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YourSuccess IsOurBusiness.Undergraduate Programmes

“The Management School at Sheffield University is modern, resourceful and has a fantastic reputation amongst employers. I felt at home straight away, and I know it will be the key to my employment when I have finished my degree.”

John Hull, 3rd year Business Management student (quoted in his 1st

“My time at Sheffield has been amazing! I chose to do Management and Economics because I’d always loved Economics at school and thought it would be useful when looking for a career after university. I love my degree because it is applicable to everyday life and makes you look at what’s going on around you in a different light. I also joined many societies, which enhanced my time here. I am now going straight into a recruitment consultancy job in London, weeks after I graduate and have my time at Sheffield to thank for that. I’d recommend it to anyone - Sheffield is perfect for students, I have a great degree, from a great university, have had a great experience and have made friends for life.”

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Lianne Azzopardi, Business Management and Economics graduate 2007

“It is a challenging and interesting course”

Alison Lo, Accounting and Financial Management graduate 2004 (quoted in her 3rd third year)

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Your success is our business Undergraduate Programmes The University of Sheffield Management School is a leading international business school with an excellent reputation for both teaching and research.

Our aim is to provide you with the academic framework and personal support you need to fulfil your potential and go on to pursue a successful career in your chosen field. We have a strong academic team who are committed to providing a stimulating intellectual environment where you will learn to apply the most current academic theories in practical and effective ways within the workplace.

The University of Sheffield has an excellent reputation and is listed as one of the UK’s top Universities (Research Assessment Exercise 2008).

Our degree programmes are designed to prepare you for a successful career in management, accounting or the public sector either in the UK or overseas. We ensure that our graduates acquire the skills needed for the workplace. The School’s social networking sites enable you to access alumni working in senior positions in a range of organisations.

We try to ensure that all our graduates are well prepared to make a success of their chosen career. We offer a teaching and learning experience that stimulates you intellectually while enabling you to fulfil your academic potential. Our approach promotes real-life business skills through research-led teaching. Our staff has an international reputation for leading research and this is fed through to our teaching to ensure that students

benefit from the most contemporary thinking.

Staff at the Management School work across many exciting and policy-relevant interdisciplinary research areas. The School’s research centres and institutes actively participate in a range of regional, national and international collaborations. Our joint venture with the Department of Psychology has resulted in the formation of the Institute of Work Psychology (IWP); the Centre for Regional Economic & Enterprise Development (CREED) explores initiatives within the region and our Logistics & Supply Chain Management Group (LCSM) is taking on the challenges of ‘greening’ the supply chain. Collaborative links are vital to the research environment of the School and to delivering on our commitment to contribute to company problem-solving, to the development of the South Yorkshire region and to public policy.

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We also have inter-disciplinary research clusters which are making widely-recognised contributions in the following areas:

• Finance • Governance • International Business and Strategy • Management Accounting • Public Sector Accounting and Management • Responsible and Sustainable Business

We want you to enjoy your University experience, fulfil your academic potential and move forward to a successful career. At the University, you will be in a truly international environment with the opportunity to meet people from all over the world. There is a huge range of sports and leisure amenities to enjoy both in the University and within the City of Sheffield. Sheffield is a popular city with students and is described in the The Virgin Alternative Guide to Universities as ‘one of the top universities across the board’.

‘Tutorials are useful for understanding the modules more clearly and receiving valuable help from the tutorial leaders.’ Momin Khan, 3rd year Accounting and Financial Management (quoted in his 1st year)

Thank you for your interest in our undergraduate programmes; we hope you will consider joining us and wish you all the best in your future studies.


Why you should choose the University of Sheffield

An international reputation for academic excellence - The University of Sheffield is a top University. In

the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities it is rated 10th in the UK, 28th in Europe and 88th in the world.

- The University of Sheffield is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of 19 leading UK Universities. In the 2011 National Student Survey which measures levels of student satisfaction, Sheffield was joint 3rd (with Glasgow University) Oxford and Cambridge just behind.

- Our management programmes have received accreditation from a distinguished range of professional organisations including the Association of MBAs (AMBA), the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

- The University of Sheffield Management School is positioned at joint 16th in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).

- In the Complete University Guide 2012 league tables which evaluate Universities against key criteria including research quality, entry standards, national student survey ratings and graduate prospects our Accounting degree is 223rd and our Business Management degree is 25th.

- In the Complete University Guide 2012 league table, the Accounting and Financial Management-based graduates satisfaction score is 3.8 out of 5 and for Business Management-based graduates it is 3.8 out of 5.

