Mandarin Chinese is the world's second most spoken language. Its associated cultures have helped shape the contemporary world in many ways.

Edinburgh is the only university in Scotland to offer an undergraduate single honours MA programme in Chinese.

As well as mainland China, our programme considers the significance of Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and their diasporas from a range of perspectives.

While we specialise in teaching students with little or no prior knowledge of the language, we can also accommodate students who already have some experience of studying Chinese.