BSc International Business Management with Study Abroad in a Modern Language (N122)

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Course summary

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, and you will also study an appropriate modern language unit.

During your second year, you will study International Business topics in more depth, and you will have the opportunity to select from a range of optional units. We will also help you to deepen your understanding of research design, data collection and data analysis; including analysis of survey data, interviews and observation in organisations. You will also select an advanced study option in your modern language of choice.

You will spend your third year abroad studying units in business and management in your chosen language at one of our partner universities. To find out more about studying abroad, visit the Centre for StudyAbroad.

You will return to Bristol for your final year, where you will be able to choose from a wide range of optional units, enabling you to tailor your studies to your developing interests, and where you will undertake your dissertation: a piece of supervised individual research on a topic of your choosing.

Teaching for this course is delivered at both the Clifton Campus and the Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus.

Accreditations

Our International Business Management with Study Abroad in a Modern Language BSc is accredited by ICAEW.

Course structure

Full details about the course structure and units for this course can be viewed in the programme catalogue.

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Entry 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.

AAA or A*AB. Applicants must also meet the following modern language requirements: GCSE 8 or A-level C in French, German or Spanish.
DDD in any Applied General BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma

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36 points overall with 18 at Higher Level. Language requirement: 5 in Higher Level or Standard Level French; or 5 in Higher Level or Standard Level German; or 5 in Higher Level or Standard Level Spanish; or 7 or A in GCSE Italian (or equivalent)
32 points overall with 16 at Higher Level. Language requirement: 5 in Higher Level or Standard Level French; or 5 in Higher Level or Standard Level German; or 5 in Higher Level or Standard Level Spanish; or 7 or A in GCSE Italian (or equivalent)

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85% overall
Advanced Higher: AA, and Standard Higher: AAAAB
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.

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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.
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.
The University of Bristol welcomes applications from international students, and we accept a wide range of qualifications for undergraduate and postgraduate study.

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