MA Chinese and German
About this course
MA (Hons) in Chinese and German, a German and Chinese degree spanning the histories, literatures, and societies associated with both languages. Core topics include Research Methods. The curriculum includes an immersive year abroad spent in mainland China or Taiwan and in a German-speaking country. The first year covers linguistics and language sciences, business, economics and informatics, politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations, art and architectural history, history, classics and archaeology, Celtic and Scottish ethnology, and philosophy, divinity and law. The second year focuses on referencing skills, essay and dissertation writing, using software tools and Chinese libraries, Researching Disability in German Literature and Society, Screening Sex: Gender, Sexuality, and Identity on the German Screen and Beyond, Culture, Modernity and the City in the Weimar Republic, Reading Antisemitism in Modern German Literature, The Contemporary Short Story in German, and German Colonialism: History, Memory, Controversy. The third year provides support through the Student Wellbeing Service, Student Counselling, Student Disability and Learning Support, and a university emergency helpline available 24 hours a day. The fourth year features film and literature, politics, modern and pre-modern history, contemporary society, essay and precis writing, spoken German, and German-to-English translation of literary and journalistic texts.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB (required: a language other than English at B) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
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What students say
Based on about 25 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 76%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 76%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 81%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 30 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- London: 40%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 5%
- Wales: 5%
- Scotland: 40%
Who gets in
Based on about 50 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 65%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
- Access course: 10%
- No formal qualifications: 10%
Modules
- linguistics and language sciences
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- Celtic and Scottish ethnology
- philosophy, divinity and law
- referencing skills
- essay and dissertation writing
- using software tools and Chinese libraries
- Researching Disability in German Literature and Society
- Screening Sex: Gender, Sexuality, and Identity on the German Screen and Beyond
- Culture, Modernity and the City in the Weimar Republic
- Reading Antisemitism in Modern German Literature
- The Contemporary Short Story in German
- German Colonialism: History, Memory, Controversy
- Student Wellbeing Service
- Student Counselling
- Student Disability and Learning Support
- University emergency helpline (available 24 hours a day)
- film and literature
- politics
- modern and pre-modern history
- contemporary society
- essay and precis writing
- spoken German
- German-to-English translation of literary and journalistic texts
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MA Chinese and German at University of Edinburgh earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 3 years, £34,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,500 and £46,000. The £34,500 median after five years is £2,000 more than the UK median for German and Scandinavian studies.
What do graduates of MA Chinese and German at University of Edinburgh do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MA Chinese and German at University of Edinburgh?
92% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MA Chinese and German at University of Edinburgh?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 189 UCAS points.
Does MA Chinese and German at University of Edinburgh include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on MA Chinese and German at University of Edinburgh?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.