In Stage 1, you'll develop a good understanding of core areas of business, including:

• the key concepts of accounting and finance
• an overview of the international business environment
• the concepts and principles of business management and organisation

You'll study French, German, Spanish or Chinese. You will study at either Entry or Intermediate level. This will depend on your existing language qualifications.

In Stage 2, you'll broaden your knowledge with modules covering topics such as:

• developments and issues in global financial markets
• the nature and importance of the management of people and organisations
• language and cross-cultural communication

You will continue to learn the language you studied at Stage 1.

You'll spend this year abroad in a country where your chosen language is spoken. You'll study at a partner university or undertake a work placement.

If you studied your chosen language at Intermediate Level in Stage 1 and Advanced Level in Stage 2, a work placement or study abroad is compulsory in Stage 3.

If you studied your chosen language at Entry Level in Stage 1 and Intermediate Level in Stage 2, a work placement or study abroad in Stage 3 is optional but highly recommended.

If you're studying Chinese, study abroad is compulsory in Stage 3, regardless of the level of study. You cannot undertake a work placement. You will study at a School of Modern Languages partner university.

In Stage 4, you'll continue to develop the language you studied at Stage 1 and 2.

You'll study topics such as:

• perspectives on globalisation, multinational corporations, varieties of capitalism and international business
• global business strategy formulation and implementation

You'll also complete either:

• a International Business Management Dissertation; or
• a Management Research Briefing for Sustainable Organisational Futures