Course Overview
Offered jointly by Lancaster University's Management School (LUMS) and the Department of European Languages and Cultures, this four-year degree course offers you two options for combining Languages and Management Studies.
You can study a single European language alongside in-depth courses on Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, Management and Organisations or Marketing. Alternatively, you can take two languages from French, German, Spanish and Italian - one of which you can start from beginner level - together with an overview of the theory and practice of Management.
On both variants, you will spend your third year abroad, either studying Management at a partner university or on a work placement.
Related Courses
Modules
Lancaster degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to compliment their degree. The following is an example list of modules which our previous students have studied. For a full list contact the Management School UG Office department.
Year 1
- Entrepreneurship: Key Debates and Concepts
- Part I French Studies (Intensive)
- French Studies (Advanced)
- German Studies Part I (Intensive German for Beginners)
- Part I German Studies (Advanced)
- Part I Italian Studies (Intensive)
- Part One Marketing
- Management and Organisations I
- Management and Organisations II
- Part I Spanish Studies (Intensive)
- Part I Spanish Studies (Advanced)
Year 2
- Economic and Social Change in France, Germany and Spain since 1945
- French Language: Oral Skills
- French Language: Written Skills
- Understanding culture
- Part I French Studies (Intensive)
- French Studies (Advanced)
- French Language: Oral skills (post-intensive)
- French Language: Written Skills (post-intensive)
- Shaping Contemporary France: Culture, Politics and the Legacy of History
- German Studies Part I (Intensive German for Beginners)
- Part I German Studies (Advanced)
- German Language: Oral Skills
- German Language: Oral Skills (post-intensive)
- German Language: Written Skills
- German Language: Written Skills (post-intensive)
- Becoming German: Post-War German-language, Culture and Identities
- Part I Italian Studies (Intensive)
- Italian Language: Oral skills
- Italian Language: Written skills
- Part I Spanish Studies (Intensive)
- Part I Spanish Studies (Advanced)
- Spanish Language: Oral Skills
- Intensive (Spoken Language)
- Spanish Language: Written skills
- Intensive (Written Language)
- Power and Resistance in Spain and Spanish America: From the Spanish Empire to the 21st Century
- Management and Consulting Practice and Critique
- European Culture of Everyday Life
- Marketing Research
Year 3
- Residence Abroad: intercultural and academic reflection
Year 4
- Francophone Voices: Literature and Film from Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and Canada
- French Language: Oral Skills
- French Language: Written Skills
- Spanish Language: Oral Skills
- Writing in the margins: narrating cross-cultural experience
- Contemporary Cities in Literature and Film
- Literature and Fame in Contemporary Germany
- Images of Austria: National Identity and Cultural Representation
- New Venture Planning
- Entrepreneurial Learning
- Franchising
- Innovation
- Family Business
- Social Contexts of Entrepreneurship
- German Language Oral Skills
- German Language Written Skills
- Italian Language: Oral skills
- Italian Language: Written skills
- Managing Marketing Innovation
- Advanced Topics in Consumer Behaviour
- Brand Strategy
- Marketing of Services
- The Management of Marketing
- Business-toBusiness Marketing
- Integrated Communications
- Organisation Studies and the Management of Changes: Key Approaches
- Organisations Studies and the Management of Changes : Contemporary theory and key practical issues
- Managing Human Resources
- Comparative and international HRM
- Management and Organisation: Key approaches
- Management and Organisation: Contemporary approaches and controversies
- Organising in the Digital Age: Power, technology and identity
- Technology and Organisation: society and risk
- Work and Employment Relations
- Spanish Language: Written Skills
- Latin America and Spain on Film: Violence and Masculinities
- Marketing Fundamentals
- Principles of Strategic Management
- Ethical Responsibility in Business
Lancaster University offers the chance to follow a structured study programme or the option to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into 2 sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). In Part 1 you will take three modules of study which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects, a higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years. For more information about our teaching methods at Lancaster visit our Teaching and Learning section.
For further information about the department, staff and courses please visit the Management School UG Office department website.