Good range of degree programmes - You can study single or dual honours degrees

with options for East Asian Studies, Economics, Information Studies, Mathematics and Modern Languages. There are opportunities to study a degree which encompasses a range of disciplines.

An international and multicultural experience - You study within an international environment.

With students from over 100 countries on campus, the University has a truly international reputation and outlook. Our links with Higher Education Institutions in Europe and North

America give you excellent study abroad and exchange opportunities. For students studying Business Management based programmes there is an opportunity to study abroad for one semester of the second year at EDHEC Business School, Lille or EDHEC Business School, Nice.

- The International Business Management students spend the whole of their second year studying overseas at either a university in the EU as part of the Erasmus Scheme or outside the EU as part of Study Abroad Programme. Students can study in the EU at:

o Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

o Copenhagen Business School, Denmark o The University of Turku, Finland o ESC Rennes School of Business, France o Linkoping University, Sweden

Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/erasmus/outgoing

- The Study Abroad Programme offers the opportunity to study at one of our partner institutions in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore or the USA.

Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/studyabroad/sheffield

Skills-based learning

- We equip our students with the necessary skills to take opportunities and forge successful careers. Many of our graduates go on to employment in high profile organisations in fields such as accountancy, human resource management, marketing and public relations.

The help and support that you need to succeed

- As a University, we take our responsibilities for our students seriously. We provide a range of different types of support for students – whether they need help with their studies, pastoral care or careers advice. We are committed to our students and want to help them both to enjoy their studies and to succeed in whatever field they choose.

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The University of Sheffield is a popular University choice receiving around 7 applications for each place. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds. The Management School is an international environment and students come from all over the world. We have 1200 students overall and about 15% of these come from overseas. Employers increasingly value overseas experience and you can take advantage of our exchange links to broaden your horizons. There are also a range of international student societies that you can access through the Student’s Union. You can find out more at www.shef.ac.uk/union/activities-and-sport/societies/ The city of Sheffield is regarded as a desirable place to both study and live. We have a world-class University and although Sheffield is a major city it has kept its strong sense of community. Sheffield is in the heart of the UK, and just over 2 hours by train from London. Home Office statistics rate it as being one of England’s safest cities. Sheffield also claims to be England’s greenest city with 150 woodlands and 50 public parks, and one-third of Sheffield is within the Peak District National Park. Sheffield has all the facilities of a major city but is small enough to be compact and friendly. Culturally, Sheffield has award-winning theatres, cinemas and nationally renowned clubs. A far-reaching city regeneration scheme has

transformed the city centre by adding public spaces such as the Millennium Galleries and the Winter Gardens. There are new bars, restaurants and clubs and new retail developments are in the pipeline. Sheffield is world-famous for its

music scene and there are many venues where you can enjoy live performance of all types of different kinds of music. Sheffield also has an international reputation for exceptional sporting facilities. In addition to the excellent University-run sports centre, the city is home to Europe’s largest outdoor artificial ski resort – Sheffield Ski Village – plus numerous health and fitness centres such as Don Valley Stadium for athletics, Ponds Forge for swimming and diving and Sheffield Arena for ice hockey. In terms of accommodation, you can opt for city life or leafy suburbs, either catered or self-catering. Catered accommodation is available in our Endcliffe student village, a ten minute bus ride from campus. The University has an impressive variety of accommodation, ranging from modern purpose-built flats to converted Victorian town houses. Living away from home for the first time is one of the major transitions to be made when you come to University. For this reason, the University guarantees a place in University-managed accommodation to all single first year undergraduates, provided you have accepted your University place as firm choice by the July of the year of your admission. Over 90% of all first year students choose to live in University-owned accommodation.


The Management School Environment

We offer a wide range of undergraduate courses.

Our programmes are taught by some of the UK’s leading researchers in management and accounting. The School has around 70 academic staff who are engaged in significant research involving accounting and management problems and issues. We also invite leaders in business to contribute their workplace knowledge and experience to our teaching.

As well as providing an excellent grounding in your chosen subject, your degree course will give you other transferable skills employers are looking for. These skills include writing in various forms, presentation, organisation, IT, numeracy, team working and time management skills, and are developed throughout your time as a student with us. You will gain knowledge and skills in your specialist areas of study, as well as the more general skills demanded in today’s career market. By the end of your course you will be equipped for success in a range of careers.

The Management School at The University of Sheffield is modern, resourceful and has a fantastic reputation amongst employers.


