BSc Business Management (Modern Languages),
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Business Management (Modern Languages), a business management degree integrating modern language study with organizational theory and operations. Core topics include Project Management, Accounting, Environmental Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Entrepreneurship. Students explore taster sessions in Mandarin, French, Italian, German, and Spanish before selecting one language to study up to the intermediate level. The first year covers core fundamentals through modules such as Accounting for Business, Finance for Business, and Data-Driven Operations. The second year introduces optional topics including Economics for Business, Corporate Governance and Ethics, and Change Management alongside beginner foreign language modules for business. The final year centres on a compulsory Final Year Project alongside advanced optional subjects like Innovation Management, International Human Resource Management, and intermediate foreign language modules.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBC IB: 32 points
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What students say
Based on about 12 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 95%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 89%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 20%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 40%
- Working and studying: 35%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 28%
- Administrative occupations: 14%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Finance Professionals: 8%
- Sales occupations: 7%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 325 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 11%
- South East: 11%
- South West: 13%
- Wales: 47%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Access course: 5%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Modules
- Accounting for Business
- People in Organisations
- Finance for Business
- Data-Driven Operations
- Rethinking Business
- Marketing Essentials
- Hanfodion Marchnata
- Economics for Business
- Strategic Analysis
- Dadansoddi Strategol (Strategic Analysis)
- Beginners' French for Business Students I
- Beginners' German for Business Students I
- Beginners' Italian for Business Students I
- Beginners Spanish 1 for Business Students
- Beginners' Mandarin for Business Students I
- Beginners' French for Business Students II
- Beginners German 2 for Business Students
- Beginners' Italian for Business Students II
- Beginners Spanish 2 for Business Students
- Beginners' Mandarin for Business Students II
- Corporate Governance and Ethics
- Digital Marketing
- Change Management
- Information Systems
- Organisational Behaviour
- Management Science
- Global Business Environment: International Political Economy
- Critical Thinking in Entrepreneurship
- Business and Employment Law
- Principles of Management Accounting
- The Customer Experience
- Marketing Research
- Decision Making and Analysis
- Opportunity-driven Enterprise
- Maths for Business
- Human Resource Management
- Management Consulting
- International Business
- Supply Chain Management
- Business Information Systems
- e-Business
- Business Analytics
- Social Aspects of Organisation
- International Marketing
- Principles of Financial Accounting
- Integrated Marketing Communications
- The Entrepreneurial Workplace
- Final Year Project
- International Human Resource Management
- Power and Organisation
- Innovation Management
- Project Management
- Lean Operations
- Data Mining
- Application Development
- Strategic Implementation
- Rheoli Prosiectau (Project Management)
- Sustainable Tourism
- Tourism Planning
- Digital Marketing Management
- Business Ethics
- Leadership
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Information Technology Service Management
- International Standards
- Sustainability and Environmental Management
- Spreadsheets and Databases for Business Analysis
- Business and Employment Law
- Law of International Corporate Governance
- Forensic Accounting
- Strategic Sales Management
- Enterprise Life Cycle
- Contemporary Issues in Marketing
- Managing Crisis in Organisations
- Intermediate French for Business Students I
- Intermediate German for Business Students I
- Intermediate Italian for Business Students I
- Intermediate Spanish for Business Students I
- Intermediate Mandarin for Business Students I
- Intermediate French for Business Students II
- Intermediate German for Business Students II
- Intermediate Italian for Business Students II
- Intermediate Spanish for Business Students II
- Intermediate Mandarin for Business Students II
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Business Management (Modern Languages), at Swansea University earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £22,000 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £32,000. The £26,500 median after five years is £5,500 less than the UK median for Business studies.
What do graduates of BSc Business Management (Modern Languages), at Swansea University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Business Management (Modern Languages), at Swansea University?
93% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Business Management (Modern Languages), at Swansea University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 122 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Business Management (Modern Languages), at Swansea University?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.