The Open University
Online
Course
Part-time
You’ll divide your study equally between both subjects. You’ll explore how businesses develop strategies, handle risk and take decisions. You’ll see what’s involved in functions such as marketing, accounting and finance. Combining this with the study of a modern language opens doors to other cultures and communities, and can provide a key to the global workplace.
Key features of the Business Management and German certificate at The Open University
– Develops a broad understanding of business organisations and their key elements.
– Explores some wider considerations such as environments, markets and processes; and how these work together.
– Develops you into an independent user of German, reaching level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
– Develops broad knowledge of the cultures that speak German, and basic intercultural communication competence.
Career relevance
The skills and knowledge you’ll develop will equip you to follow a number of career paths, and are recognised by employers as having great value for work in management and business. Your understanding of another language and the cultures that use it, enhances that value – widening your opportunities in the international market. A qualification in business management with a language can lead to opportunities in a wide range of areas such as:
– Middle and senior management positions across all sectors.
– Advertising and marketing.
– Accountancy.
– Human resources.
– Banking, including investment banking.
– Sales and retail.
– Management consultancy.
– Business journalism.
– Transport and logistics.
– Translation and interpreting.
– Editing and publishing.
The Open University is unique. It is a public research institution that delivers 100% of its courses by online learning. It is the only university of its type in the UK
This course is at level 6 in the UK Qualifications Framework. Level 6 is higher level study often referred to as undergraduate level.
The Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) is a way to talk about the time and effort a course requires. One credit (or CATS point) equals 10 hours of learning effort.
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