Business Management and Languages (W86) - Diploma of Higher Education

Open University

Combine business management with French, German or Spanish and gain a solid grounding in both subjects. You’ll explore key concepts in business management and develop competence in your chosen language. You’ll see how businesses develop strategies and make decisions, and gain insight into functions such as marketing and accounting. By studying a modern language alongside business management, you'll open doors to other cultures and communities, gaining access to the global workplace. With flexible study options and a named diploma that reflects your chosen language, you’ll graduate with a distinctive mix of skills for employment, international opportunities or further study.

- Enhance your understanding of business organisations and their key elements- Explore wider considerations such as environments, markets and processes, and how they work together- Develop into an independent user of your chosen language, reaching level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages- Deepen your knowledge of the cultures that use your chosen language- Improve competence in intercultural communication