This degree (for beginners in both languages) immerses you in the languages and cultures of the Middle Eastern and East Asian worlds. You will become articulate at speaking and writing in both Arabic and Chinese while coming to understand their grammar and social contexts. You will also gain skills of expression and analysis by engaging critically with the cultures, institutions and thought that contextualise both languages, from Middle Eastern history and Arab cinema to Chinese business and Sino-Japanese relations. The University of Leeds offers the widest choice of Joint Honours combinations in the UK - over 250 programmes. So if you have enjoyed two subjects equally at school/college or would like to combine your favourite subject with a new area of study, then joint honours at Leeds may be for you. Joint honours students study the same core topics as their single honours friends, but are required to choose fewer options and electives. This is to allow space in their timetable for both 'halves' of their degree. The intellectual range of such a degree, together with the organisational skill in combining two subject areas makes you very attractive to employers. Our courses allow you to study your chosen subjects in depth, and to graduate with an honours degree covering two discipline

Graduates of Arabic and Chinese at Leeds enjoy excellent career prospects in a variety of areas. Employers value the flexibility and breadth of skills offered by joint honours graduates, and proficiency in two major world languages can open many doors into language-specific career paths and work abroad. Graduates of Arabic and Chinese also offer highly marketable qualities such as excellent communication, organisational and team work skills, and are attractive to a wide range of employers in the UK and beyond. Our graduates have gone on to succeed in career areas such as education, business and finance, law, journalism, advertising and marketing, publishing and charity work. Many of our graduates also progress to postgraduate study and/or specialised training in translation/interpreting. Joint Honours degrees are also excellent preparation for a PGCE, as they provide specialist knowledge in two subjects.