Chinese studies allow scholars to engage with contemporary China by studying religion, popular culture, and economics. Students may also learn about history and literature and study the changes in China’s international relations and law.

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a unitary parliamentary republic within the European Union, located in Southern Europe. To the north, it borders France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia along the Alps.

A course is the study of a particular topic within a wider subject area and is the foundation of a qualification. A typical course includes lectures, assessments and tutorials.