International Business with French with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Course summary

How you learn


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, includingsupport from a Foreign Language Assistant
• case studies
• international work placement (additional costs apply)
• a semester at a European university (additional costs apply)
• guided readings and electronic resourcesIn the foundation year, you'll study wider business topics, while specialising in your chosen subject area.

You'll learn useful skills such as academic writing, work in diverse teams and learn to utilise a wide variety of data sources. In doing so, you'll fully prepare yourself for undergraduate study.

Applied learning

Work placements

As part of your course you spend six months of your third 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.