BA Business Management with a Modern Language

Bachelor's degree

In Colchester

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    4 Years

About the course
Do you love travelling the world? Are you looking to learn another language so you can work or live abroad? Could you study management at one of the UK’s top and most international business schools?
This broad business management course offers the opportunity to learn one modern language of your choice

You spend your third year studying abroad to experience a different culture and perspective on management, as well as improve your language skills

Unlike some other universities, you do not pay tuition fees during your year abroad (2017 entry)


Being bilingual can widen your career opportunities and make it easier for you to secure a senior position in a global organisation


We offer a comprehensive language education to mastery level, covering vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing and speaking in preparation for your year abroad

We develop you practical language skills and you are taught intensively by a native speaker


Your business modules explore management from international, intercultural and ethical perspectives

Essex Business School has staff and students from all over the world, helping you to develop a global mind set for today’s interconnected world


Study topics will include:
international business environment
leadership in organisations
organisational behaviour
business strategy
human resource management
business ethics
Your first year provides a fully-rounded business education by offering an overview of the main functional areas within organisations

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Resource Management
  • Global
  • Business Strategy
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Business and Management
  • Business Environment
  • Teaching
  • Marketing
  • International
  • International Business
  • IT Management
  • Skills and Training

Course programme

Example structure
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core and optional module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Language options
The language module that you will study will depend upon your level when you arrive in the department and we are happy to accept students with no previous knowledge of the language. The structure shown below is an example of the progression for a student who has an A Level or equivalent in Spanish, but it is possible to start at an initial level with no prior knowledge of the language (unless you major in French, when an A Level in French is required). Please refer to the progression pathway table to find out which modules are suitable for your linguistic profile.
You can study up to one language with this course.
The below example structure shows a student studying Spanish.
Year 1
Introduction to Accounting
Introduction to Management and Marketing
Research and Study Skills for Professional Development
Intensive Initial Spanish (Double Module) (optional)
Personal Tutor Meetings
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)
Year abroad
On your year abroad, you have the opportunity to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Teaching
Teaching includes a combination of lectures, seminars and computer-based lab sessions
Modules delivered by experts in the field as well as guest speakers
Contribute and interact in lectures through the use of smart technology
Lecture presentations and notes are uploaded online beforehand to help you prepare in advance
Activities designed to develop your practical language skills, such as role-play and class presentations
Cultural and social themes are explored through film, music, the internet, theatre and literature
Complete your final-year project in consultation with a personal supervisor
Assessment
Assessed through traditional methods of end-of-year exams and multiple choice questions in class tests and essays
Plus more innovative and creative assessments include laboratory work, poster presentations, real-business case problems and group presentations
Languages assessed through role-plays and translations
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Additional information

We introduce you to subjects such as accounting and marketing so you have the flexibility to enter any area of business management after graduation You can then choose from optional modules to tailor your course to your interests In your final year, you have the opportunity to put your knowledge into practice by completing an in depth, independent research project or dissertation (subject to approval) This gives you the chance to further develop vital employability skills in areas of research, time management and critical thinking Study abroad During your study abroad year, you undertake additional business and management modules taught in the language of your host country You practise your written and spoken language skills and study the national business environment and legal frameworks By living and studying overseas, you gain a better understanding of cultural sensitivities, as well as how business customs, norms and expectations vary internationally Combined with your ability to speak another language, the experience can make you a compelling choice for multi-national employers and may even mean you can transfer to an overseas office later in your career Our expert staff 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 Our international academics are world-renowned for research They use the latest business thinking in seminars and lectures to ensure you experience an education at the cutting edge of issues affecting organisations across the world You are taught languages in the Department of Language and Linguistics, ranked in the top 10 departments in the UK for research (REF, 2014) All of our modern languages staff are native or bilingual speakers from countries such as France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Spain and Cuba and the UK As well as developing your language skills, they can share their expertise in...

BA Business Management with a Modern Language

£ 9,250 + VAT