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.

Based in our Sheffield Business School, you’ll join a global community where business leaders, researchers and business students all come together to solve problems and make things better.

You’ll be taught by industry experts, who bring their industry experience and insights from cutting-edge research into the classroom. Through our relationships with leading local and global brands, you’ll have the opportunity to access placements, volunteering programmes, training schemes, internships and work experience. 

You learn through:

• Formal teaching
• Applied problem-solving
• Real and simulated case studies
• Class discussion
• Presentations
• Group work
• Guest speakers
• Networking opportunities
• Independent study

Course Topics

To be a successful global business leader, you need insights from differing professional and sector perspectives. On this MBA programme, you’ll study alongside people from a range of industries and sectors, which enables you to share ideas and experiences

You’ll gain knowledge, skills and expertise across marketing, strategy, leadership, people, finance, operations and business research. You can also develop specialist knowledge in areas such as sustainability, internationalisation, disruptive technology, EDI and crisis response.

You’ll also develop your personal and professional abilities as you engage with reflective practice to develop your self-awareness alongside career planning.  

Course Support

Throughout your learning journey, you’ll experience a range of dedicated support, such as:

• Access to specialist support services to help with your personal, academic and career development.
• Access to our Skills Centre with one-to-ones, webinars and online resources.
• A network of entrepreneurs and business leaders in our award-winning enterprise hub.
• Support with finding placement opportunities with leading businesses.
• Career support for up to five years after graduating.

We think the best way to learn something is to do it in the real world. That means putting learning into practice on placements, internships and real-world consultancy projects – arranged through our global network of leading businesses.

Placements

You’ll have the opportunity to go on a work placement for up to 12 months, where you’ll apply academic theory and your skills in a real-world setting. This hands-on experience will enhance your professional development and help you to make informed career choices after graduation. We’ll support you to source a placement that is relevant to your course. Throughout your placement, you’ll be supported to reflect on your experience and contribution to the organisation you work for. You'll also share your progress and achievements with your Placement Academic Supervisor as part of your final assessment. 

Live Projects

We bring the 'real' business world into your learning experience through the use of live case studies. Together, we’ll analyse organisations, explore the challenges they face and discover what makes them successful. 

You’ll also have the opportunity to work with leading businesses on client-sponsored projects that are aligned to your professional interests and ambitions.

Networking Opportunities

During the course you’ll be able to develop shared learning, business contacts and networking opportunities through your workplace experiences, peers, teaching staff and industry experts. 

You’ll also be encouraged to attend networking events from leading organisations, such as The Institute of Leadership.

Field Trips

We aim to organise company visits where you can experience the real-world application of taught concepts. 

You’ll also be able to attend guest lectures from business leaders and senior managers who provide unique insights into business and management. 

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

This course prepares you for a career in management fields such as: 

• Human resource management (global/local) 
• Marketing 
• Finance 
• Consultancy 

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

• Amazon
• Clipper 
• Tata Consultancy 
• The NHS 
• UBS 
• Local SMEs
• International organisations

 

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

 

Modules

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(100%)
Leadership, Change And Responsible People Practice	30	Coursework(100%)
Strategy And Marketing For A Changing World	30	Coursework(100%)

 

Elective modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Digitalisation Of Business Processes	30	Coursework(100%)
Enterprise And Entrepreneurship	30	Coursework(100%)
Global Business In Emerging Markets	30	Coursework(100%)

 

Final Year Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Mba Applied Business Investigation	60	Coursework(100%)