The University of Sheffield Alumni Association The Alumni Association is open to all students of the School and everyone who studies here automatically becomes a life member. As an alumnus you will receive an annual magazine, a quarterly e-bulletin, invitations to reunions and events and membership of Sheffield Reunited, our alumni directory. You are also eligible for many special offers including access to sports, careers and library facilities and other services and benefits including discounts on holidays, hotels and car hire.

The Association links you into a network of several thousand graduates from more than one hundred countries around the world. Through staying involved with the Alumni Association, you can build a wide contact base both in the UK and abroad and it can be an effective way of accessing career and self-development opportunities. The Association also hosts social functions at a range of UK and overseas locations.

We look forward to welcoming you to the University Alumni community.

The Management School Alumni and Student network

Your connection to the Management School is an asset which can help you both professionally and personally. All management and accounting students are eligible to join our web community which will put you in touch with masters students, alumni and academic staff within the School. Students find this an invaluable tool for supporting their academic studies, learning more about the city, accessing pastoral support and careers advice and enjoy our regular networking events.

Personal and academic support

We recognise that some students may require additional personal and academic support outside the classroom. When you join the University you will be assigned a personal tutor. The role of the personal tutor is to provide individual help and advice on academic and personal matters at any time. Each student is encouraged to meet at least twice a year with their personal tutor; additional meetings and specialist support are also made available as and when required.

Our Undergraduate Student Staff Feedback Forum provides an opportunity to discuss general issues relating to academic programmes. Undergraduate students elect representatives to the Committee and meetings are held at least twice a semester. This enables the School to monitor programmes regularly and to ensure that their quality is maintained and enhanced.


Business Seminars

Over the year, the Management School organises a range of expert seminars and guest lectures from top business names who provide a valuable insight into the current issues of the day for the business community. The School is also involved in a high profile Management Lecture each year: previous speakers have included Sir Digby Jones, John Seddon and Richard Lambert.

‘The course is well structured. It is not prescribed that you have only one road to go down. I specifically chose it because I was interested in business, but I did not know what area. Through the course, I have the choice to do what I want without having to specialise too much.’

Rachel Broadhurst, Business Management graduate 2005

Working with business

One of our key targets is to prepare our undergraduates for a successful career. Our good relationships with a range of local, regional and national organisations (see below) mean that

there are some great opportunities for work experience.

Barclays Bank

Cadburys

Collard Manson

GE Capital

John Lewis Partnership

QUBA New Media

Rolls Royce

Sheffield Enterprise Agency

Many companies connected to the School contribute to a series of presentations and workshops. These run through term time and cover a variety of subjects.

‘It’s an excellent educational environment to study within, the relaxed atmosphere coupled with the well motivated work ethic make Sheffield

University Management School a great place to gain a degree. The inherent desire for success is apparent in everyone connected to the Management School.’

Matthew Waterhouse, Business Management graduate 2010 (quoted in his 1st year)


Careers Support The University of Sheffield’s international reputation means that your qualification will be highly valued. During your course you will acquire key skills in teamwork, IT and written and verbal communication. The Careers Service is available throughout your course to provide the support and information you need including:

work experience

careers information events led by employers

information and advice regarding employment and postgraduate study options, interview preparation etc

The Careers Service works with many national and international employers of all sizes, as well as local organisations. Employers from different sectors of the economy are invited onto campus to discuss summer internships, year-long placements and graduate job vacancies. The Careers Service will assist you in finding suitable opportunities, advising you on how to use your work experience to enhance your future career prospects.

Management School students are frequent attendees of recruitment and information fairs and employer-led presentations and make regular use of the online Vacancy service.

Work experience opportunities are available for all students. In additional to part-time and vacations jobs, the Student jobshop provides details of all types of work experience, including Insight ‘taster’ courses with major employers often aimed at level 1 students. Summer internships are mostly aimed at second year students and usually take place before the final year as do year-long placements. To help you make the most of any work

experience you do, the Careers Service’s Skills for Work programme provides an employer-supported certificate that recognises the abilities and knowledge you gain in the workplace.

The University’s Degree with Employment Experience programme is run by the Careers Services and offers you the chance to undertake a one year placement as part of your degree. A placement year can help develop your transferable skills, put academic theory into practice and increase your employability.

University of Sheffield students are currently on placement with organisations such as Cadburys, HSBC, Grant Thornton, Bentley and IBM. For more information visit: www.sheffield.ac.uk/placements.

