BABusiness Management and Modern Languages

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	NR19

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher) good results in French if French is taken as the major language

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

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Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

Introduction to Accounting
Introduction to Management and Marketing
Research and Study Skills for Professional Development
Intensive Initial Spanish (Double Module) (optional)

Year 2

Organisational Behaviour
International Business Environment
Business Strategy
Research Methods in Management and Marketing
Lower Intermediate French (optional)
Advanced Spanish (optional)
Successful Futures

Final year

Leadership in Organisations
Business Research Methods and Skills
Human Resource Management (optional)
Higher Intermediate French (optional)
French Professional Skills (optional)
Mastery Level Spanish (optional)

Career opportunities

As a graduate of our BA Business Management and Modern Languages programme, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge and skills for your career in management. In a job market which is becoming increasingly global, having studied another language places you in a very advantageous position regardless of which career path you follow. Your year abroad will have developed your confidence, independence and maturity.

We develop your employability skills throughout your course and offer a number of extra-curricular activities to enhance your CV. The University’s Employability and Careers Centre can help you find out about further work experience, internships, placements, and voluntary opportunities.

Our recent graduates have gone into graduate level roles in companies such as:

AVIVA
PwC
IBM
Deloitte
EY
Bank of England
Hiscox
John Lewis Partnership