Course summary

• Prepare for the degree with an extra foundation year at the start.
• Find out which areas of business you're best at, and design your own path to your chosen career.
• Become confident, inquisitive and empowered as you work autonomously but also develop relationships of teamwork and cooperation with others.
• Develop the skills to succeed in the business world, and gain the confidence and qualities that employers really want.

No two students have the same experience on this course. The variety of optional modules means you create your own business studies degree, exploring which areas of business you want to work in and specialising in your areas of interest.

 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.

The course is suitable if you don't meet the entry requirements for our BA (Hons) Business Studies course, or you want extra preparation before starting degree-level study. You share the first year with other Sheffield Business School foundation year students, then move on to the degree.

The course content is delivered using a variety of teaching techniques. You are assessed using a mixture of innovative coursework tasks and exams.

You learn through

• traditional academic-led lectures
• case-study based workshops
• assimilation to create an experimental environment of learning

In the foundation year, you'll study wider business topics, while specialising in your chosen subject area. You'll learn useful skills such as academic writing, work in diverse teams and learn to utilise a wide variety of data sources. In doing so, you'll fully prepare yourself for undergraduate study.

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in:

• multinational or domestic business organisation
• public or charitable sectors

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for:

• Allianz
• Bloomberg
• L'Oreal
• Centrica
• Honda
• Renault
• Gripple (UK)
• Cummins
• Fujitsu
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Kent County Council
• GE Money
• IBM UK
• Janssen Pharmaceuticals
• Norwich Union
• Pirelli
• Royal Bank of Scotland
• SAP
• SSE
• Telefonica UK (O2)
• Tesco
• Westfield Health

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 will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.