Companies who have taken significant numbers of Management School graduates in recent years include:

Accenture Alliance and Leicester BAE Systems Deloitte Ernst & Young HSBC KPMG PricewaterhouseCoopers Rolls Royce Royal Bank of Scotland J Sainsbury Tesco Toyota Vodafone University of Sheffield students are currently on placement with organisations such as Cadburys, HSBC, Grant Thornton, Bentley and IBM. For more information visit www.sheffield.ac.uk/placements

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The Sheffield Graduate Award The Sheffield Graduate Award is a way to gain reward for your extra curricular activities while at university. Co-ordinated by the Careers Service, the Award allows students at all levels to achieve a university recognised certificate upon graduation, and is endorsed by a number of leading employers. To be eligible, you would complete a portfolio about your activities from four of the following sections undertaken at any time during your studies: Volunteering, Student Jobs and work experience, Activities linked to social and cultural awareness, Extending International horizons, and Enterprise. Voluntary work, societies and external competitions The formal teaching environment represents only one aspect of the engagement opportunities for students within the Management School. In addition, students are offered a range of activities designed to encourage greater engagement with the school, their peers, local companies and with the local community as a whole. The Management Society (ManSoc) and Accounting Students’ Society are organised and led by our students. As well as offering members a range of social events and activities, committee members take responsibility for organising a programme of guest speakers. In 2009 ManSoc organised a UK Entrepreneurial Summit and helped to coordinate induction activities for new first year students. In addition, they have worked alongside staff to support a number of voluntary community activities including the Business Action on Homelessness programme, a school project to assist students in developing career

aspirations and to develop a variety of business plans for small companies. AIESEC is an international student society that operates a work placement scheme aimed at providing opportunities for members to work abroad. AIESEC also provides a skills training programme recognised by the majority of graduate recruitment companies. SiS, Student Industrial Society aims to give student members the opportunity to improve interpersonal skills and to make valuable contacts with companies during their time at University. The Society is recognised nationally, and a variety of events are run throughout the year, such as presentation and interview skill training. Many of our students are active within Sheffield SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise). This scheme involves students in running a limited company, focused upon developing commercial projects that will provide funds to develop community schemes and activities. This involves working with local businesses and community projects as well as international projects. Students are offered the chance to participate in the annual IBM Business Challenge competition. We recently sponsored ten teams to apply to the competition and paid for three successful teams to travel to the national semi-finals. We also offer students the opportunity to engage in community challenges, working with staff from local companies to organise and structure voluntary projects with local community groups. For example, a recent group of our third year students worked with staff from Irwin Mitchell solicitors to redecorate the facilities of the Sheffield Yemeni Association.


Degree programmes All degree programmes in the Management School involve the study of organisations, their management, and the changing environment in which they operate.

While the precise blend of subjects studied depends on the particular degree programme, each degree prepares graduates for a career in business, management and accounting, as well as developing skills in qualitative and quantitative analysis, critical thinking, oral and written presentation, information technology and group working.

Most degree programmes also include modules studying the role of entrepreneurship in organisations and the majority consider the impact of business ethics on strategy formulation, accountability and decision-making.

The Management School offers single honours degrees in

• Accounting & Financial Management N420

• Business Management N200 • International Business Management N120 • Dual degrees with Accounting • Accounting & Financial Management and

Economics NL41 • Accounting & Financial Management and

Information Management NP41 • Accounting & Financial Management and

Mathematics NG41 • Dual Honours degrees with Business

Management • Business Management and Economics

NL21 • Business Management and Information

Management NP21 • Business Management and Mathematics

NG21

• Business Management and Social Policy NL24

• Sociology and Business Management NL2K

• Business Management and Japanese Studies NT22

• Chinese Studies and Business Management TN12

• Korean Studies and Business Management TN42

• East Asian Studies and Business Management TNH2

• French and Business Management RN21 • German and Business Management RN22 • Hispanic Studies and Business

Management RN42 • Russian and Business Management RN72

Although each of these degree programmes has a particular focus, it is important to understand that all of our degrees are multidisciplinary and will share some common modules. Whichever degree you choose, you will also have the chance to select a number of optional modules alongside your core subjects, which will enable you to tailor your degree to your particular interests. The range of subjects is extensive and includes modules in accounting and finance, business law, entrepreneurship, marketing, information systems, operations management, strategic management, human resource management and business ethics.

There are examinations in January/February and May/June. You will be expected to complete coursework throughout the academic year; some of which may be group work. The basic unit of instruction is the lecture, with a variety of support teaching including tutorials and online support via the University’s MOLE online learning environment.


Which course?

The first year of the single honours degree courses in Accounting & Financial Management and in Business Management consist of core modules which lay the foundations for the subsequent years of study. In the second and third years the material becomes more demanding, so that by the third year students’ studies are at honours level. Dual degrees have the same type of progression and depth, but do not have the same breadth of studies in management because part of the degree is focused upon that part of the programme provided by the partnering department.

