language skills to an advanced level, but also their understanding of how China works; the language programme can accommodate both people who have not studied the language before coming to Sheffield and those with some prior knowledge; in their 1st year, students take intensive Chinese language and cover (or revise) all of the core grammar of the language, with simplified characters used from the very 1st day; students also take units designed to give a broad understanding of Chinese history, society, politics and the economy to help make sense of what they will see during their year abroad; students spend their 2nd year at the University of Nanjing, one of the leading academic institutions in China, where they follow an intensive language programme designed to get them to an upper intermediate level; in their 3rd year back in Sheffield, they take more specialised modules on contemporary China and modern history; in the final year students choose from advanced modules on Chinese business, the environment, literature and history and have the option to write a dissertation on a subject of their choice.