Modern Languages with Management

Modern languages with management is a combination that prepares you for careers in international organisations, multinational companies, and any professional context where linguistic competence and management understanding need to work together. Language learning at degree level goes far beyond vocabulary and grammar: it develops your ability to engage with cultures, literatures, and societies through the medium of their own languages, giving you an insider's perspective on how different national and cultural contexts shape business behaviour, consumer preferences, and professional norms. The management strand gives you the analytical and strategic frameworks that are the foundation of effective organisational leadership.

At the University of Leicester, this four-year programme allows you to study one or more modern European languages alongside modules in business and management. You will develop linguistic proficiency and cultural understanding in your chosen language or languages, reading literature and cultural texts, analysing media, and developing oral and written communication skills. The management component introduces you to strategy, marketing, finance, human resources, and organisational behaviour, grounding the language learning in a practical professional context.

The combination is increasingly valued by employers who need graduates who can operate effectively in international markets and who understand the cultural and linguistic dimensions of doing business across borders.

Leicester has a diverse campus and a strong commitment to international education, and the languages available reflect the university's international outlook and student community.

Graduates work in international business, diplomacy, the European institutions, translation and interpreting, management consultancy, marketing, journalism, and the full range of roles where language skills combined with business knowledge are an asset. The combination is particularly competitive in the graduate job market for roles with an explicit international dimension, and postgraduate study in a chosen language, management, or international business is a further option.