International Business Management with Study Abroad in a Modern Language, BSc

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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 modules 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 Study Abroad.

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.

Please note: Entry requirements for this course are being reviewed and will be updated and confirmed here by May 2024.

Accreditations

Our International Business Management with Study Abroad in a Modern Language BSc is approved by major professional bodies in the UK (ICAEW) so as a graduate you can gain exemptions from a number of their examinations or credits for prior learning.

Requirements

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. 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).

ABB. 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).

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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).

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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). 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).

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). 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).

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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).

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 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.. 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).

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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).

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).

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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English Requirements

PTEMin 67
IELTSMin 6.5
TOEFLMin 90

English Program 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 qualification outlined in our Profile level G.

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Fee Information

Tuition Fee

37,472 / year