BSc International Business & Spanish

4 year with integrated placement year

UCAS Codes:

• NR11 (International Business and French)

• NR12 (International Business and German)

• NR14 (International Business and Spanish)

• NR24 (International Business, German and Spanish)

• NR33 (International Business, French and German)

• NR44 (International Business, French and Spanish)

Students studying a single language have the option to learn Chinese or Arabic or Portuguese as a minor part of their programme.

Typical offers:

A Levels: AAB - ABB
IB: 32 points overall in the IB diploma with 6,5,5 - 5,5,5 at HL. Minimum scores of 5 in English and Maths at Standard level. Score of 6 at Higher level required in the relevant language(s)
BTEC, Access & other: BTEC Extended Diploma DDD. Access to HE students are eligible to apply for this course. Please note relevant language(s) competency must be separately qualified at minimum of A-level grade B standard

Further requirements:
A level grade B (or equivalent) required in the relevant language(s)
5 GCSEs grades A*- C to include
GCSE Maths – grade C/4
GCSE English – grade C/4

General Studies does not contribute towards the UCAS points requirement but is welcomed as an additional qualification.

Tuition fees: £9,250 (£1,250 during placement year) for UK/EU students. £14,630 for International students (£2,500 during placement year) (2017). More on fees

The information contained on this website details the typical entry requirements for this course for the most commonly offered qualifications. Applicants with alternative qualifications may wish to enquire with the relevant admissions teams prior to application whether or not their qualifications are deemed acceptable. For less commonly encountered qualifications this will be judged on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the academic admissions tutor.

• International managers need to have qualities such as drive and leadership. They need to be good communicators and sensitive to different cultures and traditions. Those who acquire these skills are hugely valued by employers.
  
  This course has been designed so that the various subjects support each other. In particular, part of the Business teaching is carried out in French, German or Spanish. Due to this unique integrated structure, the course remains a market leader for students wanting to study Business and Modern Languages.
  

  
  The course will develop your fluency, accuracy and confidence in using the language, both in business situations and more generally. You will benefit from a broad-based business education which covers the areas of marketing, economics, operations management, accounting, finance, business strategy, and business environment.

  Students also have the option to study Chinese, Arabic or Portuguese at beginners level, giving you the opportunity to gain a good working knowledge of Arabic, Chinese or Portuguese by the end of your degree

  The integrated nature of the degree means that it has been designed as a whole, and the structure of it is the same, whichever languages you are taking.

  On the degree, you’ll learn how to identify your customers, how businesses can be organised, how to understand financial information and how businesses take account of the world’s governments. All of these subjects are given an international dimension.
  

  Year 1

  Courses taught in English:
  

  • Introductory Accounting for Business
  • Introduction to Organisation Behaviour
  • Introduction to Marketing Management
  • International Business Environment (English)

  Courses taught in French, German, Spanish or Chinese:
  

  • International Business Environment (France, Germany, Latin America/Spain, China)
  • French/German/Spanish/Chinese Language Skills
  • Introduction to French/German/Spanish/Chinese Speaking Countries
  • History of France, Germany (Introduction to the German Speaking Countries; Postwar Germany) and Spain/Latin America, China
  • Arabic Language (beginners) or
  • Chinese Language (beginners) or
  • Portuguese Language (beginners) or
  • Japanese Language (beginners)
  Year 2

  Courses taught in English:

  • Strategic Finance
    
  • Management Accounting
    
  • Marketing
    

  • Data Analysis & Modelling for Management

  • Operations Management

  • International Business Environment

  Courses taught in French, German, Spanish or Chinese:
  

  • International Business Environment (France, Germany, Latin America/Spain, China)
  • French/German/Spanish/Chinese Language Skills
  • Politics and Society
  • Culture and Conflict
  • Arabic Language (intermediate) or
  • Chinese Language (intermediate) or
  • Portuguese Language (intermediate)
  Year 3

  You will spend this year in an integrated professional placement and/or an international study opportunity at one of our partner institutions within a French/German/Spanish speaking country. It is also possible to divide your year abroad between work and study if you would prefer.
  

  See placement year section or find out more about the Aston placement year.

  Final Year

  Courses taught in English:

  Core modules:

  • International Finance
  • Strategic Decision Making
    
  • International Business Economics
  • International Business Environment (France, Germany, Latin America/Spain, China)
  • French/German/Spanish/Chinese Language Skills

  Optional modules:

  • International Marketing
  • International Operations
  • Global Working
  Courses taught in French, German, Spanish or Chinese:
  
  • International Business Environment (France, Germany, Latin America/Spain, China)
  • A selection of modules on French/German/Spanish/Chinese culture
  • Dissertation or
  • Arabic language (advanced) or
  • Chinese language (advanced) or
  • Portuguese language (advanced)