Become a specialist business and finance professional with a global perspective while topping up your existing qualification into a full honours degree.
Explore international business and finance in the context of current global events.
Understand established and future theory and practice in both business and finance.
Develop an agile skill set for working in the international business environment.
Take on an individual project to research an area of international business.
Convert your Business Foundation degree, HND or academic credits into a full Honours degree in one year.

Join a global community where business leaders, researchers and students network and collaborate at the Sheffield Business School. On this one-year BA International Business with Finance top-up course, you’ll develop specialised knowledge that fuses the complexities of international business with finance, markets and risk. You’ll graduate with a full honours degree and the skills for a wide range of global roles.

Live projects

Live projects form a valuable part of your learning on this course. You will undertake a 20 credit module based on a finance topic, have autonomy to decide on your topic, and will be supported throughout the module with experienced tutors. There are opportunities to learn from guest speakers, and from your tutors who have extensive industry experience.

Networking opportunities 

As a student at Sheffield Hallam University you will benefit from being part of our vibrant student community.  You will also be part of a student led Business Society, offering peer support and networking opportunities.

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.

This course offers core subjects in International Business as well as specialist finance topics to allow for enhanced career choices.  Your modules are taught by seasoned academics and business practitioners and are geared toward the real-world application of theory and academic skills.

You learn through 

• lectures 
• seminars
• guest speakers
• problem solving activities
• real-world case study-based workshops
• individual and group presentations 
• self -managed study 

Finance as a discipline supports a wide variety of career paths ranging from Accounting through Banking to Wealth Management and Investment Advice. This course gives you a glimpse into all those areas and enables you to make a considered choice of where to take your career.

This course prepares you for a career in 

• financial services
• financial management
• international business management 
• management consultancy 
• project management 
• business and market development 
• market research 
• business analysis 
• academia 

 

Normally 120 credits at Level 4 and 120 credits at Level 5 (i.e. a total of 240 credits) from any business, international business or other relevant qualifications. Students will have normally studied a qualification with relevant content at Level 4 and Level 5. Students whose first language is not English will need to demonstrate the entry requirements of the course to which they apply as well as meet the English competence requirements of an overall IELTS score of 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each of the four skills); or equivalent.

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.

Final Year Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Academic And Professional Excellence	20	Coursework
International Business Strategy And Practice	20	Coursework
International Management Research Project	40	Coursework
International Strategic Financial Management	40	Coursework