Entry Criteria
A-level: AAB inc. the language(s) to be taken unless one of them is to be studied from beginners' level, in which case applicants should have evidence of language-learning ability (e.g. an AS or A-level in another foreign language or GCSE grade A in a foreign language). Entry requirements for this course include a grade B in GCSE Mathematics and English Language. We normally expect three A-levels
General Studies: Accepted as one of 3 A-levels
Key skills: Not included in offer
Scottish Highers: ABBBB
Irish Leaving Cert: Offers will be made on the basis of 5 or 6 Higher level subjects. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office (01524 592028) for further information
International Bacc: 35 pts overall with 16 pts from best three HL courses
BTEC: DDD/DDM
Mature students: Applications welcomed from mature students who can provide evidence of language-learning ability. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office (01524 592028) for further information
IELTS: 6.5
Careers
All of these degrees offer remarkable prospects for graduating students. The international experience in both work and study, together with language and cultural competencies, take our graduates to highly valued positions in the corporate world.
Recent graduates have started their careers in various roles, from market research and financial analysis and management to communications and consultancy. They are working with leading global brands such as Aston Martin, Centrica, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, General Electric, McKinsey & Co and Neilson. Some have stayed in France and Germany to continue their studies or take up employment.
Lancaster University is dedicated to ensuring you not only gain a highly reputable degree, but that you also graduate with relevant life and work based skills. We are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in The Lancaster Award which offers you the opportunity to complete key activities such as work experience, employability/career development, campus community and social development. Visit our Employability section for full details.
Studying
Teaching and Learning Methods
At Lancaster we offer a broad range of learning environments which include the traditional lecture-tutorial , interactive workshops, laboratory and practical activities, student-led seminars and web-based delivery.
The modules which make up a programme of study are assessed using a variety of different methods, enabling students to demonstrate their capabilities in a range of ways. Typical coursework assignments include laboratory reports, essays, literature reviews, short tests, poster sessions, group work assessment and oral presentations. Formal examinations include short answer questions, essays and data analysis. Students are supported in the production of final year project reports and dissertations. Details of the assessment methods for individual modules can be accessed via the university's online module catalogue.
In addition to these learning and teaching methods we encourage independent study, meaning you take responsibility for your own learning. For more information visit our Teaching Approach page.
Assessment Methods
We offer you a variety of stimulating and effective approaches to teaching, learning and assessment. This enables you and your tutors to explore the very latest thinking within your subject and develops your skills in problem solving, analysis and critical reflection, communication, application of knowledge and modern technologies.
As a University, we commit to providing all our undergraduates with a minimum number of contact hours per week, providing you with timely feedback on your work and a maximum number of 15 students per seminar group.
Funding
Lancaster University has committed £2.7m in scholarships and bursaries to help with your fees and living costs. Our financial support depends on your circumstances and how well you do in your A-levels (or equivalent academic qualifications) before starting study with us.
Lancaster University's priority is to support every student to make the most of their life and education. For students starting their study with us in 2014, over 600 each year will be entitled to bursaries and/or scholarships to help them with the cost of fees and/or living expenses. For UK students entering in 2014 we will have the following financial support available:
- An Academic Scholarship of £2,000 for the first year of study to any student from the UK entering with A*, A*, A or equivalent academic qualifications
- An Access Scholarship of £1,000 per year for all UK students from households with an income of less than £42,600 who achieve grades of A*, A, A or the equivalent academic qualifications
- A Lancaster Bursary of £1,000 per annum for all students from England with a household income of more than £25,000 but less than £42,600
- As part of the National Scholarship Programme, a £1,000 Bursary, a £1,000 Fee Waiver and a £1,000 Accommodation Discount in the first year of study, for students from England with a household income of less than £25,000. Plus a Lancaster Bursary of £1,000 in subsequent years.
*All of the financial awards above are subject to approval by the Office for Fair Access July 2013.
For full details of the University's financial support packages including eligibility criteria, please visit our fees and funding page
View details of our current Undergraduate fees.
