This degree seeks to develop graduates with a global mind-set that have the necessary business and cultural skills to work in a global marketplace. All organisations are now operating in a competitive global arena, seeking to expand and develop beyond their national borders. Success in foreign markets requires knowledge of how to adapt to local cultures,
languages and customers as well as an understanding of fundamental business theories and practices. Global leaders ultimately cultivate cultural intelligence by travelling to and working in different cultures, developing and applying both their business and language skills. The International Business with a Language degree at Queen’s Management School provides a platform for developing the required knowledge and skills to pursue a career in our globally connected business world.

Our graduates have gone on to work in Google, Louis Vuitton-Moet Hennessy in New York, L’Oréal in London, Amazon in Madrid, HBO in New York, Swiss Airlines in Switzerland, PwC, KPMG, EY, Citi and Coca-Cola.

Those pursuing a career in International Business with a Language should enjoy working with people as they will have to generate information from a wide variety of sources as they attempt to improve the business (entering new global markets or developing new products or becoming more competitive internationally etc) or solve a specific management related issue. To assist this, core transferable skills acquired throughout the degree programme include the ability to learn independently, problem solve, understand management and related information and work productively as part of a team as well as developing competence in a second language.

Career options are extremely varied and the employment opportunities for our International Business with a Language graduates remain strong. The first cohort of graduates from this programme completed their studies in July 2012 and have secured a range of positions in local, national and multinational organisations. Students that have completed this course have developed careers in areas such as corporate finance, consulting, global brand management and risk investment