Licence LEA English - Spanish

Target skills

• Trilingualism, written and oral expression and communication, international trade.

Cross-disciplinary skills

• Good command of French
• Good general knowledge

Scientific and technical skills

• To be familiar with the rules of international trade and its administrative techniques, applied to the management of import-export operations.
• Be familiar with the principles and issues of French and international commercial law and employment law.
• Acquire the foundations of an international economic and legal culture, in particular by using the lexicon and syntactic structures related to economics and trade in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
• Have a good knowledge of the civilisation, particularly socio-economic, of the countries of the languages studied.
• Understand and react accordingly to the behaviour, sensitivities and ways of thinking of another culture in communication, organisational or decision-making situations.
• Translate documents of various types or write a report in a foreign language in the fields covered by the speciality

Subject-specific skills

Collecting and organising management data

• Listening to and understanding partners' expectations
• Use technical vocabulary
• Use office automation tools
• Use digital reference tools to acquire, process, produce and distribute information, and to collaborate internally and externally.
• Organise the research and processing of data required for management purposes
• Use and understand the economic and legal environments

Presenting and transmitting information

• Mastering business vocabulary in a foreign language.
• Communicate using professional terminology
• Use appropriate media
• Using digital communication tools
• Reporting
• Analyse, interpret and summarise all types of documents

International relations

• Mobilising a commercial, legal and economic culture for the benefit of international business.
• Integrating interculturality into negotiations
• Understanding foreign markets
• Understanding international trade techniques
• Take account of transport arrangements (incoterms, customs, insurance, etc.)

Recruitment level :
The course is open to anyone with a general Baccalauréat or DAEU. Holders of a vocational Bac may be admitted under certain conditions, after examination of their application.

Accessible in :  Initial training.

Training required :
To have studied English and Spanish as foreign languages at secondary school level.

Admission requirements :
The LEA English-Spanish degree is preferably aimed at students with a general baccalaureate who have specialised in modern foreign languages or have a solid grounding in English and Spanish.

Registration form:
See the procedure on the home page of the University website or contact the Central Registrar's Office.

As part of the Applied Foreign Languages degree, which focuses on Cooperation and Cultural and Commercial Relations in the Americas, the course begins with the acquisition of skills in written and oral expression and communication in French and the foreign languages studied. Students must also understand the civilisation, particularly the socio-economic and legal aspects, of the countries concerned and, from the second year onwards, develop a commercial, legal and economic culture with an international outlook. Over the course of the six semesters, the programme will include pre-professional activities and a work placement in a company abroad, with a view to enriching and supplementing the skills acquired.

Semester 1
Students will take courses in English grammar and French grammar (Projet Voltaire). In the field of Spanish, students will be taught grammar, phonetics and translation. They will also be taught a third foreign language: Portuguese.

Semester 2
Introduction of vocational modules: first approach to law and economics; introduction of a module devoted to developing a personal career plan.

Semester 3
Introduction to the world of business, management and accounting; further development of personal career plans. From this semester onwards, students will have the opportunity to take part in the exchange programme (Erasmus) set up by the university.

Semester 4
Reinforcement of technical modules and vocational training courses with a 4-week local or national work placement in a company.

Semester 5
Specialisation in commerce.

 Semester 6
During this semester, the international work placement is organised and validated. An internship report is written and presented to a panel of judges.

At the end of this degree, students should have a good command of English and Spanish, enabling them to carry out all the professional tasks expected of them. They will also need to acquire a comprehensive knowledge of the English, Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world in order to adapt their socio-professional activities to a multicultural context.

Career opportunities

The LEA degree offers a wide range of career opportunities in various sectors:

International trade The LEA degree trains professionals to work in companies' export departments, customs, chambers of commerce, international organisations, European institutions and import/export positions. Graduates can work as sales assistants, international development officers, international negotiators, etc.

Communication and marketing Careers: professionals trained in LEA can work in communications agencies, public relations departments, corporate marketing or communications departments, the media sector, etc. They can also hold positions as international communications officers, international marketing managers, etc. They can also work as international communications officers, international marketing managers, etc.

Tourism and hotels Tourism and hospitality: LEA students can work in the tourism and hospitality sector, as international customer managers, tourist guides, reservation managers, receptionists, etc.

Public sector Public sector: LEA students can also work in the public sector, in ministries, local authorities and public bodies.

Teaching and research LEA: LEA graduates can continue their studies at Master's level and work as schoolteachers or vocational high school teachers.