Business Studies with Italian BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Bangor

£ 11,750 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Bangor (Wales)

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    September

This degree is 67% business subject, 33% language. Degrees that involve one third language study and two thirds at Bangor Business School are 3 year courses based entirely in Bangor.

Business Studies will provide insights and expertise in specific business functions such as marketing, human resource management, accounting and finance. You will study specialised topics such as entrepreneurship and international business. You will also develop awareness of the wider environment in which businesses operate, by studying subjects such as business economics and business law.

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Location

Start date

Bangor (Gwynedd)
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LL57 2DG

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

About this course


The course aims to enable understudies to: Explore the relationship between individuals and their working environment, including the motivation to work, the social dimension of working with others, and the nature and function of leadership.

Understand the work as a social activity, in which leadership integrates the achievement of task activity and the development of social processes.

Understand the complexity of the management task.

Understand the changing nature of a business environment and how it can affect internal structures of organisations

Recognise the importance of innovation and creativity


Many Business School graduates pursue careers in areas such as accountancy, banking, investment, insurance, risk management, marketing, human resource management and retail management. Studying Modern Languages opens the door to a wide variety of careers. Many Bangor Modern Languages graduates have, of course, gone into teaching and translating, but just as many have embarked upon successful careers in the civil service, business and commerce, industry and the media. The skills you learn whilst studying languages cultural awareness, communication, accuracy, planning and logical analysis are valued highly by employers from all sectors of the economy.

300 260 points – all subjects accepted.
GCSE grade C in Mathematics or equivalent is essential.
The Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification is accepted.
Irish Leaving Certificate.

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Subjects

  • Italian Language
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Management
  • Business Studies
  • Financial Accounting
  • Accounting
  • IT
  • Economics
  • Marketing
  • International
  • Banking
  • Accounting MBA
  • Finance
  • Financial
  • School
  • International Business
  • Resource Management
  • Business School
  • Management Accounting
  • Financial Training
  • IT Management
  • Italian
  • Collecting and analysing information
  • Commercial databases
  • Preparing business case studies
  • Completing problem solving exercises
  • Writing essays
  • Video and textual analysis
  • Aural transcriptions
  • Oral presentations
  • Precis and report writing
  • Business Studies with Italian
  • Role Plays

