Business Management (Modern Languages), BSc (Hons)

Overview

The Business Management (Modern Languages) degree at Swansea University is a distinctive program that combines essential aspects of business and management with the opportunity to acquire competence in a modern language. This degree is ideal for those who have an interest in both business management and modern languages.

Key Course Details

• UK/EU Fee: ｣9,535 (2026)
• International Fee: ｣20,600 (2026)
• UCAS Code: 4900 (3-year full-time), 490A (4-year full-time with a year abroad), 490I (4-year full-time with a year in industry)
• Mode of Study: Campus-based
• Typical Offer: ABB-BBB (view equivalents)
• Location: Bay Campus

Course Overview

This degree encompasses essential aspects of business and management, while also giving students the opportunity to acquire competence in a modern language. In the first year, students explore various languages through taster sessions, allowing them to experience Mandarin, French, Italian, German, and Spanish before selecting one language as their focus. During the second and third years of study, students focus on one selected language.

Modules

The program includes a range of compulsory and optional modules, covering topics such as:

• Accounting for Managers
• Managing People
• Key Skills for Business
• Introduction to Studying Languages for Business Students
• Operations Management
• The Global Context of Organisation
• Managing in the Digital Age
• Economics for Business
• Strategic Analysis
• Language modules (Beginners' and Intermediate levels in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Mandarin)

Entry Requirements

• A level: ABB-BBB
• BTEC: DDM
• UK Access: Minimum of 33 Distinctions and 9 Merit from Level 3 Subjects
• T Levels: Merit
• Mixed Qualifications: 120-128 UCAS tariff points from 3 highest qualifications
• International Baccalaureate: 32 points

How You're Taught

At Swansea, students benefit from a high-quality, research-informed education that combines a range of effective and inclusive teaching methods. Most courses are taught in person, on campus, giving students the opportunity to actively engage with other students, academic staff, and the wider university community.

Welsh Provision

There are opportunities for Welsh speakers to study some elements of this course through the medium of Welsh, but there is not yet enough provision to reach 40 credits in each year.

Professional Body Accreditation

The BSc Business Management (Modern Languages) degree at Swansea University is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), subject to module selections.

Meet Your Lecturers

Students are taught by a team of experienced academics from research, academic, and industry backgrounds. Their wide-ranging knowledge and expertise is linked closely with the module content, ensuring students learn the most relevant and up-to-date information and develop skills required for a career in business management.

Tuition Fees

• 3 Year Full Time (UK): ｣9,535 (2026)
• 3 Year Full Time (International): ｣20,600 (2026)
• 4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad (UK): ｣9,535 (2026)
• 4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad (International): ｣20,600 (2026)
• 4 Year Full Time With a Year in Industry (UK): ｣9,535 (2026)
• 4 Year Full Time With a Year in Industry (International): ｣20,600 (2026)

Funding and Scholarships

Students may be eligible for funding to help support their study. The University offers a range of scholarships and bursaries, and students can also apply for the Academi Hywel Teifi Bursary.

Additional Costs

Students may face additional costs while at university, including travel to and from campus, printing, photocopying, binding, stationery, and equipment costs.

Careers and Employability

The Careers and Employability Team supports students at each stage of their career journey, helping them build a bright future. Services include employability workshops, individual advice and guidance, and help with finding jobs, internships, work placements, and volunteering opportunities.

Academic Support

The Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops, and one-to-one support in areas such as academic writing, maths and statistics, critical thinking, time management, digital skills, presentation skills, note taking, revision, memory, and exam techniques.

Study Abroad and Global Opportunities

Students have the opportunity to spend a Year In Industry, in the UK or overseas, giving valuable workplace experience. The University advocates for only paid placements, which on average have a salary of over ｣20,000.

How to Apply

Students can apply through UCAS or the University's online application system. International students may also apply through UCAS or the University's online application system.

Application Deadlines

The University recommends that students submit their application as early as possible. Courses will close earlier than the application deadlines listed if all available places are filled.

