BA (Honours) Business Management

All our courses are designed around 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.

You’ll study at our Sheffield Business School, rated in the top 5% globally for excellence in teaching and research. Here, you’ll join a global community where business

leaders, researchers, and business students all come together to solve problems and make things better.

Our academics are highly skilled professionals, bringing their cutting-edge knowledge and industry research into the classroom.

You learn through:

• On-campus lectures, seminars, and tutorials
• Digital learning platforms
• Industry visits and field trips
• Independent study
• Live consultancy projects
• Practice-based learning and group work
• Simulated work environments
• Peer-to-peer feedback
• Problem-solving workshops
• Class debates
• Presentations

Key Themes

Throughout this course, you’ll learn how to lead businesses, manage teams, or hone your business specialization. You’ll innovate and make a positive impact.

You’ll study business models from a broad variety of sectors – championing environmental, social, and ethical practices while exploring the future challenges posed by cultural, digital, and technological change.

Real-world global application is deeply rooted throughout the course, helping you build your skills as an effective team player as you work to solve business challenges.

As the course progresses, you’ll have the opportunity to specialize in an area of interest by choosing from a range of optional modules. Throughout the course, we’ll support your curiosity, courage, and ambition by emphasizing learning as a collaborative process – with an entrepreneurial, global, and inclusive mindset, alongside the digital skills you need to get ahead.

Course Support

Throughout your learning journey, you’ll experience a range of dedicated support, such as:

• Access to specialist support services to help with your personal, academic and career development.
• Access to our Skills Centre with one-to-ones, webinars, and online resources.
• Free access to office and studio space, expert workshops, freelance opportunities, and a vast business network ready for you to tap into.
• Career support for up to five years after graduating.

Applied learning

We think the best way to learn something is to do it in the real world. That means putting learning into practice on placements, internships, and real-world consultancy projects – arranged through our global network of leading businesses.

Placements

You’ll have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement between your second and third years. This gives you valuable work experience to prepare you for your future career – as well as an Applied Professional Diploma to add to your CV.

Previous students have been on placement at leading businesses and institutes, such as Lloyds Banking Group, Schlumberger, Transdev, Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria, Department for Education, CLAAS UK, and The NHS.

Live Projects

As part of your studies, you’ll take on projects set by external organizations, allowing you to apply your learning to the real world, build your business network, and take your first step on your chosen career ladder.

You’ll complete a consultancy project where you’ll help a business research a real-world opportunity or challenge – presenting your insights while linking theory to practice.

Field Trips

You’ll have the opportunity to visit leading local businesses and global brands with industry field trips throughout your course.

You can also hear exclusive talks from global brands and local businesses – discovering first-hand insights about how to create, lead, and manage an effective business.

Entrepreneurial Support

We offer award-winning support for entrepreneurs. Benefit from free offices and studio space, expert workshops, freelance opportunities, and a vast business network ready for you to tap into.

With the support of the Hallam i-Lab business hub, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with creatives, entrepreneurs, and investors across Sheffield. Here, you can form lucrative business networks, brainstorm entrepreneurial ideas, and even launch your venture.

Module

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course.

Year 1

Compulsory modules

• Contemporary Business Management: 40 credits
• Foundations Of Business: 40 credits
• The Business Management Professional: 20 credits
• Understanding People And Cultures: 20 credits

Year 2

Compulsory module

• Applied Business Management Practices: 40 credits
• Change Management In A Global And Digital World: 40 credits
• Managing Business And Financial Performance: 20 credits

Elective modules

• Business In Emerging Markets: 20 credits
• Developing Your Business Idea: 20 credits
• Experiential Marketing Events: 20 credits
• Foreign Language (French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese): 20 credits
• Managing And Developing People In Diverse Contexts: 20 credits
• Managing Operations And The Supply Chain: 20 credits
• Responsible Human Resource Management: 20 credits
• The Corporate Customer: 20 credits
• The Digital Customer Experience: 20 credits

Final Year

Compulsory module

• Consultancy Project In Business Management: 40 credits
• Responsible Global Business Management: 40 credits
• Strategy In The Global And Digital Environment: 20 credits

Elective modules:

• Consumer Psychology: 20 credits
• Contemporary Leadership In Context: 20 credits
• Dynamic Issues In International Business: 20 credits
• Employment Relations And Law: 20 credits
• Global, Ethical, And Responsible Management Approaches: 20 credits
• Marketing In A Global Context: 20 credits

The course prepares you for a career in a vast range of sectors and career paths, such as:

• Manager, director, or executive roles
• Business Consultancy
• Growth leadership
• Teaching or lecturing
• Entrepreneurship

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work at prestigious local and global brands, including:

• IBM
• McLaren
• National Grid
• Rolls-Royce
• Royal Bank
• Cooperative Bank
• Asda
• BMW
• Caterpillar
• Clipper