Gain valuable work experience, knowledge and skills — ready to tackle the fast-paced world of international business.

Gain useful skills and industry contacts through work experience.
Build knowledge and intellectual abilities through an academically rigorous course of study, informed by the latest developments.
Develop skills, competencies and personal attributes relevant to the international business manager.
Strengthen independent learning, personal responsibility and initiative and develop team working skills.
Refine abilities in problem solving, communication and the application of information technology.

This course is open to students who have an interest in developing and furthering their knowledge on international business to meet their career aspirations. Students who apply for this course normally have a 2:1 bachelor's degree or suitable work experience.

Work placements

Work experience is embedded on this course, providing you with a great opportunity to develop your practical skills in the UK or abroad. It also allows you to gain vital industry contacts for your future career.

We help you gain a placement by running employability workshops and have a dedicated work experience team to support you.

Live projects

The course features an international consultancy project opportunity, supported by Venture Matrix, where you carry out assessed projects based on real-world business solutions for local organisations.

The project aims to enhance your business awareness and improve your employment prospects. The opportunity to visit and communicate regularly with a company will be particularly beneficial to international students from the point of view of business engagement and real-life practical experience.

Networking opportunities

You will have access to postgraduate career development initiatives provided by SBS, for example, leadership programmes, management skills workshops, CV writing, networking opportunities and career management activities led by the SBS careers team.

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.

On this course, you'll learn to apply and critically challenge your understanding in practical contexts, particularly during real industry work experience.

Throughout the course you will enhance your employability skills, such as communications and team-working, which are vital for rapid career development.

You learn through

• workshops
• traditional formal lectures
• supporting seminars
• problem solving exercises
• case studies
• individual and group presentations
• directed learning activities
• direct engagement with industry

This course is delivered face-to-face over three semesters - teaching is scheduled based on the length of your course and the academic calendar.

Work experience is embedded midway through your course. Your dissertation module will be submitted upon completion of your placement.

This course prepares you for a career in

• business development
• marketing
• human resource management
• project management consultancy
• trade

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for

• Phoenix Precision technology
• Taiwan
• QPC, Singapore
• UBIFrance
• Sika Ltd, China
• Sheffield Forgemasters International, UK
• ARGOS logistics, Shanghai
• Nissan, UK
• Brunei Shell petroleum, Brunei
• Pryas Consulting, India
• GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Netherlands

You normally need one of the following

• a good bachelors degree from an approved degree awarding body, university or college, in a business-related field

• professional qualification(s) by examination, recognised as being the equivalent of a bachelors degree in a business-related field with additional evidence to justify the equivalence of the qualification

• a specified diploma in a business-related field that, on satisfactory completion, allows you to follow a course of study for a masters degree

If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum 6.0 in all skills.

You may also be able to claim credit points which can reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your qualification at Sheffield Hallam. Find out more

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 can take an optional placement in year two.

Year 1 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Contemporary International Management Practice	15	Coursework
Dissertation	45	Coursework
Global Supply Chain Management	15	Coursework
International Consultancy Project 2	15	Coursework
International Entrepreneurship	15	Coursework
International Financial Management	15	Coursework
Principles Of International Business	15	Coursework
Research Methods In International Business	15	Coursework

 

 

Elective modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Export Management Sme's Perspective	15	Coursework
French And Research Specialism 1	15	Coursework
French And Research Specialism 2	15	Coursework
French And Research Specialism 3	15	Coursework
French And Research Specialism 4	15	Coursework
French And Research Specialism 5	15	Coursework
French And Research Specialism 6A	15	Coursework
German And Research Specialism 1	15	Coursework
German And Research Specialism 2	15	Coursework
German And Research Specialism 3	15	Coursework
German And Research Specialism 4	15	Coursework
German And Research Specialism 5	15	Coursework
German And Research Specialism 6A	15	Coursework
Global Human Resource Management	15	Coursework
Global Marketing	15	Coursework
Italian And Research Specialism 1	15	Coursework
Italian And Research Specialism 2	15	Coursework
Italian And Research Specialism 2	15	Coursework
Managing Global Alliances	15	Coursework
Spanish And Research Specialism 1	15	Coursework
Spanish And Research Specialism 2	15	Coursework
Spanish And Research Specialism 3	15	Coursework
Spanish And Research Specialism 4	15	Coursework
Spanish And Research Specialism 5	15	Coursework
Spanish And Research Specialism 6A	15	Coursework

 

 

 

Final Year Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Postgraduate Placement