A degree course is made up of a number of levels. For full-time students, a level is the same as a year, so level 1 is the first year and level 2 is the second year. For students who are studying a three-year course, level 3 is the third year. However, for degree courses involving a language, students spend their third year studying abroad. This does not count as a level, so when they return to their fourth year of study, they are returning to level 3. Students have to study a total of 120 credits of modules in each level and each module has a credit rating of either 10 or 20 credits.

Our academic year is divided into two semesters. In each semester teaching takes place over a twelve-week period, followed by a three-week examination period. There is a break in each semester for the Christmas and Easter vacations. All our degree courses follow a broadly similar structure. At each level you will take core modules which are essential to your course. You also select optional modules at levels 2 and 3 in your subject area from an approved list. In addition, there is an opportunity to study modules outside the subject area of your degree provided you have the appropriate

prerequisites and satisfy timetabling requirements.

Accounting & Financial Management

Accounting and financial management plays a pivotal role in all organisations. Accounting is often regarded as just a series of mathematical or mechanical techniques. Learning how to use these techniques is important, but accounting is much more than this. Our course explores the way in which accounting informs decisions in organisations, and the impact that the use of accounting can have on various aspects of organisational life.

The study of accounting within its organisational context is central to the accounting degree at Sheffield. The teaching of accounting involves two main strands – a command of the techniques of financial accounting and management accounting, and a critical approach to their uses and limitations.

The techniques of financial management and the relationship between financial management and accounting are studied at levels 2 and 3.

You will learn to understand and critically analyse the various roles of accounting and the social and political influences on accounting practice. The degree presents a balanced mix of technical and conceptual study, and the development of students’ analytical and critical powers will equip you with skills transferable to a variety of future careers.


Single Honours Accounting & Financial Management – Degree Structure

Core Modules

Level 1

Accounting Theory and Practice Introduction to Financial Accounting Introduction to Management Accounting Analysis for Decision Making Introduction to Behaviour at Work Business Economics Professional Self-Management Business Challenges or an optional module in another department Level 2

Intermediate Financial Accounting Intermediate Management Accounting Financial Management Issues in Financial Management or Introduction to Corporate Finance & Asset Pricing Two optional modules Level 3

Advances in Financial Accounting Advances in Management Accounting Corporate Finance or Case Studies in Accounting and Financial Management Three optional modules *Optional Modules Level 2

Budgeting and Control Either Introduction to Corporate Finance and Asset Pricing Or Issues in Financial Management Issues in Corporate Governance Project Management Strategic Information Systems Strategy Level 3

Auditing Business Law

Contemporary Issues in Financial Reporting Theory

Either Corporate Finance Or Case Studies in Accounting and Financial Management Corporate Social Responsibility Financial Derivatives Public Sector Accounting and Financial Management Taxation in Theory and Practice *Optional modules may be subject to change

Business Management

Our Business Management degree covers all major areas of business management, such as human resource management, marketing, operations management, strategy as well as supporting disciplines such as accounting, economics, management information systems, organisational behaviour and quantitative analysis. Skills in analysing quantitative material will be developed alongside the ability to present good oral and written analysis.

Our Business Management degree gives you the flexibility to explore a range of topics and to specialise in line with your interests. You will learn about contemporary issues in business management and there will be opportunities to undertake project-based and individual work at a demanding level. A careful choice of options at levels 2 and 3 means you can obtain a degree with a strong emphasis in an area such as marketing, human resource management or management information systems. Our course involves a blend of the academic and the practical aspects of business management, through a study of contemporary academic thinking and professional practice, and the extensive use of case studies and project work, some of it in local organisations.


In all modules studied at levels 2 and 3 you are expected to go beyond textbook learning, and to apply the theory within a business environment. By the end of the course you will have critical abilities, key skills and basic practical experience which will equip you for a successful career.

Single Honours Business Management – Degree Structure

Core Modules

Level 1

Accounting and Financial Management for Managers Analysis for Decision Making Behaviour at Work Business Management in Context Management Themes and Perspectives Business Economics Professional Self-Management Business Challenges or an optional module in another department. Level 2

Strategy Marketing Operations and supply chain management Organisational Behaviour Two optional modules Level 3

Corporate Social Responsibility Five optional modules Optional Modules* Level 2

Business Statistics Corporate Governance Economic Principles and Management Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Financial Management Human Resource Management Corporate Finance & Asset Pricing

