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Course summary

1. Course summary

  • Enhance your leadership skills by encountering and managing varying perspectives on responsible management issues
  • Study flexibly by combining block study in Sheffield with self-directed and distance learning
  • Learn from specialists at Sheffield Hallam University, the Cooperative College and the Sobey School of Business
The Post Graduate Certificate in Cooperative Enterprise and Social Enterpreneurship, co-delivered with the Co-operativeCollege (Manchester, UK) and Co-operative Management Education Programme at Sobey School for Business (Halifax, Canada), is designed to enhance your leadership capability. The course focus is on providing you with support to identify your strengths and weaknesses, and delivers the necessary development to enable you to advance your career. This personal development is supported by practical experience and real world academic learning. Together this ensures that you have the skills, knowledge and experience that modern organisations seek from their leaders. On this specialist course, we connect you to staff and students studying at the Co-operative College (Manchester, England), the Co-operative Management Education Programme in Halifax (Canada) and social entrepreneurs coached by Social Enterprise International Ltd. This assists your professional networking efforts and increases your employment opportunities. On completion of the course you can choose to continue your studies and progressing to a full Masters degree, should you desire. 2. How you learn This course offers a range of modules that will extend your current knowledge of social entrepreneurship and responsible management theory, including functional areas, people, processes and cooperative business strategy. In order to help you incorporate your learning with your career we streamline the module delivery into study blocks and distance learning activities , and the portfolio style assessments allows you to work related issues as part of your assessment for the programme. You learn through
  • Applying learning to real and simulated case studies
  • Networking with industry professionals
  • In-class discussions and tutor-led input
**Applied learning Work-based assignments** The periods between each module enable you to try out what you have learned and to give your organisation the benefits of your developing skills. For that reason, each module is followed by a work-focused portfolio assignment, where you apply and evaluate the theories you have learnt. We also recognize the importance of financial fluency for modern social enterprise leaders and finance is therefore embedded across all modules. For those who do not wish to use their organisation as the basis of their study, we can also suggest alternative assignment options. Networking opportunities When you study at Sheffield Hallam University you join a learning community of managers and leaders from across a range of professions and industry backgrounds. This provides you with excellent networking opportunities and you can benefit from seeing different perspectives and solutions to managerial challenges. In addition, we connect you to staff and students studying at the Co-operative College (Manchester, England), the Co-operative Management Education Programme in Halifax (Canada) and social entrepreneurs coached by Social Enterprise International Ltd. This assists your professional networking efforts and increases your employment opportunities.

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. Year 1 Compulsory modules Concepts And Principles Of The Cooperative And Social Economy 15 Learning And Reflexivity For Socially Entrepreneurial Managers 15 Final year Compulsory modules Building Social Value Through Responsible Business Leadership 15 Cooperative Leadership And Responsible Management 15

Assessment method

Coursework

Entry requirements

You need either • a 2.2 degree or equivalent and two years managerial and operational experience or • significant managerial and operational experience We assess all applications on merit and interview candidates to ensure suitability for the course. We recommend that you contact us for guidance before applying. Overseas applicants also need IELTS score of 6.5 with 6.0 in all skills or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below this level, we recommend you complete a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve the required English level. If you do not have such academic qualifications we may consider your application individually, based on your personal, professional and work experience, and other formal qualifications. 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

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Additional fee information

Please refer to our website for up-to-date information on costs and fees for both full-time and part-time postgraduate study options: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here
Cooperative Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship at Sheffield Hallam University - UCAS