Degree Overview:

Are you looking for a distinctive business degree that incorporates modern languages, empowering you with the specialised skills required to excel in global, national, or local business management? This degree is ideal for those who have an interest in both business management and modern languages. It encompasses essential aspects of business and management, while also giving you the opportunity to acquire competence in a modern language. In the first year, you will explore various languages through taster sessions, allowing you to experience Mandarin, French, Italian, German, and Spanish before selecting one language of focus. During the second and third years of your study, you will focus on one selected language. In the second year, you will follow Beginners’ language modules, while in the third year, you'll advance to the intermediate level. As your studies progress you will also learn how to use your foreign language in a professional environment. The BSc Business Management degree at Swansea University is the most established programme within the School of Management, known for producing highly skilled and commercial thinking business managers. Graduates have gone on to work for the world’s biggest brands including Shell UK, Marks & Spencer, Bloomberg and Tata. Upon completing this degree, you will be fully prepared to commence your journey as a global citizen, equipped with the potential to pursue numerous diverse roles spanning a wide range of industries and public services.

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Outline:

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BSc 3 Year Full timeYear 1 (Level 4)

Accounting for Managers Managing People Marketing Key Skills for Business Introduction to Studying Languages for Business Students Operations Management The Global Context of Organisation Managing in the Digital Age Year 2 (Level5) Strategic Analysis Economics for Business

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Compulsory Modules

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Students choose 120 credits from the following:

NOTE : Select one module (Language) from the list below: Beginner’s French for Business Students I You have not taken the required Pre Requisite modules for this selection

• Beginner’s German for Business Students I You have not taken the required Pre Requisite modules for this selection
• Beginner’s Italian for Business Students I You have not taken the required Pre Requisite modules for this selection
• Beginner’s Spanish for Business Students I You have not taken the required Pre Requisite modules for this selection
• Beginner’s Mandarin for Business Students I You have not taken the required Pre Requisite modules for this selection

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Language Options TB2

Choose Exactly 15 credits from the following Modules: NOTE : Select one module (Language) from the list below , noting that you must continue with the same language as that selected in semester1.

• Beginner’s French for Business Students II
• Beginner’s German for Business Students II
• Beginner’s Italian for Business Students II
• Beginner’s Spanish for Business Students II
• Beginner’s Mandarin for Business Students II

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Business Options TB1

Choose Exactly30 credits from the following Modules: NOTE : Students should select 30 credits from the following list for semester 1. Optional modules will be offered subject to demand, availability and timetable constraints. Students should note and check BEFORE selecting whether modules have any special requirements, such as pre-requisites, co-requisites or incompatibles. Note: Pre-requisites have to be taken and passed in a previous year and co-requisites have to be selected in the current year. corporate Governance and Ethics Strategic Marketing Planning Digital Marketing Change Management Information Systems Organisational Behaviour Management Science Global Business Environment: International Political Economy Applied Entrepreneurship: Action-Based Planning Critical Thinking in Entrepreneurship Contemporary Issues in Tourism Business and Employment Law Principles of Management Accounting Decision Making and Analysis English for Management1

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Business Options TB2

Choose Exactly30 credits from the following Modules:NOTE : Students should select30 credits from the following list for Semester2. Optional modules will be offered subject to demand, availability and timetable constraints. Students should note and check BEFORE selecting whether modules have any special requirements, such as pre-requisites, co-requisites or incompatibles. Note: Pre-requisites have to be taken and passed in a previous year and co-requisites have to be selected in the current year. Maths for Business Human Resource Management Management Consulting1 Consumer Behaviour International Business Supply Chain Management Business Information Systems e-Business Business Analytics Social Aspects of Organisation Applied Entrepreneurship: Action Based Practice Applied Entrepreneurship: Consultancy Entrepreneurship for Tourism Experiences International Marketing Principles of Financial Accounting English for Management2

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Year 3 (Level6)

Final Year Project

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Optional Modules

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Language Options TB1

Choose Exactly15 credits from the following Modules:NOTE : Select one module (Language) from the list below. Note that students must continue with the same language as that undertaken in the second year of the programme (Level5): Intermediate French for Business Students I

• Intermediate German for Business Students I
• Intermediate Italian for Business Students I
• Intermediate Spanish for Business Students I
• Intermediate Mandarin for Business Students I

