Sheffield Hallam University Masters Degrees

This course is for people with a passion to teach design and technology but need to develop their skills and knowledge before going into the classroom. If you have completed a degree in a subject that doesn't quite match the PGCE Design and Technology entry criteria, this DfE Teaching Agency approved course enables you to develop the broad range of skills and knowledge needed to teach this diverse and exciting subject.

If you’d like to teach design, technology or engineering, but need to brush up on your skills before you start your teacher-training, we can help. This one-year (36-week), accredited, full-time Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) course helps prepare you to train to teach design and technology. Its stimulating combination of creative, practical and technical skills are so useful that some of our most outstanding PGCE graduates are the ones who did this course. You might be eligible to receive a bursary while on the course.

Work towards teacher-training at Sheffield Hallam

Successfully completing this SKE course qualifies you to do our one year PGCE Design and Technology or PGCE Engineering courses.

An outstanding national reputation

Sheffield Hallam is the UK’s largest provider of design and technology education, which makes it a great place to come for teacher-training: as a result, we enjoy a national reputation for excellence in design and technology. We are the Design and Technology Association’s regional provider of training to qualified teachers in schools — we deliver that training on electronics and systems control or CAD/CAM. One of our lecturers is also the curriculum advisor to the Design and Technology Association on electronics and systems control.

A remarkable place to learn

One of the exciting things about this course is that it’s not based in our education department but in our Faculty of Arts, Computing, Engineering and Sciences. That means you are based right at the heart of our workshops and studios, surrounded by other students and staff from a range of creative backgrounds and disciplines.

Learn in a variety of ways and settings

This course involves studying full-time for one year at our City Campus, right in the heart of Sheffield. We help you to develop your subject knowledge and your confidence using a range of teaching and learning strategies enhanced by practical work and field study.

For more information, see the website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/find-a-course/certhe-design-and-technology-education

Course structure

1 year full-time. Starts September.

Modules
-Health and safety
-Visual communication for design
-Timber design and manufacture
-Mechatronics
-CAD/CAM design and manufacture
-Textile design and manufacture
-Design technology engineering

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If you are enthusiastic about maths and would like to teach it but don’t have all the qualifications to begin our maths PGCE, this course is the ideal stepping stone. This full time one-year (36-week), DfE Teaching Agency approved, subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) course helps you to deepen your knowledge so that you are ready to train to teach maths.

The government needs more mathematics teachers, so you might even be eligible to receive a bursary while on the course.

Work towards teacher-training at Sheffield Hallam

Successfully completing this SKE course enables you to enrol for our one-year PGCE in Mathematics (subject to passing the pre-entry tests in numeracy and literacy). To be accepted onto this course you need to have already been successful in your application for a PGCE course.

Learn in a variety of ways and settings

This SKE course involves studying for one year at our City Campus, right in the heart of Sheffield. We help you to develop your subject knowledge and your confidence using a range of teaching and learning strategies and school visits. You complete mostly subject-based study at degree level, with some work alongside pupils in schools. Teaching groups are small, between 15 and 35 students, and are conducted in a lively and supportive atmosphere.

Other routes

Our two-week, non-accredited Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE1) Secondary Mathematics Education course could be a quick refresher if you’re a bit rusty.

For more information, see the website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/find-a-course/diphe-diphe-subject-knowledge-enhancement-ske-18-course-in-mathematics-education

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The Doctorate in Business Administration offers a programme of in-depth study and personal scholarship. Studying the DBA provides you and your organisation with leading edge development in management thinking. It enables you to develop and then apply the latest business and management theories to your own working environment.

The DBA allows you to make a difference to the way that management and professional practice is developed in your specialist area such as:
-Organisation and management.
-Facilities and property management.
-Tourism, hospitality, events and food management.
-Public sector management.
-Strategy and change.
-Organisational behaviour.

It is for those who want the opportunity to become a recognised contributor to management thinking and advanced professional practice. Grounded in evidence-based research and a full doctoral thesis, equivalent in status to the PhD, this is the highest achievable qualification in higher education.

The DBA enables managers and senior professionals to pursue their academic, personal and career development goals. It builds on your existing academic, business and managerial experience, enhancing your professional credibility and differentiating you from your peers.

Completing the programme enables you to:
-Make a contribution to the theory and practice of management in your profession.
-Be capable of rigorous business and management research.
-Be able to consider management and professional problems from many perspectives.
-Be able to assess your own insights and impact as a manager.
-Continue to build on your learning through working as a reflective practitioner.

The course attracts UK and international students, with previous and current students from: Thailand; Cyprus; Nigeria; Gabon; West Indies; Iran; Egypt; Holland.

