Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	N1R9

Tuition fee	To be confirmed

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher) good results in French if French is taken as the major language The entry qualification documents are accepted in any 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.

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=UG00047&subgroup=1

Overview

On this course, you study business management alongside learning one language to increase your international employability. You learn what’s involved in managing organisations in an increasingly complex world, including topics such as:

- management
- organisational behaviour
- business strategy
- leadership

In your first year, you benefit from a fully-rounded business education by also studying introductions to accounting and marketing so you can choose from a range of career options upon completion of the course. In your second and final years, you can develop expertise in your preferred area of business by choosing from a selection of optional modules.

BA Business Management with a Modern Language is taught at Essex Business School, ranked in the UK’s top 20 by the Chartered Association of Business Schools. We are an international community of students, staff and entrepreneurs championing responsible management and ethical business.

You are taught languages in the Department of Language and Linguistics, ranked in the top 10 departments in the UK for research (REF, 2014).

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
Successful Futures
Research Methods in Management and Marketing
Marketing Management (optional)
Digital Marketing and Social Media (optional)
Advanced Spanish (optional)

Final year

Leadership in Organisations
Business Research Methods and Skills
Mastery Level Spanish (optional)
Human Resource Management (optional)
Business Ethics (optional)
International Human Resource Management (optional)
Management Psychology (optional)

Career opportunities

As a graduate of our BA Business Management with a Modern Language 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 a foreign 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.

You will develop employability skills throughout you course and can take advantage of career support both within the School and from the University’s Employability and Careers Centre. There are lots of opportunities for work experience, internships, placements and volunteering.

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