BA Modern Languages and Business
About this course
BA Modern Languages and Business is an undergraduate degree combining modern language study with core business and management practices across international contexts. Core topics include Data Analysis, Project Management, Accounting, Legal Analysis, Policy Analysis, and Entrepreneurship. A compulsory third-year period abroad requires students to complete either a work placement at a company or studies at a partner university. In the first year, students build foundational knowledge through modules such as Developing Professional Excellence, Business in Practice: Markets, Marketing and Management, and Business in Practice: Data Analytics, alongside language acquisition options in French, German, Italian, or Spanish. The second year advances linguistic proficiency alongside core studies in Building Competitive Advantage: Business Strategy and Operations, and Managing Work and People: Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources Management. Following the third-year abroad, the final year features advanced language modules alongside specialised optional studies in areas such as Digital Marketing, Advanced Management Accounting, Project Management, and Company Law.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 points, including 4 in standard level Maths.
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What students say
Based on about 30 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 81%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals: 40%
- Finance Professionals: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 13%
- London: 28%
- South East: 33%
- South West: 11%
- Wales: 3%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Developing Professional Excellence
- Business in Practice: Markets, Marketing and Management
- Business in Practice: Data Analytics
- Beginners French, German, Italian or Spanish Language
- Intermediate French, German, Italian or Spanish Language
- Advanced French, German, Italian or Spanish Language I
- Ideas of Frenchness 1
- The Making of Contemporary Germany
- Making Italians: A Journey in the History and Culture of Modern Italy
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Culture
- Building Competitive Advantage: Business Strategy and Operations
- Managing Work and People: Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources Management
- Intermediate French, German, Italian or Spanish Language
- Advanced French, German, Italian or Spanish Language I
- Advanced French, German, Italian or Spanish Language II
- How to Think in French
- Cinema of Germany
- One country, many languages. Linguistic variety and society in contemporary Italy
- Culture and Revolution in Modern Latin America
- Social Responsibility in Action
- Culture, communication and context: contemporary challenges in the interconnected world
- Society, Thought and Art in Modern Europe
- Unity, Nationalism and Regionalism in Europe
- Global Ecologies: Discourse, Environment and Society
- Study Year Abroad
- Advanced French, German, Italian or Spanish Language I
- Advanced French, German, Italian or Spanish Language II
- Advanced French, German, Italian or Spanish Language III
- May '68
- War on Screen - Germany and its Films about WWII
- Narrating the Colombian Conflict
- Digital Marketing
- Advanced Management Accounting
- Project Management
- Digital Entrepreneurship
- Strategy and International Business
- Institutions and Emerging Firms
- Service Operations
- New Directions in Business and Corporate Social Responsibility
- International Marketing
- International Human Resource Management
- Financing Entrepreneurship
- Private Equity and Venture Capital
- Information Systems and Digital Business
- The Dark Side of Marketing
- Social Enterprise
- Corporate Strategy
- Technology Advisory Practices
- Fairness
- Intellectual Property Law
- Commercial Law
- Company Law
- Developing Personal Leadership
- Future Worlds in Film
- Language and Power
- Our Relationship with Technology
- Management in Media Industries
- Global Ethics for International Management
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Modern Languages and Business at University of Reading earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £27,000 after 3 years, £34,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,000 and £44,000. The £34,000 median after five years is £2,000 more than the UK median for Business studies.
What do graduates of BA Modern Languages and Business at University of Reading do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Modern Languages and Business at University of Reading?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Modern Languages and Business at University of Reading?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 113 UCAS points.
Does BA Modern Languages and Business at University of Reading include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Modern Languages and Business at University of Reading?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.