Course programme

Course Content You will spend up to 15 hours per week in lectures, seminars and tutorials. For Business School subjects there is a mixture of continuous assessment and written examinations. You will complete assignments such as collecting and analysing information from commercial databases or the internet, preparing business case studies, writing essays and completing problem-solving exercises. For Languages, you will do role-plays, video and textual analysis, aural transcriptions, oral presentations and precis and report writing. Year 1 Modules: Compulsory Modules Semester 1 ASB-1103: Intro to Business and Mgmt (10) or ADB-1103: Busnes a Rheolaeth (10) ASB-1110: Mgmt & Financial Accounting (20) or ACB-1110: Cyfrifeg Rheolaeth ac Ariannol (20) ASB-1111: Intro. to Quantitative Methods (10) ASB-1200: Business Study Skills (10) or ACB-1200: Sgiliau Astudio Busnes (10) ASB-1300: CORE Economics (20) or ACB-1300: Economeg CORE (20) Semester 2 ASB-1104: Introduction to Marketing (10) or ACB-1104: Cyflwyniad i Farchnata (10) ASB-1110: Mgmt & Financial Accounting or ACB-1110: Cyfrifeg Rheolaeth ac Ariannol ASB-1300: CORE Economics or ACB-1300: Economeg CORE 40 credits from: LZI-1001: Intermediate Italian I (20) (Semester 1) Core LZI-1002: Intermediate Italian II (20) (Semester 2) Core LZI-1003: Italian for Beginners I (20) (Semester 1) Core LZI-1004: Italian for Beginners II (20) (Semester 2) Core Students with A Level Italian must take LZI1001 & LZI102. Students without A Level Italian must take LZI1003 & LZI1004 Year 2 Modules: Compulsory Modules Semester 1 LZI-2040: Italian Language 1 (40) Core ASB-2103: Principles of Marketing (10) or ACB-2103: Egwyddorion Marchnata (10) ASB-2104: Princ.of Organisation & Mgmt (10) ASB-2203: Finance (10) Semester 2 LZI-2040: Italian Language 1 ASB-2109: Marketing Research (10) or ADB-2109: Ymchwil Marchnata (10) ASB-2112: Business Information Systems (10) or ADB-2112: Systemau Gwybodaeth Busnes (10) Optional Modules 30 credits from: ASB-2107: Consumer Behaviour (10) (Semester 2) ASB-2113: Marketing Communication (10) (Semester 1) or ACB-2113: Cyfathrebu Marchnata (10) (Semester 1) ASB-2115: Org Learning in Knowledge Econ (10) (Semester 1) ASB-2217: Investment (10) (Semester 1) ASB-2305: Economics for Managers (10) (Semester 2) ASB-2307: Microeconomics (20) (Semester 1) ASB-2308: Macroeconomics (20) (Semester 2) ASB-2320: Current Issues in Economics (20) (Semester 1 + 2) ASB-2406: Work Placement (10) (Semester 2) or ACB-2406: Lleoliad Gwaith (10) (Semester 2) ASB-2411: Quantitative Methods for Bus (10) (Semester 1) ASB-2414: Management: Planning & Control (20) (Semester 1 + 2) ASB-2416: Operations Strategy (10) (Semester 1) ASB-2504: Financial Accounting (10) (Semester 1) or ACB-2504: Cyfrifeg Ariannol (10) (Semester 1) ASB-2505: Comparative Banking (20) (Semester 1 + 2) ASB-2507: Management Accounting 1 & 2 (20) (Semester 1 + 2) ASB-2508: Corporate Gov'nce & Regulation (10) (Semester 2) ASB-2511: Evolution of Mgmt Thought (10) (Semester 2) Students may choose from the above list of modules, that is any Business School year 2 module not listed as compulsory for your degree programme, subject to pre-requisites and excluding ASB-2108 and ASB2110. Year 3 Modules: Compulsory Modules Semester 1 LZI-3030: Italian Language 2 (30) Core ASB-3101: Human Resource Management (10) ASB-3102: International Business (10) ASB-3103: Marketing Strategy & Man. (10) ASB-3104: Entrepreneurship Cap & Firm (10) or ADB-3104: Entrepreneuriaeth Cyf & Cwmni (10) Semester 2 LZI-3030: Italian Language 2 ASB-3105: Business Planning (10) ASB-3107: The Marketing of Services (10) Optional Modules 20 credits from: ASB-3108: Customer Insight Project (10) (Semester 2) ASB-3109: Strategic Management (10) (Semester 2) ASB-3112: Advertising Strategy (10) (Semester 1) or ADB-3112: Strategaeth Hysbysebu (10) (Semester 1) ASB-3114: e-Marketing (10) (Semester 2) ASB-3117: Globaliz'tn & Multin'tl Corp'n (10) (Semester 2) ASB-3201: International Banking (10) (Semester 1) ASB-3204: Corporate Risk Management (10) (Semester 1) ASB-3206: Money and Banking (10) (Semester 2) ASB-3208: Financial Statement Analysis (10) (Semester 2) ASB-3210: Advanced Corporate Finance (20) (Semester 1 + 2) ASB-3215: Adv Inv Theory & Practice (10) (Semester 2) ASB-3217: Investment (10) (Semester 1) ASB-3301: Macroeconomics (10) (Semester 2) ASB-3309: Behavioural Finance (10) (Semester 2) ASB-3312: International Economics (10) (Semester 1) ASB-3313: Financial Economics (10) (Semester 1) ASB-3316: Applied Economics (20) (Semester 2) ASB-3317: Econometrics (20) (Semester 1) ASB-3412: Dissertation (20) (Semester 2) or ACB-3412: Traethawd (20) (Semester 2) ASB-3500: Britain and the EU (10) (Semester 1) ASB-3501: Comparative Public Admin (10) (Semester 2) ASB-3504: Financial Accounting (10) (Semester 1) ASB-3507: Advanced Management Accounting (20) (Semester 1 + 2) ASB-3509: Corp. Social Responsibility (10) (Semester 2) ASB-3513: Advanced Consumer Psychology (10) (Semester 2) ASB-3516: Work, Employment & Labour Mkts (10) (Semester 2) Students may choose from the above list of modules, that is any Business School year 3 module(s) not listed as compulsory for your degree programme, subject to pre-requisites and excluding ASB-3111. 10 credits from: LXE-3101: Approaching Translation (10) (Semester 2) or LCE-3101: Trin a Thrafod Cyfieithu (10) (Semester 2) LXE-3102: Culture and the Body (10) (Semester 1) LXE-3210: Press Dossier (10) (10) (Semester 1) or LCE-3210: Astudio'r Cyfryngau (S1) (10) (Semester 1)

Business Studies with Italian BA (Hons)

£ 11,750 VAT inc.