Project Management

Strategic Information Systems Level 3

Advanced Strategy Business Law Consumer Behaviour Corporate Finance Enterprise Workshops Financial Derivatives Industrial Relations International Business International Marketing Leisure Industry Management Consulting Marketing Communications New Venture Creation Operations and Supply Chain Management in Practice Public Sector Accounting and Financial Management Technology Management Work and Organisational Psychology

*Optional modules may be subject to change

International Business Management

This degree is based on our degree in Business Management and develops it with an international dimension. After the broad introductory first year subjects, students spend the second year studying at a University in another country taking a range of subjects as approved by the Management School. The final year of the degree concentrates on international aspects of business and the Management School’s collaboration with the School of East Asian Studies means that there are also some specialist modules in aspects of East Asian business. The degree is a blend of the theoretical and the practical, with the practical side explored through the


extensive use of case studies, and specific project work in a number of modules.

Single Honours Business Management – Degree Structure

Level 1

Accounting and Financial Management for Managers Analysis for Decision Making Introduction to Behaviour at Work Business Management in Context Management Themes and Perspectives Business Economics Professional Self-Management Business Challenges or an optional module in another department Level 2

Study Abroad Year at a university in Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Hong Kong or the USA. (Note: this is only possible if a student has achieved an average mark of 60 percent in the first year.) Level 3

Two from: Extended Essay in International Business International Business International Marketing Four from: Advanced Strategy Business and Management in Contemporary China Consumer Behaviour Corporate Finance Corporate Social Responsibility East Asian Economic Miracle Industrial Relations Management Consulting Marketing Communications New Venture Creation Operations and Supply Chain Management in Practice

Public Sector Accounting and Financial Management

Technology Management Work and Organisational Psychology Work and Society in Japan

Dual Degrees

Dual Degrees in Accounting & Financial Management

In the accounting half of the degree, level 1 students study Accounting Theory & Practice, Financial Accounting and Management Accounting.

At level 2 students normally study Intermediate Financial Accounting, Financial Management and Intermediate Management Accounting, and at level 3 students study three accounting and financial management modules. Details of the three dual degrees in Accounting & Financial Management are shown below and information about the other half of the degree course can be obtained from our partner department.

Accounting & Financial Management and Economics

This course allows you to gain a good understanding of both accounting and financial management and economics. In the economics half of the degree, you will gain a good grounding in the basic principles of economics and then use this to study particular areas of economics in more detail. Many students use their degree to pursue careers in accounting and financial management or economics.

Accounting & Financial Management and Information Management

Students selecting this course gain a good understanding of both accounting and financial management and information management. In the information management half of the degree, you will gain a good grounding in


understanding how information systems can be developed to meet the requirements of both individuals and organisations. In addition, you will gain an understanding of how organisations work, and how information strategies must take into account people’s needs and behaviour. Students can use their degree to pursue careers in accounting and financial management or information management. In the information management area graduates obtain positions like corporate planners, industry and business analysts, information managers, information systems managers and knowledge managers.

Accounting & Financial Management and Mathematics

This course allows you to gain a good understanding of both accounting and financial management and mathematics. The mathematics part of the course is taught by the School of Mathematics and Statistics. Students study Core Mathematics and some, but not all, of the courses taken by single honours mathematics students. In addition, the study of applied mathematics, and probability and statistics, does not assume any prior knowledge. Students can use their degree to pursue careers in management or careers that apply mathematical skills. You may also wish to use the mathematics part of your degree to pursue a career in finance, meteorology, operation research or teaching.

Dual Degrees in Business Management

The modules taken at level 1 include the core modules: Business Management in Context, Management Themes and Perspectives, Business Economics and Introduction to Behaviour at Work. At level 2 students will study Organisational

Behaviour, and two further modules on Strategy and Marketing. At level 3 students take a module in Corporate Social Responsibility plus two further modules. The flexibility of the curriculum means that specialisation in a particular area of business management is possible in the Business Management half of the degree. Alternatively, you can cover a broader range of business management areas. Brief details of the dual degrees available in Management are shown below.

Business Management and Economics

This course allows you to gain a good understanding of both management and economics. In the economics part of the degree, you will gain a good grounding in the basic principles of economics and then use this to study particular areas of economics in more detail. Students can use their degree to pursue careers in management or economics. Students may also use the economics side of the degree to pursue careers in banking or stockbroking.

Business Management and Information Management

This course allows students to gain a good understanding of both business management and information management. In the information management part of the degree, you will learn how information systems can be developed to meet the requirements of both individuals and organisations. In addition, you will gain an understanding of how organisations work, and how information strategies must take into account people’s needs and behaviour. Students can use their degree to pursue careers in business management or information management. In the information management area students obtain positions like corporate planners, industry and business analysts,


information managers, information systems managers and knowledge managers.