Small study groups facilitate intensive study, networking with senior managers from diverse backgrounds, and sharing ideas and experience within a stimulating and supportive environment.

Our approach to teaching, learning and assessment gives you the freedom to develop your own ideas and interests, and to tailor the programme to your own requirements.

Our package of support includes:
-A comprehensive induction programme.
-One to one support from experienced personal tutors, supervisors and administrators.
-A complementary studies programme comprising four modules.
-Study workshops.
-Online access to our e-learning environment.

For more information, see the website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/find-a-course/doctorate-business-administration

Course structure

One intake per year in February. During the first 2 years you take complementary studies – a series of three 5-day study blocks in each year. In the thesis stage you attend regular meetings with your supervisors.

Year One
-Philosophies of research in business and management
-Leadership, management and organisation theory

Year Two
-Research design in business and management (research design and execution)
-Contemporary issues in organisation and management

Phase Two
Fieldwork and thesis

Assessment
Your progress over phase one is measured by continuous assessment and your detailed research proposal. You do two assignments each year in years one and two. You also attend an annual SBS Doctoral Conference.The unique contribution of your research taken in phase two is evaluated through your thesis. We also assess your research through your thesis.

Other admission requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English must show evidence of:
-ELTS 7.0 overall with no element under 6.5.
-TOEFL iBT test with an overall score of 100 with a minimum of 23 in listening, 23 in reading, 26 in writing and 22 in speaking.

Exceptionally, we may consider applicants without a masters degree who:
-Have a good first degree in an appropriate discipline.
-Have at least three years’ management or professional experience that reflects the research interests of Sheffield Business School.
-Can demonstrate continued development/education since graduation.

You also need to talk to the course or programme leader to ensure that:
-You meet the admissions criteria.
-You have the potential ability to complete the course successfully within four years.
-You can demonstrate intellectual curiosity, a capacity for critical analysis of issues, and the ability to abstract and formulate underlying principles in a systematic way.
-Your proposed area of research is appropriate to the programme.

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The Doctorate in Education (EdD) is an advanced programme of study and research at doctoral level. The course is designed for professionals in education, training and allied fields, in sectors including: early years, childcare, schools, community, further, higher and adult education. It allows students to enquire into and develop their professional practice through advanced-level study and research.

The course gives you the opportunity to
-Deepen your knowledge base in research and scholarship on professional policy and practice in education.
-Address in-depth issues derived from your own experience and practice.
-Develop and apply your expertise in methods of research.
-Produce work which makes an original contribution to knowledge and understanding in your area of professional practice.

The course draws on the expertise of the Sheffield Institute of Education and actively seeks students whose research interests are related to our own. Current research groups include:
-Equality, diversity and social justice.
-Higher education.
-Professional learning.
-Mathematics education.
-Language and literacy education.

We also have two research centres, the Centre for Education and Inclusion Research and the Centre for Science Education. For further information visit http://www.shu.ac.uk/sioe/research/

For further course information, see the website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/find-a-course/doctorate-in-education

EdD award

You begin your research by studying the following modules:
-Developing your research focus.
-Developing the literature review.
-Research methodologies and research design.
-Data analysis, interpretation and presentation.

Following the successful completion of these modules you continue to develop your research in the final thesis module, submitting a thesis of 50-60,000 words. This degree is hosted by the Faculty of Development and Society’s Graduate School. The Graduate School website is a communication hub for students and staff engaged in research, providing information about our research work and useful contact information.

Course structure

Part time – 4 years minimum, with 6 Saturdays attendance in each of the first 2 years, and 3 Saturdays a year during the thesis phase.
You are also allocated tutorial support throughout your studies. Please contact us for information regarding recruitment.

Doctorate modules
-Developing your research focus
-Developing the literature review
-Research methodologies and research design
-Data analysis, interpretation and presentation

Thesis component
The standards and requirements for the thesis are consistent with those for a PhD. All four cohort phase modules must be successfully completed before taking this module.

Assessment: we assess each of the four modules by coursework. This may take several forms, but is equivalent to an assignment of 6 – 7,000 words, each designed to support you in developing your thesis chapters. After successfully completing the modules, you move on to the thesis phase of your doctorate. Final assessment is based on the submission and examination of a 50 – 60,000 word thesis.

Other admission requirements

For information on writing your proposal, download our Doctorate in Education proposal guidance. If you are interested in attending one of our upcoming application support sessions, which offer further guidance on writing a research proposal, please email Daniel Philliskirk at [email protected]. If English is not your first language, you need an IELTS score of at least 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5.in each skill.

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The Sheffield Hallam Executive MBA is designed to give you the skills, knowledge and experience to advance your career into senior management. It is tailored around you and your individual development needs, and our approach ensures that you graduate with the skills and confidence to become an agile and resilient leader.

