Business and Enterprise Management (two year top up)
Sheffield Hallam University
UCAS Code: N1N2 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
Typically you need • 120 year one credits with at least an overall merit from a relevant business HND, foundation degree or equivalent or • 120 year one credits with a minimum overall mark of 55 per cent from a relevant business degree
About this course
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**Course summary:**
- Bolster your ideas with a solid grounding of business theory.
- Learn from enterprising leaders, innovators and experts.
- Apply your skills on a paid placement year, or embark on the Placement Year Enterprise Scheme.
- Collaborate with others, and enjoy extensive extracurricular activity.
Release your inner entrepreneur with a course focused on creativity, and make your mark in the world of business. Focus not only on theoretical grounding and technical analysis, but also business acumen and creativity in the modern world. You'll graduate with confidence and empowerment, ready to join a great company or go it alone.
**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 work with real businesses and develop solutions while continually building your own profile with hands-on experience and industry interaction. You tailor your learning through specialist and elective modules taught by experts from the world of business and academia, in state-of-the-art facilities.
You learn through:
- lectures and seminars
- in-class discussions and debates
- field trips
- group tasks
- individual projects
- digital learning platforms
- case studies
- formal presentations to peers and businesses
- fully considered business plans
- reflective journals
- project reports
- gamification
**Applied learning - Work placements**
You will have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your second and third years. This gives you a real-world experience to prepare you for your future career, and useful industry contacts. Previous placement years have taken place at organisations such as 3M, BAE Systems, Hoya Lens UK, Microsoft, River Island Clothing and Asda.
There is also an opportunity to receive support in running your own business during this time. The Placement Year Enterprise Scheme allows you to receive a bursary from the University's Research and Innovation Office, alongside useful advice and facilities in the business centre. This support is also available for up to five years upon graduating.
**Field trips**
There are field trips that take place throughout the course.
**Networking opportunities**
With frequent guest speakers, a placement year and a close relationship with the local business community and our alumni, there are ample networking opportunities throughout the course. There is also extensive extracurricular activity in this field, particularly from the highly active, student-run Enterprise Society.
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.
You can take an optional placement in year 2.
Year 1 Compulsory modules: Academic And Professional Development 20
Business In Practice 20
English For Business And Academic Purposes 20
Enterprise Theory And Practice 20
Financial Fluency For Management Decision Making 20
Strategic Planning (Shaping The Future) 20
Year 2 Optional modules- Placement Year.
Final year Compulsory modules:
Consultancy Skills For Organisational Change 20
Creative Problem Solving 20
Critical And Contemporary Issues In Enterprise 20
Enterprise In Action Three - Making A Difference 20
Implementing Strategy And Change 20
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Scholarships, discounts and bursaries may be available to students who study this course.
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Sheffield Hallam University
College of Business Technology and Engineering
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