Business Management (Modern Languages) with a Year in Industry

Designed for curious, forward-thinking minds, who are ready to gain a deeper understanding of how organisations work, ideas grow and how change happens on a local and global scale.

Our BSc Business Management (Modern Languages) incorporates modern languages with a distinctive business degree, that will empower you with the specialised skills needed to succeed in local, national and global business management. You will explore the values that define modern business – sustainability, inclusivity, ethics, and innovation, and discover how you can make a difference.

BSc Business Management (Modern Languages) encompasses essential aspects of business and management, whilst also giving you the opportunity to acquire competence in a modern language. You will explore various languages through taster sessions, allowing you to experience Mandarin, French, Italian, German and Spanish before selecting one language as your focus. As you progress, you will advance from beginner’s language modules to intermediate and discover how to use your foreign language in a professional environment.

The optional Foundation Year for this programme can give you an exciting introduction to higher education, setting you up with the skills, confidence, and knowledge that you’ll need to be successful in your undergraduate degree. It’s ideal if you need a little more support after further education, or are returning to education after a gap. Following successful completion of the Foundation Year, you will progress onto Year 1 of your BSc.

This course also offers you the opportunity to spend a Year in Industry, in the UK or overseas, enabling you to gain valuable workplace experience. The University advocates for paid-only placements, which on average have a salary of over £20,000. Unpaid placements are considered on a case-by-case basis.

In Year 1, you will typically study areas including: Accounting for Managers, Key Skills for Business, The Global Context of Organisation, Managing People.

In Year 2, you will typically study areas including: Economics for Business, Employability Skills, Strategic Analysis.

In Year 3, you undertake a One year industrial placement.

In Year 4, you will typically study areas including: International Human Resource Management, Power and Organisation, Data Mining, Application Development. You will also undertake a Final Year Project.

We offer a variety of assessment methods within our programmes. In addition to traditional examinations and essays, examples of alternative assessment include:

• Business report
• Group presentation
• Reflective Log

Throughout your undergraduate Business Management degree, you will develop excellent research and analytical skills and learn to present your ideas effectively both verbally and in writing. For full breakdown of course structure and assessment, please get in touch with us at study@swansea.ac.uk.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• AACSB International