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International Business and Management with a Modern Language with Study Year Abroad at University of Reading - UCAS

University of Reading

Degree level: Undergraduate

International Business and Management with a Modern Language with Study Year Abroad

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2025 - 20262026 - 2027
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This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.

University of Reading has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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Course summary

Develop your business and language skills – and broaden your experience by studying overseas – with our BSc International Business and Management with a Modern Language with Study Year Abroad degree. This flexible, four-year course, taught by experts from Henley Business School, provides you with a thorough understanding of the theory and practice of business management in an international context. You’ll enrich this learning and broaden your life experience with an integrated Study Year Abroad. As you develop your business acumen, you will explore a foreign language of your choice. You can start as a beginner in whatever language you choose – the appropriate level of learning and support will be provided. If you’re at an intermediate level, your learning will be tailored to your level of understanding. Explore international business

  • You’ll study a variety of topics related to international business, including:
  • firms in the global economy
  • international corporate strategy
  • comparative international management
  • cross-cultural marketing
  • international human resource management.
You will also study the core disciplines that underpin business – including economics, psychology and sociology – and examine concepts such as:
  • organisational behaviour
  • operations
  • entrepreneurship
  • data analytics
  • accounting.
Your language options In each year of study, you will take one 20-credit module in your chosen language and one 20-credit culture module. In your second and final years, you can tailor your studies to suit your interests and deepen your understanding of your chosen language. 98% of our students said teaching staff are good at explaining things (National Student Survey, 2024). The second year of study offers a short, guided project focusing on social responsibility in action. This will involve working in a foreign language-rich environment in the UK, or at one of our partner institutions across the world. In your third year, you will have the option to undertake a placement or study abroad. Placements are also available in a language-rich environment in the UK, which is a setting where your chosen language is largely spoken. This option offers flexibility if you do not wish to go abroad but still wish to practise your chosen language(s) in a work environment. Wherever you choose to undertake this project, it will enhance your learning and open you up to new experiences. Throughout your studies, you will:
  • explore the interdisciplinary nature of business
  • apply the skills and knowledge you learn to current business problems
  • study the emerging challenges facing global markets.
Choose BSc International Business and Management with a Modern Language with Study Year Abroad at Henley Business School
  • ranked 21st for 'Business and Management' in the Guardian University Guide 2025
  • ranked 1st for overall subject (for Business and Management in the Daily Mail University Guide 2025)
  • triple-accredited status from the UK, European and US accrediting bodies (AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB)
  • ranked 9th in the UK for 'Career after 15 months’ in 'Business and Management' in the Guardian University Guide 2025
  • our business graduates are successful in the job market and in their career aspirations. In the Daily Mail University Guide 2025, we are ranked 1st in the UK for Career on track, and 2nd for High-skilled job in Business Studies
  • 100% of research in the Department of Languages and Cultures is of international standing (REF 2021, combining 4*, 3* and 2* submissions – Modern Languages and Linguistics).
For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/business-and-management-accounting-and-finance-ug/bsc-international-business-and-management-with-modern-language-with-study-year-abroad

Modules

Modules may include:

  • Business in Practice: Markets, Marketing and Management
  • Business in Practice: Accounting for Managers
  • Making Italians: A Journey in the History and Culture of Modern Italy
  • Glorification, Denial and Contempt: Reconstructing Austria's Past
  • The First World War: Then and Now.
*Please note that all modules are subject to change. Check our website for more details about the course structure.

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

How to apply

This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.

15Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
N1Q9
Institution code:
R12
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Contextual offers for this programme are typically two grades beneath our standard entry requirement, e.g. BBC.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6.5We require a minimum score of 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each element of the test (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).
TOEFL (iBT)88We require a minimum score of 88 overall with no less than 17 in Listening and Writing, 18 in Reading and 20 in Speaking.
Cambridge English AdvancedBWe require a grade B or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162.
Cambridge English ProficiencyCWe require a grade C or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162.
PTE Academic69We require a minimum score of 69 overall with at least 59 in each element of the test (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).
Institution's Own TestTest of English for Educational Purposes (TEEP). We require a minimum score of 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each element of the test (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).
Trinity ISEMeritWe require a Merit in each element from ISE II. If you take ISE III or ISE IV, we require a Pass in each element.

Full list of acceptable English Language Tests

http://www.reading.ac.uk/ad-EnglishTests.aspx

Student Outcomes

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50%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
75%
Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535 Year 1
Scotland £9535 Year 1
Wales £9535 Year 1
Channel Islands £9535 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535 Year 1
EU £25850 Year 1
International £25850 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

For Home students: please note that £9,535 is the minimum fee expected, this may increase subject to government approval.
International Business and Management with a Modern Language with Study Year Abroad at University of Reading - UCAS