BA International Business and Modern Languages
About this course
BA in International Business and Modern Languages, a business and management and modern languages degree combining commercial expertise with linguistic proficiency. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Accounting, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Language & Translation, Entrepreneurship, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students can learn Chinese, French, Spanish, or German from beginner or advanced levels, supported by a triple-accredited Business School, with an option to spend a year abroad. The first year introduces organizational theory, management skills, and international business contexts alongside language modules such as French Language, German Language, Spanish Language, and Beginners Chinese. In the second year, students build on these foundations through compulsory studies in Organisational Behaviour, International Business, Intercultural Communication, and advanced language courses including French Language, Written and Oral, German Language, Written and Oral, and Spanish Language, Written and Oral. Optional modules across the degree span topics in cultural history, literature, philosophy, and specialized business areas.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB. Required subjects: Dependent on subjects chosen (see below). IB: 34/665.
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Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 1 UCAS decision for BA International Business and Modern Languages (NN16) at the University of Exeter for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is AAB at A level.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 32%: 41 offers from 130 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 19 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 78%
- Learning opportunities: 77%
- Assessment and feedback: 72%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 76%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 44 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 8%
- Further study: 19%
- Unemployed: 3%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 30%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Finance Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Protective service occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 160 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 7%
- East of England: 13%
- London: 34%
- South East: 15%
- South West: 22%
- Wales: 4%
Who gets in
Based on about 35 students who started
- A levels: 75%
- Baccalaureate: 20%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- The International Business Context
- Discovering Management Theory
- Discovering Skills for Management
- Language, Communication and Power
- French Language
- French Language for Beginners
- German Language
- German Language for Beginners
- Beginners Chinese
- Spanish Language
- Spanish Language for Beginners
- The Making of Modern France
- The Devil is in the Detail: An Introduction to the Short Story in French
- The French Language, Present and Past
- An Introduction to French Thought
- A Nation Remembers: Issues in German Cultural Memory
- Turning Points in German History 1200 - 2000
- Introduction to Financial Accounting
- Introduction to Management Accounting
- Introduction to Accounting
- Introduction to Finance
- Introduction to Statistics
- Introduction to Econometrics
- Mathematics for Economists
- Statistics for Business and Management
- History of Economic Thought
- Economics for Management
- Basic Quantitative Methods
- Economics I
- Economics II
- Introduction to Data Science in Economics
- Introduction to Behavioural Economics
- Personal Finance
- Marketing and Society
- Fundamentals of Marketing
- Leadership and Teams
- Statistics for Business
- Future You
- Exploring Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Chinese Art and the Art of Living
- Introduction to Asian Philosophy
- Comparative Literatures and Cultures: Theories and Approaches
- Reading Comparatively
- Introduction to Film
- Language, Culture, International Relations
- An Introduction to the Hispanic World: Texts in Context
- The Making of Modern Latin America: History Through Literature and Culture
- An Introduction to the Literature and Film of Spain
- Organisational Behaviour
- International Business
- Intercultural Communication
- French Language, Written and Oral
- Intermediate French
- German Language, Written and Oral
- Intermediate German
- Intermediate Chinese (One)
- Spanish Language, Written and Oral
- Spanish Language (ex-beginners)
- Chinoiserie and Européenerie: Artistic and Vultural Exchanges between China and Europe
- Digital China: Popular Culture, Technology, and Society
- Revolutions! Art and Society in France, 1770-1830
- Evolution of the French Language
- Intimate Spaces of the French Enlightenment
- Violence and Virtue: Early Modern French Theatre
- Subversive Texts: Baudelaire and Rachilde
- Berlin - Culture, History and Politics
- Gender, Race and Migration in 20th and 21st-century German Literature
- Migrating Texts: Classical Reception, Adaptation, Translation
- Research Skills in Languages and Cultures
- Contemporary Latin American Cinema
- Multilingualism in Society
- Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence
- From Page to Screen: Female Detectives in Literature, Film, and Television
- Federico Garcia Lorca: Theatre and Poetry
- The Latin American Short Story
- Catalonia Is Not Spain? Modern Catalan Culture in Context
- "What is Love? And Do I Need It?" An Introduction to Spanish Renaissance Love Poetry
- Fiction in Post-War Spain: Voices of Conformity and Subversion
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA International Business and Modern Languages at University of Exeter earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £27,500 after 3 years, £36,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,000 and £46,500. The £36,000 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for Business studies.
What do graduates of BA International Business and Modern Languages at University of Exeter do next?
86% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA International Business and Modern Languages at University of Exeter?
78% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA International Business and Modern Languages at University of Exeter?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 160 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA International Business and Modern Languages at University of Exeter?
32% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 41 offers from 130 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA International Business and Modern Languages at University of Exeter include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA International Business and Modern Languages at University of Exeter?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.