Develop your leadership and strategic skills with a Global MBA, learning from industry experts to navigate global organisations towards future opportunities and growth.
Study core business skills in management, leadership, communication and analysis.
Explore the leading business models of iconic global brands.
Gain practical experience with an optional placement, case studies and real-world projects.
Investigate and challenge the decisions that make organisations successful.
Join an international community of business leaders and students in our award-winning enterprise centre.

Our Global MBA programme explores the theory and best practice of successful business management. It’s an MBA of choice for individuals looking to develop themselves to be the global leaders and managers of tomorrow – a transformational experience that builds self-confidence, challenges your thinking and boosts your leadership abilities.

Live projects 

You’ll gain essential practical and project management experience during a two-week work-based consultancy project. This enables you to consolidate all of your learning – putting it into practice by completing a real or simulated project for an organisation in the UK.

Networking opportunities

During the course you’ll be able to attend guest lectures from leading industry experts who provide unique insights into business and management. You’ll also be able to develop shared learning, business contacts and networking opportunities through your placement experiences, peers, teaching staff and industry experts.

Optional work placement

Towards the end of the course, you can also choose to complete an industry placement lasting up to 12 months. We’ll help you to gain a placement by running CV and interview skills workshops. And if you’re successful in gaining a placement, we’ll; provide support while you’re on the placement.

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive. 

To be a successful global business leader, you need insights from differing professional and industrial perspectives. You’ll gain this knowledge and experience by studying fundamental subjects within 9 integrated modules – consisting of 8 core modules and 1 elective module. Our approach replicates the real-world experience – where strategic decisions are made – and provides you with a rich, relevant and realistic learning experience.

• lectures and seminars
• problem-solving using real and simulated case studies
• group work
• thematic workshops
• scenario-stimulated discussions
• live consultancy project
• industrial visits and field trips
• independent study
• optional work placements

On this course, you’ll have the opportunity to strengthen your business acumen and gain work-related experience through study block, live projects, and networking opportunities. At the beginning you’ll take part in a two-day study block to introduce you to the competencies needed to complete the MBA. You’ll work with an expert mentor to design a personal development programme. They’ll guide your progress – helping you to gain the maximum benefit from the MBA and to achieve your leadership goals.

You will be supported in your learning journey through a number of key areas. These include

• access to our unique student support triangle to help with your personal, academic and career development
• access to our Skills Centre with one to ones, webinars and online resources, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments
• industry-specific employability activities such as live consultancy projects, learning in simulated environments and networking opportunities

This course is delivered face-to-face over three semesters - teaching is scheduled based on the length of your course and the academic calendar.

The MBA is designed to enhance your leadership capability – providing you with the support to identify your strengths and weaknesses – and delivers the necessary development to enable you to advance your career. This personal development is supported by practical experience and real-world academic learning. This ensures you have the skills, knowledge and experience that modern organisations seek from their leaders. 

The course is highly valued by employers and previous MBA graduates have gone on to develop successful careers in senior management – in a wide range of industries across the world. 

 

This course prepares you for a career in 

• HRM (Global/Local)

• marketing

• finance

• consultancy

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for

• Tata Consultancy

• UBS

• NHS

• Clipper

 

You need a 2.2 honours degree or equivalent.

If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS score of 6.5 overall and a minimum of 6.0 in all skills, or a recognised equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below this level, we recommend you complete a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve the required English level.

We assess applications on merit and we can advise you about this process before you apply. If you are unsure whether you meet these requirements then we recommend that you contact us for guidance.

If you do not have such academic qualifications we may consider your application individually, based on your personal, professional and work experience, and other formal qualifications. You may also be able to claim credit points which can reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your qualification at Sheffield Hallam. Find out more

Important notice:

 

The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.

Modules studied may differ depending on when you start your course.

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

Year 1 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Global Finance And Operations Management	30	Coursework
Leadership, Change And Responsible People Practice	30	Coursework
Strategy And Marketing For A Changing World	30	Coursework

 

 

 

Elective modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Digitalisation Of Business Processes	30	Coursework
Enterprise And Entrepreneurship	30	Coursework
Global Business In Emerging Markets	30	Coursework

 

 

 

Final Year Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Mba Applied Business Investigation	60	Coursework
Msc Placement