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Executive MBA at Sheffield Hallam University - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information Course summary

  • Grow your confidence, challenge your thinking and take your career to the next level.
  • Enhance key business skills for leadership, management and consultancy positions.
  • Direct your learning with projects that meet your ambitions and organisational needs.
  • Benefit from flexible, part-time study options while applying your learning to the workplace.
  • Study and collaborate with fellow professionals and business leaders.
  • Join a network of entrepreneurs in our award-winning enterprise centre.
This Executive MBA programme is recognised and respected for its innovative, practice-based teaching and integration with the modern business environment. Combining theory with practice, it’s an MBA of choice for individuals looking to develop themselves as the leaders and managers of tomorrow. How you learn 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. Based in our Sheffield Business School, you’ll join a global community where business leaders, researchers and business students all come together to solve problems and make things better. You’ll be taught by industry experts, who bring their professional experience and insights from cutting-edge research into the classroom. They’ll lead you through a transformational experience – on a programme that’s designed and delivered to inspire you to realise your ambitions. You learn through:
  • Formal teaching
  • Applied problem-solving
  • Real and simulated case studies
  • Class discussions
  • Presentations
  • Guest speakers
  • Networking opportunities
  • Independent study
  • Portfolio assessment
  • Reflective practice
Course topics To be a successful global business leader, you need insights from differing professional and sector perspectives. You’ll gain knowledge, skills and expertise across core topics including marketing, strategy, leadership, people, finance, operations and business research. Direct your learning by choosing to develop specialist knowledge in areas such as sustainability, internationalisation, disruptive technology, crisis response, and equality, diversity and inclusion. Throughout the MBA, our approach replicates the real-world – where strategic decisions are made. Rather than simply teaching theory, you’ll learn how things work in practice – through case studies and real-world projects. You’ll also have the option to strengthen your business acumen and gain work-related experience by exploring other functions within your organisation. This will help you to gain the maximum benefit from the MBA, developing skills to enable you to achieve your leadership goals.  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-one support, webinars and online resources.
  • Free office and studio space, expert workshops, freelance opportunities and a vast business network.
  • A network of entrepreneurs and business leaders in our award-winning enterprise hub.
  • Career support for up to five years after graduating.

Modules

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. Modules studied may differ depending on when you start your course. Year 1 Compulsory modules Global Finance And Operations Management Leadership, Change And Responsible People Practice Strategy And Marketing For A Changing World Final year Compulsory modules Mba Applied Business Investigation Elective modules Digitalisation Of Business Processes Enterprise And Entrepreneurship Global Business In Emerging Markets

Assessment method

Coursework

Entry requirements

Applicants must normally hold a 2:2 undergraduate honours degree or its equivalent in any subject discipline and have at least 3 years of full-time professional work experience. Applicants with a lower degree classification and/or relevant work experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis. This course is not open to international students who require a Tier 4 (General) student visa to study in the UK. If you are an international applicant but do not require a Tier 4 (General) student visa, contact our Admissions Team to find out whether you’re eligible to apply.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535 Year 1
Scotland £9535 Year 1
Wales £9535 Year 1
Channel Islands £9535 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535 Year 1
EU £17155 Year 1
International £17155 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Our tuition fee for UK students on full-time undergraduate degree courses in 2025/26 is £9,535 per year. These fees are regulated by the UK government and therefore subject to change in future years. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200. If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found at https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/terms-and-conditions-and-student-regulations under student fees regulations. Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £17,155 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200. Please refer to our website for up-to-date information on costs and fees: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/undergraduate/fees

Sponsorship information

Scholarships, discounts and bursaries may be available to students who study this course.

Executive MBA at Sheffield Hallam University - UCAS