Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines - Université Catholique de Lille
Bachelor's Degree Modern Languages and International Business
Lille, France
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English, French, Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: This Bachelor's in Modern Languages and International Business at Université Catholique de Lille combines business, economics, communication and tourism with language study. You'll gain skills to operate in multilingual, multicultural contexts and be competent in at least two modern languages besides your native tongue. The programme stresses cultural awareness, negotiation and professional practice and offers individual support, abroad placements and internships.
Career Outcomes: Graduates continue to Master's degrees in International Marketing, Communication, Tourism, Journalism or International Relations. You can work in marketing, communications, tourism management, translation or diplomacy. Career opportunities include international marketing, communication, tourism, journalism and international relations.
Presentation
This course concentrates on business, economics, communication and tourism, all in the context of a desire to learn modern languages. Students are prepared for careers in an international, multilingual environment and are encouraged to develop, at the same time, knowledge, creativity and pragmatism.
This course allows students to gain invaluable skills to help them function internationally.
At the end of the course, students should:
- Be competent in the use of at least two modern languages in addition to their native tongue.
- Have a good understanding of various foreign cultures and know how to communicate and negotiate effectively with people from those cultures.
- Know how to function in a professional context
Language of instruction: English (30%), French (40%), Spanish or German (25%), Other languages (5%).
Academic Calendar: Fall semester from early September to Christmas, Spring Semester from early January to mid-May. 500 teaching hours per year.
Advantages
- Individual follow-up
- Study abroad
- Internships
- Meetings with professionals
Program
- Business
- Economics
- Languages
- Communication
- Tourism
Internships and work experience
There is a mandatory internship of at least six weeks during the student’s third year. The internship should be in one of the following areas: international business, tourism, international communication, and translation.
Students are encouraged to travel.
To validate their degree, they must spend at least one month during the summer vacation in a country where one of the languages they are studying is spoken. In addition, it is possible to study for one or two semesters in one or two of our partner universities abroad. There are at least 50 possible destinations.
What next?
Most graduates continue their studies with a Master’s degree in the area where they wish to specialize – International Marketing, International Communication, Tourism, International Journalism, International Relations etc.
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