Congratulations on your offer to study with the Lau China Institute!

This is where your journey as a King's Lau China Institute student starts.

Welcome to your on-demand offer holder hub – where you can access the information and insight you need, whenever you need it. From your course overview to taster lectures to videos from current students – it's all here!

Don’t forget you can contact your Unibuddy at any time with questions you might have. 

*Although this page was up-to-date at the time it was produced, some changes to our course and teaching staff may occur. Please make sure you check our website (www.kcl.ac.uk/lci) or contact us directly for the very latest information before you commit yourself to our course.

• Explore our content below to find out more about our China & Globalisation MSc.
• Go through our resources where we hear from our students and teaching staff about studying in Lau China Institute.
• Chat 1-2-1 with one of our current Lau China students on Unibuddy.
• Take an online tour of Strand Campus & Bush House - home of the Lau China Institute.

I've received an offer - what next?

Read your offer letter carefully. If there is anything you don't understand or want to question, please contact the Admissions Office through your King's Apply account.

See UCAS guidance for more information. In your UCAS Hub account you will be able to see the deadline for responding to your offer.

If you decide to accept an offer from King's, in the spring and summer you will receive details of offer-holder webpages and events to help you make your decisions and prepare for your start at King’s.

You can continue to contact the Admissions Office with any queries though King's Apply.

Tuition fees and funding

More information about fees can be found on our fees and funding pages.

International

If you are an international student, you can find more information about Visas and support here.

For more information, visit our advice pages.

About your course

If you are looking for more information about your course, you can find this on the main course page China & Globalisation MSc.

Module lists

Module lists for the next academic year can be found under the 'Teaching & Structure' Section of the page.

Contact your Programme Director if you have a question about your programme:

Contact your Programme Director for China & Globalisation MSc, Dr Thomas White.

A greeting from Professor Kerry Brown.

We are the largest China institute in the UK

The Lau China Institute is a global centre for the research, study and understanding of contemporary China and the largest China research institute in the UK. Established in 2011, we now have a community of core academics and postgraduate students, including roughly 30 PhD students. We are based within the School of Global Affairs, yet work across all nine faculties and beyond, to engage in multi-disciplinary and innovative research. Established in 2011, we are now the largest China research institute in the UK.

Why is it important to study China?

The rising importance of China has had, and will continue to have, a deep impact on the wider world. Whether positively, or negatively, the appearance of a country with such immense economic influence has global significance across geopolitics, culture and globalisation. It shapes approaches to climate change, global health and more.

We are unique in our approach to the interdisciplinary study of China and are equipped to inform on China's global impact. In recent years, we have worked with environmental scientists, psychiatrists, psychologists and neuroscientists, among others, to explore mental health in China. This is just one example of our ability to connect and enhance our efforts to provide applicable and relevant research.

We are home to innovative research

In our research and teaching practices, we give emphasis to generating and disseminating applied China knowledge. This includes research on Chinese affairs that is both relevant and impactful, and informs our teaching. Meaning our graduates acquire applicable, state-of-the-art knowledge on Chinese business, state and society, investment, finance and politics – all of which are useful for their future careers.

Our core staff cover Chinese political economy; Chinese domestic politics, environment, society, anthropology; and international relations. We have current projects on the role of migration in China and India; the Belt and Road Initiative and its impact on Europe; European inward and outward investment engagement with China; and the role of land ownership and property rights in contemporary China.

Introduction to our course

Dr Kerry Brown talks about the Lau China Institute and the MSc in China and Globalisation.

Watch our taster lecture on China and the Age of Globalisation by Dr Charlotte Goodburn.

Module Taster: China's International Relations, 1949-Present

Watch this taster lecture led by Dr Kerry Brown

TedX Talk

Professor Kerry Brown on China's rise to global prominence.

Want to find out more about what it's like to be a student at King's?

Chat to our students on Unibuddy.

Welcome from your Student Engagement Officer

Francesca Auchterlonie talks about the support you will get, opportunities on offer to you and extra curricular activities you can get involved in in the School of Global Affairs

Find out more about Career opportunities here.

News

• Winner announced - Lau China Institute & Young China Watchers Essay Competition 2024. Read more.
• COMMENT: Can the UK have a stronger relationship with China?. Read more
• COMMENT: Kerry Brown on UK Foreign Secretary's meeting with Wang Yi. Read more.
• King's co-hosts Cornell Global Hubs 2024 Network meeting. Read more.
• New report examines the impacts of China-associated economic development zones in Africa. Read more.

China Week

China Week is our flagship, week-long series of events designed to help contribute to an informed understanding of China's growing global influence through research and public engagement.

Check out some of our previous China Week events here.

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