BA ENGLISH AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
September 2025
Full time
Three or four years
Available
Suzhou
XJTLU undergraduate students earn two degrees: an XJTLU degree recognised by the Chinese Ministry of Education and a globally respected University of Liverpool degree.
Knowledge and skills
By the time you graduate from the BA English and International Business programme, you will have:
- Specialised knowledge in Linguistics/Literature/Translation & Interpreting, as well as practical understanding of international business such as international markets and ethical problems facing international organisations
- The ability to use English sophisticatedly in the context of international business and finance
- Insights into how language works in a wide range of social, literary, or business and commercial contexts
- Sharpened awareness of how languages may be used in multicultural work-places
- The ability to evaluate the application of international business theories within private, public, large and small business sectors.
A degree in English and International Business will be an excellent investment in your future as it opens up your career opportunities in a globalised yet culturally diversified business world. It will empower you with cultural sensitivity, global business perspectives, and -an expanded worldview, all of which are critical to become an engaged world citizen.
Hong Liu
Programme director
Modules
*Programme modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change. XJTLU students are advised to log in to the e-Bridge Portal to view the effectuated module structure.
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University offers a wide range of courses in the first year, including English for academic purposes (EAP), mathematics and physics, and humanities and social sciences. Click to learn more.
Core Modules
Essentials of Economics
Fundamentals of Marketing
Introduction to Literary Studies
Literature in Context
AI-Empowered Translation Skills
Introduction to Translation and Interpreting
Optional Modules
Sounds of English
Introduction to Linguistics: Grammar
History of English
Introduction to Linguistics: Spoken & Written Discourse
Core Modules
International Development
Securities Markets
Enlightenment: Literature and Philosophy (1690-1795)
Postcolonial Literature
Language and Society
Language Acquisition
Corporate Social Responsibility
International Management
Translation: Theory and Practice
Interpreting
Optional Modules
Literature and Gender
Jane Austen
Tragedy in the Age of Shakespeare
Modern British Fiction on Page and Screen
The Short Story
Contemporary Western Approaches to Literature
Romanticism: Nature, Mind, and Society (1780-1840)
Language and Media
Bilingualism
Language and Gender
Semantics and Pragmatics
Cognitive Linguistics
Psycholinguistics
Corpus Linguistics
Language Documentation
Syntax
Morphology
Language Studies for Translation
Sight Translation
Translation and AI Technology
Translation and Culture
Translation and Journalism
Literary Translation
Translation and Computation
Core Modules
Services Marketing
International Marketing
Postmodern Literature (1945-present)
Literature of Modernity (1900-1940)
Analyzing text
Intercultural Communication
Strategic Management and Business Policy
Technology-Enhanced Audiovisual Translation
Translation Workshop I
Optional Modules
Final Year Project
Health Humanities
Literature: Final Year Project
Climate Change and Literature
Utopia: The History of an Idea
Final Year Project
Chinese Linguistics
Historical Linguistics
Translation and Interpreting: Final Year Project
Conference Interpreting
Translation and Society
This programme develops critical thinking skills to look beyond disciplinary boundaries between business and linguistics. It allows me to synthesise ideas and explore topics from multiple perspectives. Interdisciplinary knowledge leads me to embrace greater creativity and open-mindedness. They are beneficial to my career and my life.
Shuyang Xu
Student, BA English and International Business
Careers
Graduates from this programme will be well-prepared for positions such as administrative and managerial positions in the financial sector, working for international organisations or civil services in China, international school teachers, literature translators or conference interpreters. Our graduates in the past have chosen to pursue a variety of postgraduate programmes (e.g. International Management, Marketing, Education, Social or Culture Studies, English Literature, or Applied Linguistics) in prestigious institutions all over the world such as Cambridge, Oxford, King's College London, Warwick Business School, LSE, University of Sydney, Hong Kong University, or University of Toronto.
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Overview
The interdisciplinary BA English and International Business programme offers academic subjects related to English and language studies and courses on international business. The aim is to produce graduates who not only understand how international business works but also have an excellent command of languages and a critical awareness of the use of languages in business and professional contexts.
The English side offers three pathways (you will choose one to pursue): the Linguistics pathway, the Literature pathway, and the Interpreting and Translation pathway. Regarding the other side, i.e., International Business, you will study marketing and international management alongside students in XJTLU’s International Business School Suzhou (IBSS).
Why should I study English and International Business?