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BSc (Hons) International Management and Modern Languages
Dr Nick
Startin
Admissions Officer for Modern Languages and
European Studies ( MLES)
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Why International Management and
Modern Languages (IMML) at Bath?
Be a linguist with highly developed management
skills and practical business experience.
In today’s global economy, there is a strong
demand for leaders and managers who can
combine a broad range of managerial skills and
knowledge, fluency in a second language and the
ability to function effectively in an international
business environment.
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Why IMML at Bath?
• Well established, leading, international degree course
• Excellent reputation for high quality teaching and research
• Unique 50:50 structure integrating management and modern
languages which incorporates interface modules
• Outstanding student feedback
• Practical learning in the classroom – Transferable skills and
communicative language teaching
• An integrated year abroad course
• Excellent graduate employment prospects
• High level of personal and academic support
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Integration
Progression
Focus broadening into choice
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IMML Degree Structure
Year 1
Interface Units Language Units/content
(2)
units (4)
Year 2
Interface Units Language Units/content
units (4)
(2)
Year 3
Year 4
Year Abroad
Interface Units Language units/national
options (4)
(2)
Core Management
(2 units per semester)
Year 1
Year 2
- Accounting for managers
- Business Economics
- The UK Macroeconomic
environment
- Quantitative Methods and
Data Analysis
- Accounting for Managers
in an international context
AND/OR
-Corporate Finance and
investment appraisal
- People and Organisations
- Principles of Marketing
- Management Options
Year 3
Year 4
Interface
(1 unit per semester)
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National Business Environment
of UK and of France, Germany
or Spain
The legal Environment of the
UK and France, Germany or
Spain
Comparative employee
relations
European Business
Environment
European integration and legal
structure
Core Language
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(2 units per semester)
- Written and spoken
language
- Political and social
background of France,
Germany or Spain
- Written and spoken
language in the business
context
- Contemporary political
and social background of
France, Germany, Spain &
Latin America
Year Abroad
Four Management options
of your choice
- Perspectives on Europe
- Internationalisation of Business
- France/Germany/Spain & Latin
America in the Global Economy
- Written and oral
communication in the
International business
context
- Options in Current
Political and Social issues of
France, Germany, Spain or
Latin America
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What is Management?
 Typical Management subjects
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Organisational Behaviour
Marketing
Strategy
Operations
Business and Society
 Based in Social Science
 (Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Politics)
 Not (just) about practical skills
 Encourages to think ‘Big’ and ‘Outside the Box’
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What is French/German/Spanish?
 Not just speaking and writing
 Politics, society and culture
 Language as a tool for better understanding – all
teaching is in the language from Day One
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How many students for IMML?
The Intake:
 Approx. 90 students per year
 French (33), Spanish (33), German
(24)
The Cohort:
 Diverse educational background
 Multi-national life experiences
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Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
 Currently two examination periods (Semester 1 & 2)
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Teaching
 Lectures, combining research material and
theory, group presentations, case studies, audio
visuals
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Learning
 Experiential, peer discussion, class debates,
case study work, group work
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Assessment
 Essays, exams and group assignments and
presentations
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How is the IMML degree assessed?
Weightings towards final degree
Year 1
Pass & proceed
Year 2
24%
Year 3
8% extended essay or examinations at overseas
institution
Year 4
68%
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What else can I expect?
• Exposure to the many companies we have links
with, including our nine official Corporate Partners
• Exciting sponsored events and awards, such as
World Café, held during Induction Week, and
Graduation Prizegiving
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Can I study a second language?
• IMML students can study another language alongside
their degree course with the courses offered by the
Foreign Language Centre (FLC)
• Languages currently available: Arabic, French,
German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese,
Portuguese, and Spanish.
• See following web-link for more details:
www.bath.ac.uk/flc
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Excellent Career Opportunities
Skills and Employment
The key, transferable skills gained at Bath and on placement are
popular with employers in business and industry :
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Communication
Research
Critical analysis
Organisation and Presentation
Team work
Managerial skills
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Excellent Career Opportunities
IMML graduates have excellent career prospects and the
degree is held in high regard by many of the top graduate
employers - (thanks to the skills developed through study and
international placement)
Recent Graduate Employers: Accenture, Agchem Access, Aldi, Alliance Boots,
Amadeus, Atkins, BMW, Centrica British Gas, Citywire, Club Med, Danone,
Deloitte, Google, IBM, Informatica, International School of Choueifat, LMAX,
Morgan Stanley, MRL, Mypower, Oasis Academy Hadley, PA Consulting Group,
PwC, Qedis Consulting, Telefonica 02, Towers Watson, TUI Travel, VSPT Wine
Group, Wegelin & Co
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The Year Abroad: 9-12 months in a French,
German or Spanish-speaking country
 Work placement … or
On placement at Morgan Stanley
 Study at top Business School … or
 Combination: 1 semester at Business
School and 6 months placement
Study at the prestigious ESSEC
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Why IMML at Bath (a re-cap)?
• Well established, leading, international degree
course
• Excellent reputation for high quality teaching and
research
• Unique 50:50 structure integrating management
and modern languages
• Outstanding student feedback
• Practical learning in the classroom
• An integrated year abroad
• Excellent graduate employment prospects
• High level of personal & academic support
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Top-ranking university in a beautiful city in a
safe, campus environment
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Whom to contact?
Steve Wharton
Email: [email protected]
International Management and Modern Languages Admissions
Tutor
Central Admissions
[email protected]
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• www.bath.ac.uk/management/