BA Modern Language and Business & Management (Japanese)

The Modern Language and Business and Management (Japanese) degree opens doors to careers in the UK and around the world. Graduates enter management trainee programmes in fields as diverse as marketing, professional services, manufacturing, accountancy, and finance. Others enter careers such as teaching, or start their own companies. Many go on to more specialised postgraduate study in top-ranking universities such as the University of Oxford, the University of Edinburgh, the London School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University (Tokyo), and Yonsei University (Seoul).

Your degree will equip you with understanding of business and economics, management skills, intercultural awareness, and enhanced communication skills in both English and Japanese, all of which are highly valued by employers. You’ll develop independence and self-confidence, during your studies and especially through your residence abroad in Japan.

The University of Manchester is the second most targeted university in the UK for top graduate employers (High Fliers Research, 2024). The University has its own dedicated Careers Service that you would have full access to as a student and for two years after you graduate. At Manchester you will have access to a number of opportunities to help boost your employability .

Employers who have taken on graduates of our Japanese degree programmes include Audley Travel, Barclays, Bloomberg UK, Christian Dior Couture, Dell, DISCO, EY, Hays Recruitment, Hitachi Maxell, IHI, Kinokuniya, Kose, KPMG, Mizuho, Nikkei Europe, Rockstar Games, TV Asahi, and UBS. Graduates have also secured positions as Coordinator of International Relations (CIR) or Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) on the Japanese government’s Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. Others have gone on to postgraduate study at master’s and doctoral level; these include occupants of academic positions at Harvard University, Ochanomizu University, and Osaka University.