Modern Languages and Business Studies BA Honours (TN92)

With this degree, you can study one or two languages alongside business studies. You can study the languages at different levels, depending on your current language ability.

Your language choices are:

• Chinese
• French
• German
• Japanese
• Portuguese
• Spanish

In addition, optional beginners’ modules are available:

• in Catalan, Quechua or Italian for students of Spanish
• in Catalan or Italian for students of French
• in Dutch for students of German

You can take one of these pathways:

• One language at beginners' level
• One language at post-A level (or equivalent)
• Two languages - one at post-A level (or equivalent) and one at beginners' level
• Two languages at post-A level (or equivalent)

If you study two languages in your first year, you may reduce this to just one language for the remainder of your degree if you would like to.

Select the statement below that best describes you, to see what modules you will study.

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage. Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.

Most people study modern languages because of their interest and ability in the subject. For most graduates teaching is a popular career choice, undertaking primary and secondary Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) or beginning careers teaching English on an international basis. Others go into jobs in which their language skills are desirable, such as the media, sales, e-commerce, and areas of finance.

With ever more European and international connections, such skills will grow in importance and can give you a real advantage in applying for a wide range of graduate jobs.

Ability in languages is increasingly valued by a wide range of employers across all sectors, including industry and business. They recognise that a degree in modern languages is evidence not only of linguistic skills and cultural awareness but also of other personal transferable skills needed in employment.

You will develop the self-confidence to communicate orally as well as on paper, to work effectively in a group, to organise and plan your work and to find solutions to problems by critical, logical and creative thinking. Consequently our graduates find work in diverse areas such as tourism, marketing, management, civil service, advertising and the media, teaching and banking.

The School of Modern Languages works with the University’s Careers Service to run an annual Employability Week, including an opportunity to network with recent graduates. We also collaborate on the Modern Languages careers blog, Careers Translated. The blog gives you access to a range of relevant jobs, training and work experience opportunities, as well as interviews with alumni and employers, and general advice.

Find out more about the career options for Modern Languages and Linguistics from Prospects: The UK's Official Careers Website.