BA Business and Management with German (with a year abroad)
Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 35 points BTEC: DDD We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example: Distinction, Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus A at A Level Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus AA at A level Distinction, Distinction in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus A at A level
About this course
BA (Hons) Business and Management with German (with a year abroad) is a business management degree that combines core corporate disciplines with the study of the German language and cultural contexts. Core topics include Research Methods, Accounting, Entrepreneurship, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course includes a compulsory third year spent abroad studying at an international university or undertaking a work placement in a German-speaking environment. The first year introduces foundational principles through modules such as Introduction to Business Ethics and Sustainability, Business Accounting, Research in the Age of Disinformation, and Marketing Principles and Practice, alongside language instruction suited to the student's entry level. The second year expands into organisational dynamics and planning with modules including Business Planning and Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Behaviour in Organisations, Employee Relations, and Strategy, Management and Society, complemented by options like The Berlin Republic. In the final year, students complete advanced studies such as Management in the Twenty-First Century and Responsible Business and Management: Accountability in the International Political Economy, while tailoring their degree through a broad selection of optional modules covering areas like Supply Chain Management, Company Law, and Leadership in Practice, or by undertaking a Dissertation or Business Consultancy Project.
Modules
- Introduction to Business Ethics and Sustainability
- Business Accounting
- Research in the Age of Disinformation
- Marketing Principles and Practice
- German Language and Cultures: Upper intermediate
- Understanding German-speaking Cultures and Societies (Post A-level)
- Intensive German Language and Cultures: Beginner
- Understanding German-speaking Cultures and Societies (ab initio)
- Business Planning and Sustainable Entrepreneurship
- Behaviour in Organisations
- Employee Relations
- Strategy, Management and Society
- German Language and Cultures: Advanced
- The Berlin Republic
- World Cinemas: Representing National and Transnational Societies and Cultures
- Management in the Twenty-First Century
- Responsible Business and Management: Accountability in the International Political Economy
- German Language and Cultures: Proficient
- The Literature and Art of Management
- The Dark Side of Organisation
- Managing Professional Services Firms
- Leadership in Practice
- Innovation and Firm Competitiveness
- Globalisation, Politics and Culture
- International Perspectives on Leaders and Leadership
- Applied HR, Business and Society
- Industrial and Corporate Change
- Supply Chain Management
- Business Consultancy Project
- Company Law
- Managing Diversity
- Sustainability and Business
- Management, Technology and Society
- International and Comparative Employment Relations
- Workplace Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Strategic Management of Risk
- Marketing and Innovation Management
- Managing and Leading Change
- Dissertation
- Modern German Language: Context, Trends and Conflicts
- World Cinemas: Representing National and Transnational Societies and Cultures
- Independent Study in Languages and Cultures