Modern Language and Business & Management

Modern languages and business management is a degree that recognises what international commerce has long demonstrated: that language and culture are not peripheral to business but central to it. A company that wants to sell in France, partner with French suppliers, or manage French employees needs people who can communicate not just linguistically but culturally, who understand how business relationships are built, how decisions are made, and what values and assumptions shape French professional life. This degree in French with Business and Management at the University of Manchester gives you precisely that combination.

Manchester is one of the UK's leading research universities, with exceptional strengths in both modern languages and business through Alliance Manchester Business School, which is among the most highly regarded business schools in the world. This four-year full-time programme includes a sandwich placement year and a work placement, which are central to the degree's purpose. The sandwich year typically involves a period of time in France or a French-speaking country, giving you extended immersion in the language and professional environment that no amount of classroom teaching can replicate.

The work placement further extends your professional experience and your ability to operate in a business context.

You will develop advanced French language proficiency, study French literature, culture, and contemporary society, and work through core business and management content including strategy, marketing, finance, organisational behaviour, and international business. The combination produces graduates who are genuinely bilingual in a business context, not just linguistically but culturally and professionally.

Graduates move into international business, management consulting, marketing, finance, trade and commerce, and public affairs roles in organisations where French-speaking markets or relationships are significant. The Manchester combination of language and elite business education is a strong platform for a wide range of careers.