Business Management and Mathematics

This course allows you to gain a good understanding of both management and mathematics. The mathematics part of the course is taught by the School of Mathematics and Statistics. Students study Core Mathematics and some, but not all, of the courses taken by single honours mathematics students. In addition, the study of applied mathematics, and probability and statistics, does not assume any prior knowledge. Students can use their degree to pursue careers in management or careers that apply mathematical skills. Students may use the mathematics part of their degree to pursue careers in finance, meteorology, operation research and teaching.

Business Management and Social Policy, and Sociology and Business Management

In the sociological studies part of this degree, students investigate human engagement with their social environments and dominant institutions, including the world of work, consumption and production and the impact of society on, amongst other things, power, autonomy, poverty and inequality. By bringing these worlds together, these two degrees will allow students to develop a more critical eye on the interface between state and business institutions. Students on the sociology half of the Sociology and Business Management degree will focus on the utilisation of social theory to understand business organisations and their place in contemporary capitalist societies. In contrast, students in the social policy part of the Business

Management and Social Policy students will focus on the specific interface between for-profit organisations and the welfare state, including schools, hospitals, universities and the personal social services.

Chinese Studies and Business Management

In the Chinese part of the course, students take language classes throughout the three years in Sheffield and one year of intensive language study in their third year at a Chinese university. Specialised non-language modules include modern history, contemporary society, business, economics, population and environment, and identity. Students can use their degree to pursue careers in management or careers that apply Chinese skills. Students may use the Chinese part of their degree to pursue careers as language teachers, translators and interpreters.

Korean Studies and Business Management

In the Korean part of the course, students take language classes throughout the three years in Sheffield and one year of intensive language study in their third year of study at a Korean university. Specialised non-language modules include modern history, contemporary society, business, economics, population and environment, and identity. Students can use their degree to pursue careers in management or careers that apply Korean skills. Students may use the Korean part of their degree to pursue careers as language teachers, translators and interpreters.

Business Management and Japanese Studies

In the Japanese part of the course, students take language classes


In the Japanese part of the course, students take language classes throughout the three years in Sheffield and one year of intensive language study in their third year of study at a Japanese university. Specialised non-language modules include modern history, contemporary society, business, economics, population and environment, and identity. Students can use their degree to pursue careers in management or careers that apply Japanese skills. Students may use the Japanese part of their degree to pursue careers as language teachers, translators and interpreters.

French and Business Management

Acquiring a high standard of oral and written fluency is central to the French part of the course. In the first and second years students are introduced to French society and culture from the medieval period to the present day, and modern French history and institutions, including film studies. The third year is spent in France either as a language assistant in a school, studying at a university or studying at Le Mans University with a three-month placement. Students can use their degree to pursue careers in management or careers that apply French skills. Students may use the French part of their degree to pursue careers as language teachers, and translators and interpreters.

German and Business Management

In the German part of the course, students take language classes throughout the three years in Sheffield and the third year is spent abroad usually as a student at a university, an assistant in a school or on a work placement approved by the Department of Germanic Studies. Students can use their degree to

pursue careers in management or careers that apply German skills. Students may use the German part of their degree to pursue careers as language teachers and translators.

Hispanic Studies and Business Management

In the first year of the Hispanic Studies part of the course, students receive grounding in the language, culture, history and society of Spain and Latin America. The second year offers coverage of diverse aspects of Spanish and Latin American society, history and culture. After the year abroad, the fourth year includes practical modules on interpreting and translating. Students can use their degree to pursue careers in management or careers that apply Spanish skills. Students may use the Spanish part of their degree to pursue careers as language teachers, and translators and interpreters.

Russian and Business Management

In the Russian part of the course, students follow either a beginners or advanced Russian course (depending on their prior qualifications) and modules in Russian culture. Students spend at least one semester in their third year in Russia. Students can use their degree to pursue careers in management or careers that apply Russian skills. Students may use the Russian part of their degree to pursue careers as language teachers, and translators and interpreters.

If you would like any more information regarding our courses, please contact:

Amy Lax on +44(0) 114 2223376 or at [email protected]


Typical Offers

Course Entry Requirements

Our entry requirements are set at a level that reflects the demand for our courses. Below is a summary of the most common qualifications for all of our degree courses. For all our courses you should have achieved the following level of ability in English Language and Mathematics of:

GCSE English Language – Grade C or equivalent. GCSE Mathematics – Grade B or equivalent.

