International Business with Italian

International business with Italian is a degree that develops commercial expertise alongside genuine linguistic and cultural competence in one of Europe's most significant business languages. International business examines how firms operate across national boundaries, navigating different regulatory environments, consumer markets, organisational cultures, and economic conditions. Italian gives you direct access to one of the world's leading economies, a country renowned for its design, fashion, manufacturing, food, luxury goods, and tourism industries, as well as a cultural inheritance that has shaped Europe in profound ways.

At the University of Edinburgh you will study this four-year full-time degree with a typical entry tariff of 184 points. Edinburgh's business school and its language faculty together create a programme that develops genuine depth in both dimensions. Across the four years you will study international business strategy, global economics, marketing, finance, organisational behaviour, and the management challenges specific to internationally operating firms, alongside developing your Italian to a high level of proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking.

You will engage with Italian literature, culture, and contemporary society as well as with the business and economic environment of Italy and the Italian-speaking world. The combination develops both the commercial analytical skills employers value and the intercultural competence to operate effectively in Italian-speaking professional contexts.

Graduates from international business with Italian programmes work in international business development, management consultancy, banking and finance, marketing, luxury goods, fashion, hospitality, trade, and government and diplomatic roles. Edinburgh's strong employer connections and reputation are a significant advantage in graduate recruitment. The Italian language specialism opens particular opportunities in sectors where Italy has world-leading industries.

Further study in international business, Italian, European studies, or business administration is a natural path for graduates seeking specialisation or leadership development.