Joint Bachelor's Degree Programme in BA
in Linguistics and Language Applications/ Translation and Interpretation of Department of Linguistics and Translation with National Taiwan University, Taiwan
(for implementation from Semester A 2021/22)

The Joint Bachelor’s Degree Programme between LT, CityU and National Taiwan University (NTU) offers students an overseas undergraduate educational experience. Students will spend two years at CityU and two years at NTU or vice versa. On completion of the academic requirements of both institutions, students will receive two bachelor’s degrees awarded by CityU and NTU.

CityU	NTU
Bachelor of Arts Linguistics and Language Applications (BALLA)	Bachelor of Arts Foreign Languages and Literatures

Bachelor of Arts Translation and Interpretation (BATI)	Bachelor of Arts Foreign Languages and Literatures

Benefits from Students

The Joint Bachelor’s Degree Programme allows students to benefit from overseas experiences and this is in line with Go – Global. It offers our students an opportunity to benefit directly from the ambience of two of the best institutions as well as two great places in the world and hence significantly enhance our graduates’ future employment prospects.

Eligibility

Full‐time normative four‐year programme students who

have completed at least 60 credit units in their first two years of study at CityU before commencing their study at NTU. Completed credits must include courses specified by the respective college and departments for the first two years’ curriculum.
have a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.30 or above.
have good English language proficiency:
- For admission to NTU, CityU students have to meet either one of the following minimum English language requirements:
  (i) TOEFL: 79 on the internet‐based test
  (ii) IELTS: overall band score of 6.5
meet all the admission requirements of CityU.

Period of Study

CityU students will spend the first two years at CityU before studying the remaining two years at NTU.

Location of Study

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

CityU students to NTU	NTU students to CityU
CityU	NTU
CityU	NTU
NTU	CityU
NTU	CityU

Curriculum Design

Courses taken at both institutions will be mutually recognised and used to fulfil the curriculum requirement of both institutions based on the course mappings.

Annual Quota

Up to FIVE students per year.

Tuition and Fees

CityU students pay tuition and fees to CityU irrespective of their study location. Eligible students may apply for scholarships at both institutions on their own.

Tentative Timeline
(Dates to be confirmed)

Proposed Period/Date	Items
Early to mid-February next year	Application Period
Mid-February to early March next year	Screening of applications and arranging interviews
Mid to late March next year	Sending shortlisted applications with supporting documents (i.e. transcripts and English proficiency requirements to NTU) Reviewing applications by NTU
Early April next year	Announcement of application results
Mid-April next year	Acceptance deadline for successful applications
After the release of course grades of Semester B 2021/22	Sending CityU transcripts to NTU for arranging credit transfer
To be advised	Orientation at NTU for successful applicants

Contacts

Major	Major Leader	Email
BALLA	Dr. Suen Caesar LUN	ctslun@cityu.edu.hk
BATI	Mr. Kenneth AU	kenneth.au@cityu.edu.hk

References

1. Curriculum Mappings and Tentative Study Plans

Major	Curriculum Mappings	Study Plans
BALLA	link () link (^) () for Sem A, 2021-22, approved by Board of Undergraduate Studies (^) for Sem A, 2022-23, pending for approval	link (tentative)
BATI	link	link (tentative)