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International Business Management with Study Abroad in a Modern Language

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-Time
  • September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Clifton Campus / Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus
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Course summary

This four-year degree offers a rigorous grounding in international business management while enabling you to develop high-level competence in a modern language and to study abroad in that language during your third year. International business increasingly requires the ability to respond to linguistic, cultural and institutional diversity, and this degree is designed to equip you with both the analytical capabilities and the intercultural fluency needed to work effectively across borders.

You will develop strong foundations in international business strategy, organisational behaviour and evidence-based management; learning to interpret economic and market shifts; analyse how multinational firms operate and evaluate the policy; and institutional environments that shape global business activity. Attention is given to both advanced and emerging markets, helping you understand how firms adapt to different regulatory, technological and cultural contexts. Sustainability, ethical practice and responsible business conduct are integrated throughout, encouraging you to consider how organisations can create value while addressing social and environmental challenges.

Alongside this analytical and strategic training, you will study a modern language from beginner or advanced level; gaining the linguistic and cultural literacy essential for engaging directly with local debates, business practices and societal perspectives. Your year abroad deepens this development; you will study business and management in your chosen language at one of our partner universities, strengthening your adaptability, intercultural communication and confidence in working within another business environment.

This combination of international business expertise, linguistic proficiency and lived overseas experience prepares you for careers in multinational firms, international organisations, diplomacy, consultancy and other roles where operating across languages and cultures is essential.

Professional bodies

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

  • Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
  • Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Clifton Campus / Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus

Study options

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours) • Full-Time • Time abroad (mandatory) • 4 Years

Start dates

  • September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
N122
Institution code:
B78
Campus name:
Clifton Campus / Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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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:
N122
Institution code:
B78
Campus name:
Clifton Campus / Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
AAA-A*AB

Standard offer: AAA or A*AB.

Contextual offer: ABB.

Please visit bristol.ac.uk/contextual-offers for more information about contextual offers.

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Scottish Higher
AAAAB

Advanced Higher: AA, and Higher: AAAAB.

Language requirement: B in A-level or AS-level French; or B in A-level or AS-level German; or B in A-level or AS-level Spanish; or 7 or A in GCSE Italian (or equivalent).

Access to HE Diploma
Distinction: 30 Merit: 15

Access to HE Diploma in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, Psychology, Law or History (or similar titles). The 45 graded Level 3 credits must include at least 30 credits at Distinction and 15 at Merit or above.

Mature students can contact mature-students@bristol.ac.uk to check the suitability of their Access course.

Language requirement: B in A-level or AS-level French; or B in A-level or AS-level German; or B in A-level or AS-level Spanish; or 7 or A in GCSE Italian (or equivalent).

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Advanced Modern Language requirement in French, German or Spanish (7 or A at GCSE).

Scottish Advanced Higher
AA

Advanced Higher: AA, and Higher: AAAAB.

Language requirement: B in A-level or AS-level French; or B in A-level or AS-level German; or B in A-level or AS-level Spanish; or 7 or A in GCSE Italian (or equivalent).

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 36

Standard offer: 36 points overall with 18 at Higher Level.

Contextual offer: 32 points overall with 16 at Higher Level.

Please visit bristol.ac.uk/contextual-offers for more information about contextual offers.

WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales

Requirements are as for A-levels, where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales or the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade.

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

DDD in any Applied General BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma.

Language requirement: B in A-level or AS-level French; or B in A-level or AS-level German; or B in A-level or AS-level Spanish; or 7 or A in GCSE Italian (or equivalent).

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)

Requirements are as for A-levels, where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

Requirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/ D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/ M2 is B, and M3 is C

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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.

We accept a wide variety of qualifications and welcome applications from students of all backgrounds. We consider a large range of contextual factors when making application decisions.

If you receive and accept an offer from the University of Bristol, and you meet the terms of your offer in full, you will be accepted.

Learn more on the University of Bristol website

International entry requirements

The University of Bristol welcomes applications from international students and accepts a wide range of qualifications for undergraduate study. If you studied at a school, college or university outside the UK, please select the relevant page for further information on qualification equivalences, scholarships and details of our education representatives in your country/region. https://www.bristol.ac.uk/international/countries/

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.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

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England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland & InternationalTBC

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

Fees are subject to annual review and are liable to rise each year. Home fees will be set in line with UK government policy and updated as per their guidance, while international fees increase annually in line with expected inflation rises. Visit bristol.ac.uk/ug-fees-funding for further information, including estimated fees for subsequent years and typical total costs.

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