Business Management and Languages The Open University UK

Overview

This Business Management and Languages DipHE diploma from The Open University UK offers a solid grounding in key concepts associated with business management and in the use of your chosen language. You’ll explore how businesses develop strategies, handle risk and take decisions. You’ll see what’s involved in functions such as marketing, accounting and finance. Combining this with the study of a modern language opens doors to other cultures and communities, and can provide a key to the global workplace. The name of your diploma will reflect your chosen language (e.g. Diploma of Higher Education in Business Management and German).

Key features of the course

• Develops a solid understanding of business organisations and their key elements.

• Explores wider considerations such as environments, markets and processes; and how these work together.

• Develops you into an independent user of your chosen language, reaching level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

• Develops solid knowledge of the cultures that use your chosen language, and solid intercultural communication competence.

• Offers the option of a week in France, Germany or Spain.

You’ll develop a broad set of employability skills, including the ability to:

• Understand key business functions such as marketing, human resources, information management, accounting and finance, and operations in their wider organisational and social context.

• Put together reasoned arguments and question assumptions.

• Draw together, analyse and critically evaluate information and data, using a range of research methods.

• Understand the nature of leadership skills and behaviours within organisations.

• Communicate effectively, clearly and accurately with others.

• Use information and communication technology (ICT) effectively.

• Manage time and work independently and as part of a team.

• Take responsibility for your own personal development, set realistic objectives and meet your own goals.

• Manage and motivate yourself.

• Plan, organise and prioritise your work, evaluate and reflect on it.

Career opportunities:

The skills and knowledge you’ll develop will equip you to follow a number of career paths, and are recognised by employers as having great value for work in management and business. Your understanding of another language and the cultures that use it, enhances that value – widening your opportunities in the international market. A qualification in business management with a language can lead to opportunities in a wide range of areas such as:

• Middle and senior management positions across all sectors.
• Advertising and marketing.
• Accountancy.
• Human resources.
• Banking, including investment banking.
• Sales and retail.
• Management consultancy.
• Business journalism.
• Transport and logistics.
• Translation and interpreting.
• Editing and publishing.