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Business Management and Modern Languages & Cultures

Course details
  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 27 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Main Site

Course summary

Combining business management with modern languages and cultures gives your degree a global focus. You’ll study key areas of business management, such as organisational behaviour, marketing, operations management, and strategy alongside Catalan, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Portuguese or Spanish.

Combine the study of foreign languages and cultures with business management, and gain access to career opportunities across the globe.

You will become proficient in at least one language as well as the culture, history and politics of the countries that interest you - applying this to the study of business management. The programme gives you the option to choose to add another language from this list.

Whether you choose international marketing or business strategy, project management or innovation, you’ll be taught by leaders in their fields using real-world examples - absorbing ideas invaluable to the modern workplace.

Complementing this with a choice of optional modules from both departments including translation, literature, film, international business and digital marketing, you’ll graduate with the skills to deal with international markets and understand the social and cultural aspects of doing business on a global scale.

Why study this course?

  • Combine the study of Business Management with one or two languages - Choose from eight languages (German, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Czech, Catalan) to take your business management skills international

  • Spend a year abroad - Studying, teaching or working abroad during your third year enables you to immerse yourself in the language, culture and society of the language or languages you study.

  • Triple Crown accredited school - Sheffield University Management School is accredited by AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB.

  • Dedicated employability team - Through the Management School, you’ll be supported to find the work experience that’s right for you, work with industry to develop in-demand skills, and be offered career planning and CV writing support.

Subject options

This course offers the following subject options:

  • Calatan
  • Czech
  • Dutch
  • French
  • German
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Spanish

How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
RN50
Institution code:
S18
Campus name:
Main Site

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
ABB

typically including a modern foreign language

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Access to HE Diploma
Distinction: 30 Merit: 15

Award of Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject, with 45 credits at Level 3, including 30 at Distinction and 15 at Merit

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE Maths grade 6/B

Scottish Advanced Higher
B

typically in a modern foreign language + AABBB in Scottish Highers

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DD

+ B at A Level typically in a modern foreign language

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
32-33

33, typically with 5 in a HL modern foreign language; 32, typically with 5 in a HL modern foreign language, and B in the Extended Essay

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDD

+ an appropriate modern foreign language qualification

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2H2H2H2H3H3

typically including a modern foreign language

To find out if you're eligible for additional consideration or an alternative offer, visit: ww.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/access-sheffield https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate

English language requirements

You must demonstrate that your English is good enough for you to successfully complete your course. For this course we require: GCSE English Language at grade 4/C; IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component; or an alternative acceptable English language qualificationhttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/english-language

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

The entry grades data only represents a proportion of our cohort. We accept a broad range of qualifications on our degrees and we're committed to ensuring all students with the potential to succeed at Sheffield are informed and feel encouraged to apply. If you meet one or more of our Access Sheffield criteria, we may be able to give your application additional consideration when we receive it and when exam results are released.

Learn more on the University of Sheffield website

International entry requirements

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Not enough data available

We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Tuition fees for 2027 entry have not been confirmed. Please use 2026-27 information as a guide.

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