Your personal development is underpinned by practical experience. This enables you to apply your learning and demonstrate your capability for senior management. We tailor assignments and projects to the needs of your organisation or your own areas of interest, which maximises the value of your studies. Your organisation also has the opportunity to provide input into your learning and contribute to your development.

To be a successful leader, you need to understand, implement and integrate the current fundamental concepts of business, and have insights from differing professional perspectives. You gain this knowledge on our course by studying core MBA subjects within four integrated modules.

Completing an integrated module means that instead of studying finance or globalisation in isolation, you study finance together with globalisation, marketing and decision making. Our approach replicates the real world where strategic decisions will span multiple business areas, providing you with a richer and more realistic learning experience.

The integrated core modules are complemented by option modules that enable you to tailor your learning to your career needs. You also complete a consultancy project that involves investigating a real issue from within your organisation.

As you progress through the course you apply your learning by problem-solving real or simulated case studies. This helps you to identify and deal with links and tensions between different business areas.

You enhance your leadership skills by encountering and managing varying, often competing, perspectives on management issues. Case studies enable you to practice and assess the impact of real-time decision making, embedding and demonstrating the skills you need during your career.

During the course you can:
-Build your skills in coaching, negotiating and influencing.
-Attend guest lectures from leading industry experts who provide unique insights into management.
-Create a portfolio of work so you can evidence your learning and development.

For more information, see the website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/find-a-course/executive-mba

Flexible course design

The course is designed to be flexible so that you can work comfortably with your existing commitments. We use university-based block study with self managed study time, so you can easily complete the course from anywhere within the UK or overseas. You can also study modules as and when it is suits you, enabling you to progress at a pace that meets your needs.

Multi-professional learning community

When you study an Executive MBA 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. Within our Executive MBA programme we run also routes in psychology, education, facilities management and the built environment.

Critical self-awareness

At the diploma stage of the course, you have the opportunity to complete psychometric testing, which can help you increase your critical self-awareness, better understand your skills and identify areas for development.

Professional recognition

This course is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute and successful graduates gain Chartered Manager status (subject to application).

Course structure

3 years – University-based study blocks.
Each module involves a three-day study block and self-managed study time. You complete:
-Year one – four modules.
-Year two – three modules plus work-based project.
-Year three – one module plus dissertation or consultancy project.

This flexible attendance means that the course has minimal impact on your work or personal time and you can be based anywhere in the UK or overseas. Starts February. If you would like to discuss the start date options, please email the course leader, Dr Steven Pattinson [email protected]

Course structure
Year One: managing strategy, strategic marketing management and decision making, two options.
Year Two: strategic global human resource management and decision making, developing personal and professional leadership practice, two options.
Year Three: research and consultancy methods, dissertation or organisational project.

Options
The choice of options offered will be dependent on student numbers and may include: communication in the contemporary organisation; leadership and managing change; enterprise; business operations and process management; the digital organisation; managing financial resources.

Assessment: modules are assessed through portfolios which may be made up from a number of tasks.

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The Sheffield Hallam Executive MBA (Built Environment) is designed to give you the skills, knowledge and experience to advance your career into senior management.

This unique course encompasses aspects of housing, regeneration and construction and meets the needs of senior managers operating in today’s built environment sectors. The course focuses on developing leading edge knowledge and skill sets, improving your ability to successfully lead and manage organisations in an ever changing and increasingly competitive environment.

The course is ideal if you are a member of the senior leadership team in a built environment organisation, or aspire to be, and have a responsibility for finance, HR, systems and other resources, marketing or other business support functions.

It is designed for people who work in:
-The commercial, not for profit and public sectors.
-Organisations involved in the design, development, construction and management of the built environment.

We tailor assignments and projects to the needs of your organisation or your own areas of interest, which maximises the value of your studies. Your organisation also has the opportunity to provide input into your learning and contribute to your development.

To be a successful leader, you need to understand, implement and integrate the current fundamental concepts of management, and have insights from differing professional perspectives. You gain this knowledge on our course by studying core MBA subjects within four integrated modules.

Completing an integrated module means that instead of studying a topic such as finance in isolation, you study finance together with marketing and decision making. Our approach replicates the real world where strategic decisions will span multiple business areas, providing you with a richer and more realistic learning experience.

The core MBA modules are complemented by a range of built environment modules that enable you to tailor the course content to your career needs. You also complete a dissertation/consultancy project that involves investigating a current major issue from within your organisation.

As you progress through the course you apply your learning by problem-solving real or simulated case studies. This helps you to identify and deal with links and tensions between different areas of an organisation.

