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BSc Business Management and French
About this course
Business management and French is a combination that prepares you to operate in international commercial environments with both the strategic and managerial knowledge to understand organisations and the linguistic and cultural competence to work effectively across borders. French is a major global language, spoken by over 300 million people across Europe, Africa, the Caribbean, and the wider Francophone world, and it carries significant importance in international business, diplomacy, and trade. Business management equips you with the analytical and practical tools to understand how organisations are led, how markets work, and how strategic decisions are made and implemented. At the University of Surrey this four-year full-time programme integrates business and management study with the development of French language proficiency, building skills across speaking, writing, reading, and listening alongside engagement with French-speaking business environments and cultures. The programme includes a year abroad, giving you the opportunity to live and study or work in a French-speaking country, an experience that deepens fluency and cultural understanding in ways that are transformative for both your professional capabilities and your personal development. Surrey's approach explicitly integrates AI literacy and digital skills into the curriculum, recognising that these are capabilities employers increasingly expect alongside specialist knowledge. Graduates from business management and French programmes work in international business, marketing, finance, consulting, logistics, public affairs, diplomacy, and the civil service, with particular advantage in roles that involve French-speaking markets or partners. Many work in multinational companies, export businesses, and international organisations. The language capability combined with commercial awareness is a distinctive combination that relatively few graduates possess. Some continue to postgraduate study in international business, management, or a specialist area, building on the language and commercial foundation the degree provides.
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