Course information

• Business and language skills are a rare and highly sought-after combination in a rapidly changing world. If your ambition is to be successful in an international business environment, the knowledge you will acquire from UNE’s Bachelor of Languages and International Business will be invaluable. Choose a language to study — Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Italian, Indonesian, Japanese or Spanish — to combine with a solid foundation of international business knowledge.

• The course offers the opportunity for in-country experience so you will also gain strong inter- and cross-cultural understanding to equip you with a unique set of abilities to function and communicate effectively in an international work environment — both in Australia and overseas. Your unique skillset will be transferable across a range of professional contexts and will help future proof your career.

Why study Bachelor of Languages and International Business with UNE?

You will gain a thorough understanding of the language's socio-cultural context and build a greater appreciation of cultural diversity when you study our Bachelor of Languages and International Business. You will also gain a broad grounding in business fundamentals in an international context. Core areas of business study include accounting, marketing, and strategic planning and management, as well as units in international business and economics.

What makes our course different?

UNE’s Bachelor of Languages and International Business offers the opportunity for in-country experience, enabling you to become immersed in the culture and work environment of the country of your chosen language.

• China (Xi'an)

• France (Angers, Chambéry, Saint-Etienne)

• French-speaking Canada (Quebec City)

• Germany (Oldenburg, Trier)

• Austria (Graz, Klagenfurt)

• Indonesia (Gajah Mada, Muhammadiyah)

• Italy (Macerata)

• Spain (Jaén, Alicante)

• Japan (Kagoshima, Aichi-ken, Tokyo, Kanazawa).

When on exchange, UNE’s tuition fees are waived and you will be assisted with finding accommodation. A level of pastoral care is also provided. Financial assistance is available in connection with study at some of these universities.

Course structure

To qualify for the award a candidate must pass units to the value of 192 credit points with not more than 60 credit points at 100-level and at least 36 credit points at 300/400-level, excluding the in-country residence units, OSLS391 and OSLS392, with not more than 12 credit points at 400-level. The in-country residence units shall not count towards the language major.

• Introduction to Financial Accounting (AFM101) – 6 credit points

• International Business (BUS202) – 6 credit points

• Introductory Microeconomics (ECON101) – 6 credit points

• The International Economy (ECON144) – 6 credit points

• The International Economy (ECON244) – 6 credit points

• Introduction to Business Law (LSSU251) – 6 credit points

• Communication for Business (MM105) – 6 credit points

• Fundamentals of Marketing (MM110) – 6 credit points

• Management Practices in Responsible Organisations (MM203) – 6 credit points

• Strategic Marketing (MM316) – 6 credit points

• Overseas Language Study (OSLS391) – 24 credit points

• Overseas Language Study 2 (OSLS392) – 24 credit points

• Strategic Planning and Sustainability (MM403) – 6 credit points

Career outcomes

Career opportunities are diverse and broad when you speak another language and you have international business knowledge. This transferable skillset enables you to future proof your career with opportunities that could include:

• finance and economics

• international marketing

• management (especially in international agencies and companies)

• international relations

• public relations

• diplomacy

• tourism

• foreign affairs

• intelligence and security

• international business and management

• translation and editing services.

Course aims

This degree aims to equip students with the language skills (in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Indonesian, Japanese or Spanish), solid international business knowledge, and intercultural and cross-cultural understanding that will enable them to function effectively in an international work environment both in Australia and overseas.