Business and Enterprise Management (two year top up)
UCAS Code: N1N2
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
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
- 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**
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
The modules for 2020/21 may vary to those given below, which are for academic year 2019/20.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
Academic And Professional Development 20 credits
English For Business And Academic Purposes 20 credits
Enterprise Theory And Practice 20 credits
Financial Fluency For Management Decision Making 20 credits
Skills For Enterprise 20 credits
Strategic Planning (Shaping The Future) 20 credits
Year 2
Compulsory modules
Placement Year -
Final year
Compulsory modules
Consultancy Skills For Organisational Change 20 credits
Creative Problem Solving 20 credits
Critical And Contemporary Issues In Enterprise 20 credits
Enterprise In Action Three - Making A Difference 20 credits
Elective modules
Business In The European Economy 20 credits
Business Operations And Project Management 20 credits
Contemporary Issues In International Business 20 credits
Contemporary Issues In Marketing 20 credits
Customer Psychology 20 credits
Financial Performance Management 20 credits
Foreign Language 20 credits
Leadership In Contemporary Organisations 20 credits
Managing For Success 20 credits
Sustainable And Responsible Business In The C21 - Contemporary Challenges 20 credits
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Sheffield Hallam University
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