You enhance your leadership skills by encountering and managing varying, often competing, perspectives on management issues. Case studies enable you to practice and assess the impact of real-time decision making, embedding and demonstrating the skills you need during your career.

You also have the opportunity to attend a European or international field trip to study international urban development perspectives and practice, and to work on collaborative interdisciplinary project.

During the course you:
-Build your skills in coaching, negotiating and influencing.
-Attend guest lectures from leading experts who provide unique insights into management within a built environment related setting.
-Create a portfolio of work so you can evidence your learning and development.

For more information, see the website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/find-a-course/executive-mba-built-environment

Flexible course design

The course is designed to be flexible so that you can work comfortably with your existing commitments. We use university-based block study with self managed study time, so you can easily complete the course from anywhere within the UK or overseas. You can also study modules as and when it is suits you, enabling you to progress at a pace that meets your needs.

Multi-professional learning community

When you study an Executive MBA 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. Within our Executive MBA programme we also run routes in business, education and psychology.

Critical self-awareness

At the diploma stage of the course, you have the opportunity to complete psychometric testing, which can help you increase your critical self-awareness, better understand your skills and identify areas for development.

Professional recognition

This course is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute and successful graduates gain Chartered Manager status (subject to application).

Course structure

3 years – University-based study blocks.
Each module involves a three-day study block and self-managed study time. You complete:
-Year One – four modules.
-Year Two – three modules plus work-based project.
-Year Three – one module plus dissertation or consultancy project.

This flexible attendance means that the course has minimal impact on your work or personal time and you can be based anywhere in the UK or overseas. Starts February. If you would like to discuss the start date options, please email the course leader, Dr Steven Pattinson [email protected]

Year One
-MBA core modules: managing strategy; strategic marketing management and decision making.
-Built environment core modules: leadership, partnership and change; management information systems.

Year Two
-MBA core modules: strategic global human resource management and decision-making; developing personal and professional leadership practice.
-Built environment options, choose one from: innovative value management; strategic project management; strategic property asset management AND ONE FROM international contract procurement; global interdisciplinary perspectives and practice.

Year Three
-MBA core modules: research and consultancy methods; dissertation or consultancy project.

Assessment: modules are assessed through portfolios which may be made up from a number of tasks.

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The Sheffield Hallam Executive MBA (Education) is designed to give you the skills, knowledge and experience to advance your career into senior management.

The course is ideal if you are a member of the senior leadership team in an educational organisation, or aspire to be, and have a responsibility for finance, HR, systems and other resources, marketing or other business support functions. It is designed for people who work in:
-Academies, academy chains, teaching school alliances, schools or children's centres.
-Further and higher education institutions.
-Health related education settings.
-Local authorities and other organisations working with children and families in the public sector.

This unique course enables you to develop your leadership and management knowledge and skills within the context of education. You complete a mix of core MBA modules and specialist educational leadership modules. The specialist modules help you to understand the strategic and ethical issues involved with management within an educational setting.

We tailor assignments and projects to the needs of your organisation or your own areas of interest, which maximises the value of your studies. Your organisation also has the opportunity to provide input into your learning and contribute to your development. To be a successful leader, you need to understand, implement and integrate the current fundamental concepts of management, and have insights from differing professional perspectives. You gain this knowledge on our course by studying core MBA subjects within four integrated modules.

Completing an integrated module means that instead of studying a topic such as finance in isolation, you study finance together with marketing and decision making. Our approach replicates the real world where strategic decisions will span multiple business areas, providing you with a richer and more realistic learning experience.

The core MBA modules are complemented by a range of educational leadership modules that enable you to tailor the course content to your career needs. You also complete a consultancy project that involves investigating a current major issue from within your organisation.

As you progress through the course you apply your learning by problem-solving real or simulated case studies. This helps you to identify and deal with links and tensions between different areas of an organisation.

You enhance your leadership skills by encountering and managing varying, often competing, perspectives on management issues. Case studies enable you to practice and assess the impact of real-time decision making, embedding and demonstrating the skills you need during your career.

During the course you can:
-Build your skills in coaching, negotiating and influencing.
-Attend guest lectures from leading experts who provide unique insights into management within an educational setting.
-Create a portfolio of work so you can evidence your learning and development.

For more information, see the website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/find-a-course/executive-mba-education

Flexible course design

The course is designed to be flexible so that you can work comfortably with your existing commitments. We use university-based block study with self managed study time, so you can easily complete the course from anywhere within the UK or overseas. You can also study modules as and when it is suits you, enabling you to progress at a pace that meets your needs.

Multi-professional learning community

When you study an Executive MBA 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. Within our Executive MBA programme we also run routes in business, psychology and the built environment.

