Overview

Within this Business Management and Languages (Honours) BA degree from The Open University UK 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 degree will reflect your chosen language (e.g. BA (Honours) Business Management and German).

Key facts

Develops your 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 a proficient user of your chosen language, reaching level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

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

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

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.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Exploring languages and cultures
Bon départ: beginners' French
French studies 1 (intermediate)
German
Exploring languages and cultures
Rundblick: beginners' German

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-11 00:00:00
Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-08 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Language Studies Management Studies View 113 other Bachelors in Management Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification.

However, there’s a choice of starting points in the modern-language element – your choice will depend on your current level of confidence and proficiency.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

8184 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

7784 GBP / year

≈ 7784 GBP / year

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