Business Management

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Course summary

• Study the business management strategies that make iconic brands successful.

• Specialise in routes such as entrepreneurship, global business and sustainability.

• Embrace the future challenges of cultural, digital and technological change.

• Explore opportunities to learn a new language, start a venture or join a student society.

• Apply your learning to placements, internships, real-world consultancy and opportunities to study abroad.

• Join an international community of business leaders, researchers and students.

Given the fast pace of change, the course explores a wide range of modern market challenges and the strategies you’ll need to create a thriving business. You’ll learn to drive positive change in an organisation, to develop collaborative teams who optimise business performance – plus how to assess markets, analyse business performance and realise lucrative opportunities.

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.

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 specialism. 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 specialise in an area of interest by choosing from a range of optional modules. And throughout the course, we’ll support your curiosity, courage and ambition by emphasising 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 our unique student support triangle 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 in 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.

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. See the modules table below for further information.

**Year 1 **

**Compulsory modules **

Contemporary Business Management

Foundations Of Business

The Business Management Professional

Understanding People And Cultures

Year 2

Compulsory modules

Applied Business Management Practices

Change Management In A Global And Digital World

Managing Business And Financial Performance

**Elective modules **

Business In Emerging Markets

Developing Your Business Idea

Experiential Marketing Events

Foreign Language (French,Spanish,Italian,Chinese)

Managing And Developing People In Diverse Contexts

Managing Operations And The Supply Chain

Responsible Human Resource Management

The Corporate Customer

The Digital Customer Experience

Year 3

Optional modules

Placement Year

Final year

Compulsory modules

Consultancy Project In Business Management

Responsible Global Business Management

Strategy In The Global And Digital Environment

**Elective modules **

Consumer Psychology

Contemporary Leadership In Context

Dynamic Issues In International Business

Employment Relations And Law

Global, Ethical And Responsible Management Approaches

Marketing In A Global Context

Coursework, Practical.