International Business with French BA (Hons)

Summary

Develop fluency in French and a second foreign language (German or Spanish from any level or Italian from scratch).

This diverse course employs a variety of innovative learning and teaching methods within the vibrant, dynamic setting of Sheffield Business School, an internationally-recognised centre of teaching excellence attracting students and academics from all over the world.

You learn through

lectures and seminars lessons in your target languages debates and problem-solving exercises individual and group work and presentations formal and informal language practice, including support from a Foreign Language Assistantcase studies international work placement (additional costs apply)a semester at a European university (additional costs apply)guided readings and electronic resources


Applied learning

Work placements

As part of your course you spend six months of your second year at one of our partner universities and 12 months on placement in an organisation based in a French-speaking country.Your work placement is a great opportunity to gain valuable international business experience. It helps you develop your skills and language ability and significantly enhances your employability. You can apply for placements with international companies such as Orange Business Services, France and France Telecom.If you study abroad, or do your work placement, in another European country there may be funding available through the Erasmus programme.

Live projects

Some modules allow you to participate in projects in collaboration with companies or experienced professionals from a variety of sectors.