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Language Options TB2

Choose Exactly15 credits from the followingModules: NOTE : Select one module (Language) from the list below. Note that students must continue with the same language as that undertaken in the second year of the programme (Level5): Intermediate French for Business Students II Intermediate German for Business Students II Intermediate Italian for Business Students II Intermediate Spanish for Business Students II Intermediate Mandarin for Business Students II

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BSc 4 Year full Time (with a year abroad)

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Year1 (Level4)

Same as above

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Year2 (Level5)

Same as above

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Year3

Students spend abroad at one of our international partner institutions

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Year4 (Level6)

Same as Year3 full time

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BSc4 Year full Time (with a year in Industry)

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Year1 (Level4)

Same as above

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Year2 (Level5)

Same as above

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Year3

Students spend in industry on an approved sandwich year placement

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Year4 (Level6)

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Careers:

As a Business Management (Modern Languages) graduate, you will find yourself in a great position to secure rewarding employment at any business. Whether your target is Shell UK, Marks & Spencer, Bloomberg or Tata, this degree makes you a strong candidate for any potential employer. Your next step could lie in any of these roles: Events Manager Journalism, media, and public relations Data Scientist International Business Professional Management Consultant Business Development Manager

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3 Year Full Time Start Date UK International September 2023 £ 9,000 £ 17,750 January 2024 Start Date UK International September 2023 £ 9,000 £ 17,750 January 2024 N/A £ 17,750 September 2024 £ 9,000 £ 18,650 January 2025 N/A £ 18,650 4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad Start Date UK International September 2023 £ 9,000 £ 17,750 September 2024 £ 9,000 £ 18,650 4 Year Full Time With a Year In Industry Start Date UK International September 2023 £ 9,000 £ 17,750 January 2024 N/A £ 17,750 September 2024 £ 9,000 £ 18,650 January 2025 N/A £ 18,650 Fees for full time Undergraduate UK students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government. Fees for full time Undergraduate EU/International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study. During a sandwich year (e.g. year in industry, year abroad or placement year) a lower fee will apply. For more information visit our tuition fees page. You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page. You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page. You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page. Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

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Overview:

• Founded in 1920 as University College of Swansea
• Received its Royal Charter in 1948, becoming Swansea University
• Consistently ranked among the top 30 universities in the UK
• Home to over 20,000 students from over 140 countries
• Notable achievements include:
  • 2019 Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education for its work in developing and delivering innovative teaching methods
  • 2018 Times Higher Education Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community
  • 2017 Research Excellence Framework (REF) results showed that 90% of Swansea University's research was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent

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Student Life:

• Over 150 student clubs and societies
• Sports teams in a variety of disciplines, including rugby, football, and basketball
• Student support services include:
  • Counseling and mental health support
  • Disability support
  • Financial advice
  • International student support
• Campus facilities include:
  • Bay Campus: Modern campus with state-of-the-art facilities, including a library, sports center, and student union
  • Singleton Campus: Historic campus with a mix of traditional and modern buildings, including the iconic Singleton Abbey
  • Tycoch Campus: Home to the College of Engineering and the School of Management

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Academics:

• Academic resources include:
  • Over 400 undergraduate and postgraduate programs
  • World-class research facilities
  • Extensive library resources
• Faculty:
  • Over 1,000 academic staff, including internationally renowned researchers and industry experts
• Teaching methodologies:
  • Focus on student-centered learning
  • Use of innovative teaching methods, such as problem-based learning and flipped classrooms
• Academic support services:
  • Academic skills workshops
  • Writing center
  • Math and statistics support
• Unique academic programs or initiatives:
  • Swansea Employability Academy: Provides students with opportunities to develop employability skills
  • Swansea University Global: Offers international study and research opportunities

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Top Reasons to Study Here:

• Top 30 UK university
• Excellent teaching and research
• World-class facilities
• Strong industry connections
• Vibrant student life
• Notable alumni include:
  • Michael Sheen, actor
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones, actress
  • Sir Terry Matthews, entrepreneur

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Services:

• Counseling and mental health support
• Health center
• Housing services
• Library resources:
  • Over 1 million books and journals
  • Access to online databases and e-resources
• Technology support:
  • Free Wi-Fi across campus
  • Computer labs and printing facilities
• Career development services:
  • Career counseling
  • Job search assistance
  • Employer networking events