Critical self-awareness and tailored coaching

At the diploma stage of the course, you have the opportunity to complete psychometric testing, which can help you increase your critical self-awareness, better understand your skills and identify areas for development.

Professional recognition

This course is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute and successful graduates gain Chartered Manager status (subject to application).

Course structure

3 years – University-based study blocks
Each module involves a three-day study block and self-managed study time. You complete:
-Year One – four modules.
-Year Two – three modules plus work-based project.
-Year Three – one module plus dissertation or consultancy project.

This flexible attendance means that the course has minimal impact on your work or personal time and you can be based anywhere in the UK or overseas. Starts February. If you would like to discuss the start date options, please email the course leader, Dr Steven Pattinson [email protected]

Course structure
Year One: managing strategy; strategic marketing management and decision making; choose two options.

Year Two: strategic global human resource management and decision making; developing personal and professional leadership practice; choose two options.

Year Three: research and consultancy methods; dissertation or organisational project.

Educational leadership options:
-Leadership of learning through the workforce
-Leadership of learning through data and institutional improvement strategies
-Leadership in partnerships and networks
-Educational leadership of change

Assessment: modules are assessed through portfolios which may be made up from a number of tasks.

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The Sheffield Hallam Executive MBA (Facilities Management) is designed for estates and facilities managers who want to improve their skills, leadership, knowledge and experience to advance their career into senior management.

This unique course focuses on developing leading edge knowledge and skill sets, improving your ability to successfully lead and manage organisations in an ever changing and increasingly competitive environment. It meets the needs of people who manage in-sourced or out-sourced facilities for their own organisation or provide facilities management services to other organisations. The philosophy behind the course is that in any organisation facilities management is a distinct discipline that supports the core business relationship between people, process and place.

For more information, see the website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/find-a-course/executive-mba-facilities-management

Integrated MBA study with specialist facilities management modules

To be a successful leader, you need to understand, implement and integrate the current fundamental concepts of management, and have insights from differing professional perspectives. You gain this knowledge on our course by studying core MBA subjects within four integrated modules.

Completing an integrated module means that instead of studying a topic such as finance in isolation, you study finance together with marketing and decision making. Our approach replicates the real world where strategic decisions span multiple business areas, providing you with a richer and more realistic learning experience.

The core MBA modules are complemented by a range of specialist facilities management modules such as:
-Delivering strategic facilities management.
-Strategic property asset management.
-Strategic project management.

This supports the development of your leadership and management skills. By transferring what you learn from the course, you can raise the profile of facilities management and the contribution it makes to the effectiveness of your organisation.

Projects tailored to your organisation's needs

We tailor assignments and projects to the needs of your organisation or your own areas of interest, which maximises the value of your studies. Your organisation also has the opportunity to provide input into your learning and contribute to your development. You also complete a dissertation/consultancy project that involves investigating a current major issue from within your organisation.

Applied learning through case studies

As you progress through the course you apply your learning by problem-solving real or simulated case studies. This helps you to identify and deal with links and tensions between different areas of an organisation. You enhance your leadership skills by encountering and managing varying, often competing, perspectives on management issues. Case studies enable you to practice and assess the impact of real-time decision making, embedding and demonstrating the skills you need during your career.

During the course you can:
-Build your skills in coaching, negotiating and influencing.
-Attend guest lectures from leading experts who provide unique insights into management within a facilities management related setting.
-Create a portfolio of work so you can evidence your learning and development.

Flexible course design

The course is designed to be flexible so that you can work comfortably with your existing commitments. We use university-based block study with self managed study time, so you can easily complete the course from anywhere within the UK or overseas. You can also study modules as and when it is suits you, enabling you to progress at a pace that meets your needs.

Multi-professional learning community

When you study an Executive MBA 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. Within our Executive MBA programme we also run routes in business, built environment, education and psychology.

Critical self-awareness

At the diploma stage of the course, you have the opportunity to complete psychometric testing, which can help you increase your critical self-awareness, better understand your skills and identify areas for development.

Professional recognition

This course is fully accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). It is also accredited by the Chartered Management Institute and successful graduates gain Chartered Manager status (subject to application). This course is accredited by the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM). Successful completion of the MBA gives you the formal professional certified membership (CBIFM). We are a recognised British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) centre and we offer a Postgraduate Certificate with a level 7 BIFM Diploma in Facilities Management.

Course structure

3 years – University-based study blocks. Each module involves a three-day study block and self-managed study time. You complete:
-Year One – four modules.
-Year Two – three modules plus work-based project.
-Year Three – one module plus dissertation or consultancy project.

This flexible attendance means that the course has minimal impact on your work or personal time and you can be based anywhere in the UK or overseas. Starts October.

