Course summary

Gain a comprehensive understanding of a range of core business topics, combining academic study with practical skill development. With a wide array of optional modules, you can specialise in an area of interest or keep your options open, gaining insight into a range of different disciplines. Expand your career options with a solid understanding of business and management disciplines and how they influence an organisation’s success. From a first year covering the essentials such as behaviour at work, accounting, quantitative methods, marketing and ethics, we expand your core knowledge and your possible career paths in year two, with optional modules that vary from the creative to the technical. Whether you choose international marketing or organisational psychology, decision sciences or entrepreneurship, you’ll be taught by leaders in their fields using real-world examples – absorbing ideas invaluable to the modern workplace. Later, you can choose to specialise in a particular area of business, or keep your options open. You’ll also have the option to take a flexible placement year between your second and third year, and of course make the most of our strong relationships with businesses and alumni – learning from, and networking with, professionals in a range of sectors. Why study this course?

• Triple Crown accredited - Sheffield University Management School is accredited by AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB. You can also gain exemptions from certain exams in the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting and CIMA Professional Qualification.

• Dedicated employability team - based in the department, they support you to get placements and internships, work with industry to ensure you develop the most in-demand skills, and support you with career planning and CV workshops.

• Community and wellbeing - the department runs a series of Balance and Belonging events, providing you with the opportunity to get to know your peers and students on other courses, and feel a sense of belonging within the Management School.