Subject guide to Business and Management

Business and Management at Manchester

In a globalised economy, speaking a second language can unlock a wider range of opportunities. On campus, students benefit from outstanding provision for both modern languages and business management, whilst studying in a city that is one of Europe’s leading business destinations and the most successful UK city for attracting foreign direct investment outside London (source: MIDAS).

The Business and Management programme enables students to focus on a specific area of business, or they can opt for a broad-based set of skills covering international business economics, accounting and finance, managing people, work-based psychology, innovation, entrepreneurship, and marketing.

Business and Management course units are taught by academics and specialists from Alliance Manchester Business School, the Masood Entrepreneurship Centre, and the Department of Economics in the School of Social Sciences. 

After coming back from my Year Abroad in Shanghai, I am considering starting a career involving international business after graduation. I plan to make the most of the university’s facilities and opportunities at the business school that will help me with my career goal.

Cedrine / MLBM Chinese

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Courses - 2027 entry

BA Modern Languages and Business and Management is a 4-year degree course, with an integrated Residence Abroad year.

Students can study Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish. The degree title will state the language studied. For example, BA Modern Languages (Spanish) and Business and Management. 

For information about entry requirements, tuition fees, scholarships and bursaries, please visit the online prospectus. 

There are also 3-year course options for Business and Management, which can be taken as a single honours subject, or combined with Accounting and Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship or Marketing.

Course structure

BA Modern Languages and Business and Management provides students with a range of choices. When considering the choices you’d like to make, please note: 

  • Each year, all students study 120 credits of course units. Most course units are 10 credits unless indicated.  
  • The course unit titles for each year of study have been listed. 
  • Joint honours. The number of credits taken from Business and Management varies each year. Year 1 is 60 credits. In Years 2 and 4, students can take 40, 60 or 80 credits, although in Year 2 the number of credits is influenced by the language chosen. The remaining credits for each year of study are taken from your chosen language.
  • Essential course information for students studying a 4-year degree.   

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