Languages with International Business – Spanish – BA (Honours)

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Languages with International Business – Spanish – BA (Honours)

Sheffield Hallam University
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Study two languages to expand your career horizons and take advantage of a demand for graduates with international business knowledge and language expertise. You spend 18 months abroad with six months spent in a foreign university and 12 months working in a Spanish speaking organisation, perfecting your language skills and developing your business experience.

Key points• Take advantage of a demand for business graduates with language expertise.
• Use our high-tech digital language labs to improve your language skills.
• Spend six months studying abroad and 12 months working in a Spanish-speaking organisation abroad.
• Study Spanish plus an additional language from either German, F…

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At a glance

Study two languages to expand your career horizons and take advantage of a demand for graduates with international business knowledge and language expertise. You spend 18 months abroad with six months spent in a foreign university and 12 months working in a Spanish speaking organisation, perfecting your language skills and developing your business experience.

Key points• Take advantage of a demand for business graduates with language expertise.
• Use our high-tech digital language labs to improve your language skills.
• Spend six months studying abroad and 12 months working in a Spanish-speaking organisation abroad.
• Study Spanish plus an additional language from either German, French or Italian.

What is languages with international business?Increasing numbers of businesses are operating across national borders or competing against rivals from other countries. The field of international business involves an understanding of the particular challenges and decisions faced by firms and managers who operate in this international context. Knowledge and understanding of other languages and cultures helps them to do this effectively.

This course

Study two languages and develop the business and language skills needed to take advantage of a growing demand for international business graduates with language expertise.

You study Spanish with another foreign language. You can choose your additional language from a selection of • French • German • Italian. Italian is offered at beginner level only. Your non-language modules studied abroad will cover international business topics, such as management in a global context.

You study two languages made up of either
• two languages at post-A level/AS level
• or one at post-A level/AS level and one at post-GCSE or beginner level

Use the latest methods to quickly increase your language fluency in modern facilities designated for language students. This includes high-tech multimedia digital language laboratories and computer facilities, as well as social areas for informal learning. We encourage a strong student community across our language courses.

This includes a peer mentoring programme and tandem language practice with native speaking language assistants. This helps to improve your conversation skills and helps you get to know other students on your course.

Studying Spanish and an additional language with international business will provide you with the theoretical knowledge, practical understanding and language expertise required to pursue various careers in business or management, with global, international or UK-based multinational organisations.

As part of your course, you spend 18 months abroad. This includes six months at one of our partner universities. You spend this study period in the country of your weaker language.

You spend 12 months on placement in an organisation based in a Spanish-speaking country. If you have two A-Level languages you can discuss your options with your tutor and choose which language is spent on placement and which is spent as study abroad.

Your placement is a great opportunity to gain valuable international business experience. It helps you develop your skills and language ability, and significantly enhances your employability.

You can apply for placements with international companies such as Bosch, Spain and Iberia Airlines, Spain.

Key areas of study
You study a range of language and business topics, key areas include • Spanish language • your chosen additional language • business, society and culture • language across cultures • contemporary issues in international business • perspectives in international business.

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