Develop your business skills to lead innovative and fast-evolving organisations – enhancing your knowledge of sustainable, responsible management practice.
Gain knowledge of core business areas, such as strategy, leadership, management and financial performance.
Develop the skills you need for the business career you want.
Learn how to lead change and innovation ethically and responsibly.
Gain real-world experience in a diverse and exciting range of roles and sectors.
Join a global community where business leaders, researchers and students network and collaborate.

Our course produces talented business leaders, influencers and organisational change agents who can make a real difference in organisations. You will study at one of the few UK Universities with direct links to the Institute of Leadership and Management. Not only can you access a vast range of learning resources, but you will also gain Professional Membership status on top of your degree.

Work placements

You’ll be actively encouraged and supported to take up a placement year – either nationally or internationally. Many students do a placement each year – gaining experience with corporations in locations such as New York, California, Florida, Dubai, Australia, Hong Kong and the Maldives. You can also study a language, and you’re offered a chance to study at a European university for either a year or semester – with the possibility of funding through the Erasmus+ programme (until 2023) or the Turing Scheme.

Networking opportunities

As a student in our Sheffield Business School, you’ll benefit from being part of a vibrant community – as well as the student-led Business and Management Society for peer support and networking opportunities. We also pay for you to be a Student Member of the Institute of Leadership and Management during your course – giving you access to their resources and networking events, and helping you build up your LinkedIn contacts for your career ahead.

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

The course is delivered using a variety of teaching techniques. You’re assessed using a mixture of innovative coursework tasks and exams.

You learn through

• traditional academic-led lectures
• case-study based workshops
• an experimental way of learning

This course prepares you for a career in

• multinational or domestic business organisation
• public or charitable sectors

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for

• Allianz
• Bloomberg
• L'Oreal
• Centrica
• Honda
• Renault
• Gripple (UK)
• Cummins
• Fujitsu
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Kent County Council
• GE Money
• IBM UK
• Janssen Pharmaceuticals
• Norwich Union
• Pirelli
• Royal Bank of Scotland
• SAP
• SSE
• Telefonica UK (O2)
• Tesco
• Westfield Health

 

UCAS points

• 112

This must include at least 64 points from 2 A Levels or equivalent BTEC qualifications. For example:

• BBC at A Level
• DMM in BTEC Extended Diploma.
• A combination of qualifications, which may include AS levels, EPQ and general studies

GCSE

• English language or literature at grade C or 4
• Maths at grade D or 3

You can find information on making sense of UCAS tariff points here and use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out your points.

• Access - an Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2. At least 15 level 3 credits must be at merit grade or above, from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate.

If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent.

If you do not have any of the qualifications above but have relevant experience you are welcome to discuss potential opportunities with the admissions tutor.

Please note the University will only admit students who are aged 18 or over at the point of enrolment.

Important notice:

The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.

 

Year 1 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Business Innovation And Creativity	20	Coursework
Contemporary Business	40	Coursework
Foundations Of Business	40	Coursework Practical
Understanding People And Cultures	20	Coursework

 

 

Year 2 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Developing Your Impact As A Business Leader	40	Coursework
Leading And Managing Organisational Change	40	Coursework
Managing Business And Financial Performance	20	Coursework

 

Elective modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Business In Emerging Markets	20	Coursework
Developing Your Business Idea	20	Coursework
Experiential Marketing Events	20	Coursework
Foreign Language (French, Spanish, Italian)	20	Coursework Practical
Managing And Developing People In Diverse Contexts	20	Coursework
Managing Operations And The Supply Chain	20	Coursework
Responsible Human Resource Management	20	Coursework
The Corporate Customer	20	Coursework
The Digital Customer Experience	20	Coursework

 

Year 3 Optional modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Placement Year

 

Final Year Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Consultancy Project In Business Studies	40	Coursework
Responsible And Ethical Business Practice	40	Coursework
Strategy In The Global And Digital Environment	20	Coursework

 

Elective modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Consumer Psychology	20	Coursework
Contemporary Leadership In Context	20	Coursework
Dynamic Issues In International Business	20	Coursework
Employment Relations And Law	20	Coursework
Global, Ethical And Responsible Management Approaches	20	Coursework
Marketing In A Global Context	20	Coursework