Overview
Throughout the International Business and Languages (Hons) from University of Portsmouth you’ll build a strong foundation in business while developing fluency in your chosen language and the cultural awareness to navigate the international business landscape. Along the way, you’ll sharpen essential skills such as communication, adaptability and problem-solving, all of which employers value highly. By combining these strengths, you’ll graduate prepared for careers that take you across borders and into international companies.
Your degree is designed to connect learning with the real world, so you’ll have the chance to gain hands-on experience through an optional professional placement with leading employers. Our students have worked with brands like L’Oréal, Bentley and Bosch, as well as many other well known industry names. You'll also immerse yourself fully in another culture by studying abroad in a country where your language is spoken, from Spain or Germany to destinations further afield such as Latin America.
Whichever path you take, you’ll leave university ready for a career where languages open doors and cultural understanding sets you apart. Whether you’re helping a business expand overseas, collaborating with international teams or simply confident in working across cultures, you’ll graduate with the tools to shape your future in the global business world.
Career opportunities:
This degree will open doors to a wide variety of careers in the business world. Being able to talk about your international experience and global business learning will give you an advantage when applying to multinational companies in particular.
If you study this course as a dual degree, you'll graduate with two degrees as well as your university study and placement experiences to showcase your in depth knowledge of international business and your soft skills such as working with people.
Graduates of this course could get jobs as:
- Business development manager
- Product manager
- Customer accounts manager
- Market analyst
- Multilingual project coordinator
- Bilingual consultant
- Translator/interpreter
Graduates of our International Business course have gone on to work for companies such as:
- Virgin Media
- IBM
- NATS (air traffic control)
- Asia Pacific Inspection
- BAE Systems
- Liquid Hub (drinks marketing)
- Morgan Stanley
- Kitchen Cut (software)
- Prospect Capital (finance)
- GSMA (worldwide mobile)
- Microsoft
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
The Global Business Environment
Creating Sustaining Customer Value
Language Project
International Business
Risk Management Supply Chain Vulnerability
Study Abroad
French General Language Grade
German General Language Grade
Spanish General Language Grade
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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You can apply through the normal UCAS process if you have not yet submitted any applications at all through UCAS. This option remains open until 30 June.
Language
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Credits
Delivered
Campus Location
- Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Language Studies International Business View 393 other Bachelors in International Business in United KingdomExplore more key information
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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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Other requirements
General requirements
- A levels - BBC-BCC
- UCAS points - 104-112 points from 2 A levels, or equivalent
- BTECs (Extended Diplomas) - DMM
- T Level: Merit
- International Baccalaureate - 27
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents17200 GBP / year≈ 17200 GBP / year -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents9790 GBP / year≈ 9790 GBP / year
Additional Details
EU students – £9,535 a year
Living costs
Portsmouth
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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