BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Placement Year
About this course
BA (Hons) in Global Communication with Business Management with a Placement Year, a degree combining communication studies and business management. Core topics include Research Methods and Marketing. The course includes a compulsory placement year in the third year. The first year introduces foundational subjects through modules such as INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES, UNDERSTANDING THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES, and MEDIA REPRESENTATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT. The second year progresses with compulsory study in GLOBAL COMMUNICATION IN PRACTICE and GLOBAL COMMUNICATION: CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES alongside numerous optional modules. The final year focuses on advanced concepts with compulsory modules including INTERCULTURAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION and GLOBAL INTERCULTURAL LEADERSHIP. Optional modules span various specialized areas, and students may undertake a DISSERTATION IN MEDIA, LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB
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What students say
Based on about 50 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 105 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 84%
- Left higher education: 16%
What graduates do next
Based on about 25 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 35%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Information Technology Professionals: 5%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Finance Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 65 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 43%
- London: 30%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 95 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 86%
- Access course: 2%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 8%
- Other qualifications: 2%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- LCS YEAR ABROAD MODULE
- INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
- UNDERSTANDING THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
- INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
- LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY
- MEDIA REPRESENTATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
- DIGITAL MEDIA: CONCEPTS, TECHNOLOGIES & CULTURES
- THEORISING MEDIA AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
- MEDIA INDUSTRIES
- APPLIED BUSINESS PROJECT
- HUMANITARIAN COMMUNICATION: MEDIA, CRISIS AND SOLIDARITY
- GLOBAL COMMUNICATION IN PRACTICE
- GLOBAL COMMUNICATION: CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES
- PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
- MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATIONS
- MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE
- LGBT AND BEYOND: SEXUAL CULTURES, QUEER IDENTITIES, AND THE POLITICS OF DESIRE
- GENDER AND POWER
- DIGITAL MEDIASCAPES
- MEDIA REPRESENTATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
- DIGITAL MEDIA AND SOCIETY
- ENVIRONMENT, HARM AND SOCIETY
- FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTION
- DIGITAL MEDIA, YOUTH AND SUBCULTURE
- JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE AND MEDIA
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES PLACEMENT MODULE
- APPROACHES AND PRACTICE IN DIGITAL MEDIA
- LCS SEMESTER ABROAD MODULE
- ASIAN FILM AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- CRISIS, CULTURE, AND CLICKS ¿ NAVIGATING PUBLIC RELATIONS IN A DIGITAL WORLD
- THE MEDIA AND IDENTITY
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR
- ADVANCED ENGLISH II
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC II
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I - A2+ CEFR
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR
- ADVANCED ENGLISH I
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I
- BEGINNERS RUSSIAN I (SPRING START)
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I - A2+ CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN II - A1.2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE II
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE II
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I - A1.1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH II - A2 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II - B1 CEFR
- INTERCULTURAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
- GLOBAL INTERCULTURAL LEADERSHIP
- BUSINESS ETHICS
- MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
- EMPLOYABILITY, CREATIVITY AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
- STRATEGIC BRAND MANAGEMENT
- CRITICAL APPROACHES TO DIGITAL MEDIA IN THE AI AGE
- WE'RE HERE, WE'RE QUEER: GLOBAL SEXUALITIES AND CONTEMPORARY QUEER CULTURES
- RESEARCHING MEDIA INDUSTRIES AND CREATIVE SECTORS IN CONTEXT
- TRANSLATION AND MEDIA IN A GLOBALISED WORLD (LEVEL 6)
- POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY OF THE INDO-PACIFIC
- INVESTIGATING MEDIA AUDIENCES AND USERS
- DIGITAL STORYTELLING
- STORYTELLING, MEDIA AND CRISIS
- DISSERTATION IN MEDIA, LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
- CRISIS, CULTURE, AND CLICKS ¿ NAVIGATING PUBLIC RELATIONS IN A DIGITAL WORLD
- MAKING DIGITAL MEDIA
- CELEBRITY: FROM STARS TO INFLUENCERS
- JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE AND MEDIA
- MEDIA, CULTURE AND LEARNING
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £36,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £3,000 less than the UK median for Business studies.
What do graduates of BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 117 UCAS points.
Does BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
84% of students continued into their second year, and 16% left higher education.