Year One: delivering strategic facilities management; strategic project management; strategic property asset management; leadership, partnership and change within facilities management.

Year Two: strategic marketing management and decision making; managing strategy; developing personal and professional leadership practice; strategic global human resource management and decision-making.

Year Three: research and consultancy methods; dissertation or consultancy project.

Assessment: modules are assessed through portfolios which may be made up from a number of tasks.

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The Sheffield Hallam Executive MBA (Psychology) is designed to give you the skills, knowledge and experience to advance your career into senior management. It enables you to learn more about the science of human thinking and behaviour and how it applies to leadership and business development.

This course is suitable for professionals who are part of a management or leadership team, or have strong aspirations to achieve senior career progression. The diverse applications for psychology in the workplace mean that this course has relevance across a wide range of business and industry sectors. The course is ideal if you work in:
-Senior leadership.
-Business development.
-Human resources.
-Marketing and sales.
-Interface between people and technologies or machines.

On this course you complete a mix of core MBA modules and specialist psychology modules. The specialist modules enable you to develop a detailed appreciation for the significance of human psychology in the workplace, including the psychology of personality, cognition, and social behaviours. It also helps you to explore the application of psychological insight to the benefit of individuals and the organisation.

We tailor assignments and projects to the needs of your organisation or your own areas of interest, which maximises the value of your studies. Your organisation also has the opportunity to provide input into your learning and contribute to your development.
To be a successful leader, you need to understand, implement and integrate the current fundamental concepts of management, and have insights from differing professional perspectives. You gain this knowledge on our course by studying core MBA subjects within four integrated modules.

Completing an integrated module means that instead of studying a topic such as finance in isolation, you study finance together with marketing and decision making. Our approach replicates the real world where strategic decisions span multiple business areas, providing you with a richer and more realistic learning experience.

The core MBA modules are complemented by a range of psychology modules that enable you to tailor the course content to your career needs. You also complete a consultancy project that involves investigating a current major issue from within your organisation.
As you progress through the course you apply your learning by problem-solving real or simulated case studies. This helps you to identify and deal with links and tensions between different areas of an organisation.

You enhance your leadership skills by encountering and managing varying, often competing, perspectives on management issues. Case studies enable you to practice and assess the impact of real-time decision making, embedding and demonstrating the skills you need during your career. During the course you can
-Build your skills in coaching, negotiating and influencing.
-Attend guest lectures from leading experts who provide unique insights into psychology and management.
-Develop an evidence-base so you can demonstrate your senior leadership ability.

Flexible course design

The course is designed to be flexible so that you can work comfortably with your existing commitments. We use university-based block study with self managed study time, so you can easily complete the course from anywhere within the UK or overseas. You can also study modules as and when it is suits you, enabling you to progress at a pace that meets your needs.

Multi-professional learning community

When you study an Executive MBA 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. Within our Executive MBA programme we also run routes in business, education and the built environment.

Critical self-awareness and tailored coaching

At the diploma stage of the course, you have the opportunity to complete psychometric testing, which can help you increase your critical self-awareness, better understand your skills and identify areas for development.

Professional recognition

This course is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute and successful graduates gain Chartered Manager status (subject to application). Approved by the British Psychological Society Learning Centre for the purposes of continuing professional development (CPD).

For more information, see the website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/find-a-course/executive-mba-psychology

Course structure

3 years – University-based study blocks. Each module involves a three-day study block and self-managed study time. You complete:
-Year One – four modules.
-Year Two – three modules plus work-based project.
-Year Three – one module plus dissertation or consultancy project.

This flexible attendance means that the course has minimal impact on your work or personal time and you can be based anywhere in the UK or overseas. Starts February If you would like to discuss the start date options, please email the course leader, Dr Steven Pattinson [email protected]

Course structure
Year One: managing strategy; strategic marketing management and decision making; two options.

Year Two: strategic global human resource management and decision making; developing personal and professional leadership practice; two options.

Year Three: research and consultancy methods; dissertation or organisational project.

Psychology options: introduction to organisational psychology; human factors/design of the work environment; individual differences, training and development; the psychology of leadership and change.

Assessment: modules are assessed through portfolios which may be made up from a number of tasks.

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We designed this course for international students who are CIMA passed finalists or qualified accountants. It is a fast track route that enables you to convert your CIMA qualification to a UK masters degree in nine months.

The course is delivered in Sheffield and at the Aventis School of Management, Singapore.

Strategic financial management integrates the financial management function into business strategy and every other part of an organisations operation.

Applying strategic financial management knowledge and skills improves an organisations effectiveness and efficiency. In today’s highly competitive business environment, both private and government organisations are increasingly putting more emphasis in this area to achieve their objectives.

