Business Management and Languages The Open University UK

Overview

This Business Management and Languages CertHE certificate from The Open University UK offers a broad grounding in key concepts associated with business management and a sound knowledge of the basic concepts associated with the study 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 certificate will reflect your chosen language (e.g. Certificate of Higher Education in Business Management and German).

Key facts

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

• Explores some 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 B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

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

Career opportunities:

• 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.