2024 entry (view 2023 entry)
BSc International Business Management with Study Abroad in a Modern Language (N122)
Course overview
Typical offer
A-level standard offer: AAA
A-level contextual offer: ABB
See entry requirements for full details and eligibility.
Course duration
4 year(s) full-time
Part-time study is not available for this course
Application method
Full-time: UCAS
Fees
£9,250 per year, home students
£24,500 per year, international students
Fees quoted are for 2023 entry only. Fees for 2024 will be confirmed, subject to government approval, later in 2023.
More about tuition fees, living costs and financial support.
Location
In this four-year degree you will learn about international business and spend a year abroad at one of our partner universities studying in the host language.
The first year is the same as the BSc International Business Management course. You will learn basic concepts and tools - both qualitative and quantitative - for the study of management in the global business environment.
During your second year, you will continue to study core international business units whilst tailoring your degree via optional units. Popular second-year options in the past include Management Science, Consumer Behaviour and Project Management. You will also select an advanced study option in your language of choice.
You will spend your third year abroad studying modules in business and management in your chosen language at one of our partner universities. To find out more about studying abroad, visit Global Opportunities.
You will return to Bristol for your final year, during which you will complete a dissertation on a topic of your choosing. You will also take other core and optional units. Popular final-year options in the past have included Strategy, Data Analytics and Human Resource Management.
Course structure
Full details about the course structure and units for this course can be viewed in the programme catalogue.
Go to programme catalogueEntry requirements
We accept a wide variety of qualifications and welcome applications from students of all backgrounds. Below is a guide to the typical offers for this course.
A-level standard offer
AAA or A*AB
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).
A-level contextual offer
ABB
Find out if you are eligible for a contextual offerLanguage 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).
BTEC
DDD in any Applied General BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma
Find out more about our BTEC entry requirementsLanguage 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
36 points overall with 18 at Higher Level
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 contextual offer
32 points overall with 16 at Higher Level
Find out if you are eligible for a contextual offerLanguage 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).
European Baccalaureate
85% overall
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).
Scottish Qualifications Authority
Advanced Higher: AA, and Standard 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
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).
Welsh Baccalaureate
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.
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).
Cambridge Pre-U
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.
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 qualifications
The University of Bristol welcomes applications from international students, and we accept a wide range of qualifications for undergraduate and postgraduate study.
Search international qualificationsApplicants must also meet these requirements
GCSE profile requirements
Higher numeracy requirement (6 or B in GCSE Mathematics or equivalent)
Further information about GCSE requirements and profile levels.
English language requirements
If English is not your first language, you need to have one of the following:
- IELTS 6.5 overall with 7.0 in reading and listening,and no score below 6.0
- GCSE English Language grade C or 4
- An alternative English Language Profile G qualification
Further information about English language requirements and profile levels
More about UK qualifications.
Selection process
- We only use your information in UCAS to assess your application. There are no other selection criteria or processes.
- Full information about our selection processes for this course:
- The admissions statement above relates to 2023 entry. The statement for 2024 entry will be available in summer 2023.
- Regulations and codes of conduct we abide by to create a positive environment for learning and achievement:
