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BA Modern Languages with Business Management

University of Birmingham

Institution
University of Birmingham
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Modern Languages with Business Management BA
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
R9N1
Typical offer
A-level AAB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A Level: AAB A level grade B is required for the advanced language you wish to study. It is also possible to study two beginner (including post-GCSE) languages without taking an advanced language.. IB: 6,6,5 32 points overall.. BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma: DDM, plus B at A level in the required subject/s mentioned below. BTEC Diploma: DD, plus B at A level in the required subject/s mentioned below. BTEC Subsidiary Diploma: D, plus AB at A level, including the required subject/s mentioned below.

About this course

Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages with Business Management, a business and management and modern languages degree focusing on language acquisition and commercial principles. Core topics include Financial Analysis. The course runs over four years and includes a period spent abroad. The first year covers foundational concepts through modules such as Introduction to Economics and Finance, Introduction to Management and Marketing, and French Language 1 (Advanced). The second year advances linguistic proficiency alongside topics like International Economics and Financial Decision Making, Human Resource Management, and Marketing & New Technology. The fourth year concludes with advanced studies including Corporate Finance and Supply Chain Management, Strategic and Innovation Management, and a Final Year Extended Independent Study Module in Modern Languages.

Modules

  • Discover: Personal, Academic and Professional Development in Modern Languages
  • Introduction to Economics and Finance
  • Introduction to Management and Marketing
  • French Language 1 (Advanced)
  • French Language 1 (Beginners)
  • German Language 1 (Advanced)
  • German Language 1 (Beginners)
  • Spanish Language 1 (Advanced)
  • Spanish Language 1 (Beginners)
  • Environment, Sustainability and Development in the Portuguese-speaking world
  • Portuguese Language 1 (Beginners): Boas-vindas!
  • Mandarin Chinese Language beginners I
  • Mandarin Chinese Language beginners II
  • Beginners Catalan Language A
  • Beginners Catalan Language B
  • Catalan Culture Project A
  • Catalan Culture Project B
  • Exploring Identities in the French and Francophone world
  • Nation, Democracy, Diversity in the German-speaking world
  • Introduction to Hispanic Cultures
  • International Economics and Financial Decision Making
  • Human Resource Management
  • Marketing & New Technology
  • French Language 2(Intermediate)
  • French Language 2 (Advanced)
  • German Language 2 (Advanced)
  • German Language 2 (Intermediate)
  • Spanish Language 2 (Advanced)
  • Spanish Language 2 (Intermediate)
  • Cultural Industries: Creativity in Change
  • Portuguese Language 2 (Intermediate): Vamos lá!
  • Intermediate Catalan Language A
  • Intermediate Catalan Language B
  • Artistic and Literary Representations of Barcelona
  • Gender, New Media and Cultural Identity
  • Mandarin Chinese Language Intermediate I
  • Mandarin Chinese Language Intermediate II
  • Corporate Finance and Supply Chain Management
  • Strategic and Innovation Management
  • Final Year Extended Independent Study Module in Modern Languages
  • Final Year Independent Study Module in Modern Languages Semester 1
  • Final Year Independent Study Module in Modern Languages
  • French Language Final Year
  • German Language Final Year
  • Spanish Language Final Year
  • Portuguese Language Final Year: Avante!
  • Thinking Otherwise: Decolonial Approaches to Contemporary Thought and Culture
  • Advanced Catalan Language A
  • Advanced Catalan Language B
  • Contemporary Chinese Language and Business Culture Advanced I