We are willing to consider applicants for the Business Management and International Business Management degrees with GCSE Mathematics Grade C or equivalent, provided there is suitable compensation elsewhere. Please contact the Management School for advice on this matter.

Although we do not have any subject-specific requirements for any of our single honours courses we do require that two out of your three A-levels are acceptable subjects (e.g. Business Studies, Computing Science, Economics, English Literature, History, Mathematics, Physics) (Other subjects that are acceptable in combination with other acceptable subjects include Art and Design, Dance, General Studies and Physical Education). If you have any queries about whether your combination of subjects is acceptable, please contact the Management School. Guidance as to what we regard as acceptable A-levels can be found at www.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/policies/alevel

Below is an outline of the most common qualifications, and our entry requirements for these. If you are currently studying qualifications not listed and would like to discuss whether these meet our requirements, please contact us and we will be happy to advise you.

Typical Offers

Courses Offer Grades

A-levels (Either 3 A-levels, or 2 A-levels and 1 single award vocational A-level)

Accounting & Financial Management ABB or AAC or A*A*E or A*AD or A*BC Business Management ABB or AAC or A*A*E or A*AD or A*BC International Business Management ABB or AAC or A*A*E or A*AD or A*BC Accounting & Financial Management and Economics

AAB

Accounting & Financial Management and Informatics

ABB


AAB, including A-level Mathematics grade A

Business Management and Economics AAB Business Management and Informatics ABB Business Management and Mathematics AAB, including A-level Mathematics grade A

Chinese Studies/Korean Studies and Business Management

ABB


ABB

French and Business Management ABB , including A-level French grade B German and Business Management ABB, including A-level German grade B Hispanic Studies and Business Management

ABB , contact the Hispanic Studies Department for language requirements

Russian and Business Management ABB , contact the Russian Department for language requirements

Sociology and Business Management ABB Business Management and Social Policy ABB


A-levels (1 double award vocational A-level and 1 A-level)

Accounting & Financial Management AB in double award and B in A-level, or BB in double award and A in A-level

Business Management AB in double award and B in A-level, or BB in double award and A in A-level

International Business Management AB in double award and B in A-level or BB in double award and A in A-level


AA in double award and B in A-level, or AB in double award and A in A-level


BB in double award and B in A-level


AB in double award and A in A level, including a grade A in Mathematics

Business Management and Economics AA in double award and B in A-level, or AB in double award and A in A-level

Business Management and Informatics AB in double award and B in A-level, or BB in double award and A in A-level

Business Management and Mathematics AB in double award and A in A-level, including a grade A in Mathematics

Chinese Studies/Korean Studies AB in double award and B in A-level or and Business Management BB in double award and A in A-level Business Management and Japanese Studies

AB in double award and B in A-level, or BB in double award and A in A-level

French and Business Management AB in double award and B in A-level, including a grade B in French

German and Business Management AB in double award and B in A-level, including a grade B in German


AB in double award and B in A-level (contact the Hispanic Studies Department for language requirements)

Sociology and Business Management AB in double award and B in A-level, or BB in double award and A in A-level

Business Management and Social Policy AB in double award and B in A-level, or BB in double award and A in A-level

Russian and Business Management AB in double award and B in A-level (contact the Russian Department for language requirements)


International Baccalaureate

Accounting & Financial Management 34 points, including 4 in English and 5 in Mathematics

Business Management 34 points, including 4 in English and 5 in Mathematics

International Business Management 34 points including 4 in English and 5 in Mathematics


35 points, including 4 in English and 5 in Mathematics




35 points, including 4 in English (contact Mathematics Department for the Mathematics requirement)

Business Management and Economics 35 points, including 4 in English and 5 in Mathematics

Business Management and Informatics 34 points, including 4 in English and 5 in Mathematics

Business Management and Mathematics 35 points, including 4 in English (contact Mathematics Department for the Mathematics requirement)

Chinese Studies/Korean Studies and Business Management




French and Business Management 34 points, including 4 in English and 5 in Mathematics (contact French Department for language requirement)

German and Business Management 34points, including 4 in English and 5 in Mathematics (contact Germanic Studies Department for language requirement)


34 points, including 4 in English and 5 in Mathematics (contact the Hispanic Studies Department for language requirement)

Sociology and Business Management 34 points, including 4 in English and 5 in Mathematics

Business Management and Social Policy 34 points, including 4 in English and 5 in Mathematics

Russian and Business Management 34 points, including 4 in English and 5 in Mathematics (contact the Russian Department for language requirement)

The information in this brochure is correct at time of printing. However, courses, modules and entry requirements are subject to review. For the very latest information, please check the department’s web pages or contact the department direct.

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