The course emphasises business awareness, proactive and logical thinking, research and critical analysis to help managers make sound strategic financial decisions on a global scale.

A distinctive course feature is its focus on present-day national and global developments in business strategy, management, accounting and finance.

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Choose this pre-masters course if you are an international student (non-native speaker of English) planning on studying for a masters in business, management, finance or related studies. You improve your English language proficiency and business knowledge to a level which allows you entry onto selected postgraduate courses. The course provides an equal balance of English language development and knowledge of business, management and finance.

You have the opportunity to carry out research projects with local and regional organisations, which will be an enriching cultural experience and enhance your employment prospects.

Successfully completing the course enables you to choose from a range of postgraduate courses to suit your interests and career development needs. These are available at Sheffield Hallam and other academic institutions.

Sheffield Business School runs postgraduate courses in:
-Accounting, banking and finance.
-Business and management.
-Food and nutrition.
-Tourism, hospitality and events.

If you successfully complete this course you will be eligible for a 25% discount on your fees on a full-time Sheffield Business School postgraduate beginning in September.

For more information, see the website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/find-a-course/graduate-diploma-business-and-english-premasters-course

Course structure

Full time – 33 weeks. January to August for masters courses starting in September.

Course content
Language development and academic skills modules
-Academic English
-Study and research skills for business

Business modules
-Contemporary business management practice
-Financial business management

Assessment: coursework, project work, individual assignments, group projects, oral presentations, timed assessments.

Other admission details

If you successfully complete this course, we will make you an unconditional offer to study one of our postgraduate courses in:
-Business and management.
-Facilities management.
-Finance.
-Food and nutrition.
-Languages.
-Tourism, hospitality and events management.
If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 5.5 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score in order to progress onto the Graduate Diploma in Business and English. Students who pass a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course will receive a 10% discount on the course fee for the Graduate Diploma in Business and English.

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Get on the fast track to becoming fully qualified as a youth worker on a part-time course designed to meet the requirements set out by the National Youth Agency. You complete 592 hours of professional practice and if you are already employed in the sector then you may be able to take your main placement in your current workplace.

Choose the fast track route to becoming a fully qualified youth worker on this 24-month part-time course based on National Youth Agency requirements. You take six modules, all relating to your work as a youth worker. Two are based in the workplace and the others cover key areas of study such as understanding youth work and developing communication skills.

You must complete at least 592 hours professional practice with 13-19 year olds in two different placements. They are likely to take place in local voluntary, community and local authority youth services. Your first placement is normally in your current place of work if you are already working in the sector.

We base the course on the National Youth Agency’s requirements for youth workers and the National Occupational Standards in Youth Work (Lifelong Learning UK).

As a student, you benefit from the insights of lecturers who are experienced youth workers. Course leader Jean Harris-Evans is a senior practitioner and co-author of Delivering Good Youth Work. You are taught in small groups with lots of support from staff.

The course design means that you only need to attend university one day a week during term time. There are no exams but lots of discussion and group work. We base the course at our City Campus in the heart of Sheffield, just three minutes’ walk from the train station.

Professional recognition

The course is accredited by the National Youth Agency. When you successfully complete it you gain Joint Negotiating Committee for Youth and Community Workers (JNC) status. This means you are a nationally recognised and qualified youth worker.

For more information, see the website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/find-a-course/graduate-diploma-youth-work

Course structure

Part time – 2 years (Runs September to May)
You attend one day a week – Mondays in year one and Tuesdays in year two, 9am–4pm.

Modules
-Understanding youth work and young people
-Professional practice 1
-Communication, interpersonal and intervention skills
-Contemporary issues in youth and community work
-Professional practice 2
-Leading and managing in youth work

Placements
In addition to these modules, you have to complete two work-based placements. The requirement is 350 hours for the first placement and 242 hours for the second. This work may take place during the evenings and weekends depending on the placement.

Assessment: assignments, in class timed assessment, funding bids, reports, placement assessments.

Other admission requirements

If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.5 or equivalent we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score. If you do not meet these requirements, please contact the course leader to discuss your individual circumstances as there may be some flexibility.

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The course is aimed at law graduates wanting to work in the field of human rights as legal practitioners, policy or development work or as human rights advocates. It provides students with the legal human rights attributes to work locally or internationally.

During the course you cover:
-Human rights law
-Conventions
-Policy and theory
-Principles of human rights and social justice
-Advanced case studies in international human rights and social justice
-Legal scholarship in human rights
-Project management for human rights (optional)

You gain skills in:
-Legal application and understanding of human rights principles and law.
-Critical appraisal of human rights legalisation in the UK and internationally.
-Problem solving.
-Practical application and realisation of human rights in practice.

