BA Italian and Management Studies
About this course
BA in Italian and Management Studies, a business and management and Italian degree focusing on language acquisition alongside organisational principles and operational strategy. Core topics include Project Management, Accounting, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The course includes a compulsory third-year term abroad spent immersing in Italian culture. The first year introduces foundational concepts through First Year Italian Language, Introduction to Italian Studies 1, Accounting for Business, and Understanding Management, alongside optional studies such as Digital Strategy and Transformation. The second year progresses with Second Year Italian Language, Competitive Strategy, Managerial Accounting for Decision Making, and Business and Society, supplemented by optional choices including Strategic Human Resource Management. The third year consists of SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and SELCS Year Abroad Term 2. The fourth year concludes with Final Year Italian Language and Strategic Project Management, while offering optional modules like Corporate Financial Strategy and Mastering Entrepreneurship.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB (Foreign Language Preferred) IB: 36 points (A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. Foreign language preferred.)
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 89%: 8 offers from 9 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 16 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 71%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 59%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 63%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 32 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 58%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 9%
- Unemployed: 8%
Most common jobs
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 25%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Finance Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 215 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 67%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 65%
- Baccalaureate: 20%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- First Year Italian Language
- Introduction to Italian Studies 1
- Introduction to Italian Studies 2
- Accounting for Business
- Understanding Management
- Marketing and Consumer Analytics
- Communication and Behaviour in Organisations
- Digital Strategy and Transformation
- Ethics and Sustainability in International Operations
- Business and Corporate Strategy
- International Trade
- Second Year Italian Language
- Competitive Strategy
- Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
- Business and Society
- Italian Culture during Fascism
- Issues in Italian Syntax
- Italian Literature 1860-1925
- Writing Women in Renaissance Italy
- Dante and Petrarch
- Italians Abroad: A History of Italian Migration 1790-Today
- Law for Managers
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Global Marketing Strategy
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Final Year Italian Language
- Strategic Project Management
- Corporate Financial Strategy
- Engineering, Technology and Innovation: The Long View
- Mastering Entrepreneurship
- International Strategy
- Entrepreneurship in a Global Context
- Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
- Financial Management
- The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
- Futurism in Italy
- Nation, Culture and Society in Italy, 1860-1914
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Italian and Management Studies at University College London earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £31,000 after 3 years, £42,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £32,500 and £57,000. The £42,500 median after five years is £8,500 more than the UK median for Management studies.
What do graduates of BA Italian and Management Studies at University College London do next?
77% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Italian and Management Studies at University College London?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Italian and Management Studies at University College London?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 140 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Italian and Management Studies at University College London?
89% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 8 offers from 9 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Italian and Management Studies at University College London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Italian and Management Studies at University College London?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.