This immersive four-year degree allows you to become fluent in Mandarin Chinese - the most widely spoken language in the world. You also delve into the country's culture and society, going on to study at a partner university in your third year. Developing your reading, writing, speaking, listening and translating skills, you are wholly equipped with the linguistic competence needed to engage with the Chinese-speaking world. You study in the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures, enhancing your degree with mentorship from a dedicated team of language learning advisers and the chance to practice Chinese with native speakers. On this joint degree you broaden your qualification by working closely with the Department of Film Studies, gaining an in-depth knowledge of a broad range of film perspectives and styles, film making practices and the relationship of film and television to history and culture. You also have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the University’s own production studio and editing suite as you hone invaluable practical skills. Chinese: The course is distinctive in giving you access to our first-class Language Learning Centre, which offers access to drop-in speaking sessions with native speakers, workshops on a wide range of language learning strategies to help students become effective language learners. Our language learning advisory service enjoys an international reputation and offers individual and group language sessions with a dedicated team of advisers, aimed at supporting you in autonomous language learning. All our staff have dedicated drop-in sessions for you to provide advice and guidance on work, give feedback and discuss any problems. You are taught both in lectures and in small seminar groups which provide an interactive learning opportunity and promote active student engagement. You are assessed by written and oral exams, essays, presentations, portfolios and class participation. The year abroad provides you with an invaluable opportunity to become a global graduate by not only developing your language skills and enhancing your fluency, but by also providing you with the opportunity to immerse yourself in a different culture and gain a broader international outlook, which is something employers value highly. The department offers the largest Free Elective Programme in 10 languages (Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish) ranging from absolute beginners to post A-level. All our language degrees offer the opportunity to add a new language as a 20-credit Free Elective module. The latter allows incredible flexibility and adaptability to employment demands. Film Studies: The department has recently acquired state-of-the-art facilities, such as a TV suite and digital technology labs. This benefits the undergraduate programme, which allows students to experience media on a practical level, choosing electives from a wide variety of disciplines, being taught by academics engaging in cross-disciplinary and cutting-edge research. Hull's prominence in the arts is set to be magnified as it takes on its role as UK City of Culture 2017. Hull has a thriving student media scene - the students' union publishes its own newspaper and runs its own TV and radio station - as well as a flourishing creative arts scene, providing students with a stimulating and exciting context in which to undertake the academic study of film. All lecturers in the department are research active.

Modern languages are vital in a world of international cooperation, interdependence and trade. Mandarin Chinese is the most widely spoken language in the world and, since it is not taught in many UK schools, you will find yourself in demand when you graduate. Following graduation, our students are well equipped for a range of careers including translation and interpreting, journalism and teaching. Many have also gone onto successful roles within business, broadcasting, law, politics, charities, public relations, and education, as well as the Civil Service. As a graduate, you continue to have access to the University Careers Service, which provides a wealth of advice, information and guidance to help ready you for the world of work. You can also choose the pathway to further study and training; our graduates have gone onto study Masters courses while others have taken a teaching route and progressed to a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. As a graduate in Film Studies and Americans Studies, you will possess not only the advanced skills of analytical reasoning and verbal expression that employers expect to find in all university graduates, but also a high level of visual literacy, a vital asset in our contemporary, media-saturated environment.