Key features of the course include opportunities to:
-Develop a comprehensive understanding of the relevant legal, policy and social contexts in which human rights legislation operates.
-Develop an understanding of how human rights organisations ensure legal practice.
-Engage with the research work of staff in the Human Rights and Social Justice, and Social-Legal Research Clusters and the Department of Law and Criminology.
-Complete in-depth case studies on key topics in human rights.
-Learn from experienced lawyers, practitioners and policy-makers from local and international human rights organisations.

You also benefit from:
-The unique opportunity to take part in the work of the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice on a range of practical human rights projects/event, case reviews, seminars and workshops.
-High profile guest speakers who work in the real world of human rights principles, with past speakers including Shami Chakrabarti and Trevor Phillips.
-Input from leading human rights organisations allow you to meet leading human rights practitioners and defenders and to find out about their work.
-Opportunities to organise human rights events.
-Real world case studies and application.
-The opportunity to undertake in-depth work with a human rights organisation and obtain real world experience.
-Links to international partners and projects.

You can also complete a dissertation based on a topic of your choice, enabling you to specialise in an area of interest.

For more information, see the website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/find-a-course/llm-applied-human-rights

Course structure

Full time – 1 year. Starts September.

Modules
-Human rights in the 21st century
-Principles of human rights and social justice
-Advanced case studies in international human rights and social justice
-Legal scholarship for human rights
-Dissertation
-Project management for human rights

Assessment: case studies; reports; essay; presentation; dissertation.

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This course is ideal if you are a recent law graduate looking for a postgraduate course, or a professional wishing to enhance your specialist knowledge and skills.

You advance your knowledge and appreciation of the key components of global commercial law and consider a number of legal initiatives at European and international levels.

The course enhances your employability by providing you with the knowledge and skills invaluable for a number of career routes upon qualification. Work-based learning is built into the course.

You complete a business consultancy project/dissertation which is supervised by an experienced tutor with appropriate expertise. You can also work in the University's Venture Matrix programme under the supervision of a qualified lawyer or tutor.
On this course you benefit from:
-Work-based and work-related learning modules delivered in conjunction with industry partners.
-Simulation modules that draw out high level employability skills within a safe environment.
-Employability specialists within module and course development.
-Employability mentors for graduate students.
-A wide range of staff who embed employability skills into the curriculum.

For more information, see the website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/find-a-course/llmpgdippgcert-global-commercial-law

Course structure

Full time – 1 year. Part time – 2 years. Distance learning – by module, typically 2 or 3 years. Starts September.

Modules
-International Trade Law
-Trade Dispute Resolution
-Global corporate governance
-Global corporate re-structuring
-Master Degree Project

Assessment: assignments; oral presentations; case studies/experience evaluation; project/dissertation; oral exam.

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Sport has become complex with an increasing number of sporting disputes requiring legal expertise. The programme is designed to help you understand, analyse, critically evaluate and unlock complex sporting disputes.

It is aimed at law graduates, law practitioners, sports administrators and sports agents. You learn the important elements of assistance, advice and representation in sporting relationships and you gain an expertise in unlocking and resolving sporting disputes, as well as understanding the regulation of sporting activities and relationships.

The programme offers 3 unique pathways of:
-Anti-doping law
-Football law
-International sports marketing and sponsorship.

You gain an insight into the practice and procedure of sports law with an emphasis on the practical elements of unlocking complex sporting disputes.

Experts guide you through the practice and procedure of the highest and most important sports law forums, such as the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC), UK Anti-Doping and many others.

Emphasis is given to case studies, with a continuous analysis of the practical aspects of sports law. You analyse important current cases with your tutors and you are offered the opportunity to work with them in real-life sporting scenarios. Examples include anti-doping litigation, football contracts with emphasis on employment and European competition law aspects, injuries on and off the field, intellectual property rights, sponsorship contracts negotiation and alternative dispute resolution.

You explore placement opportunities and you maximise your career development opportunities, through Sheffield Hallam's unique external links with experts and sporting organisations throughout the world. Continuing professional development opportunities are also available for practitioners.

For more information, see the website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/find-a-course/llm-international-sports-law-in-practice

Course structure

Full time distance learning - 1 year.
Part time distance learning - 2 years.
Typical modules may include.
Core modules
-Law, regulation, sport and society
-Commercial regulation and contractual obligations in sport
-International sports marketing and sponsorship
-Dissertation (by research or business consultancy project

Elective pathways
-Anti-doping law
-Football law

Assessmen: assessed by coursework and/or viva. There is a choice of dissertation by research or a business consultancy project and CPD accreditation.

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