BA (Honours) Business Management and Finance with Foundation Year

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BA (Honours)

Business Management and Finance with Foundation Year

Explore a range of subjects within Business Management and Finance and develop a variety of applied complementary professional skills to become knowledgeable about your chosen field.

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    What is the fee?

    Home: See fees section below
    International/EU: £17,155 per year (£1,200 for placement year)

  • Time

    How long will I study?

    4/5 Years

  • Location

    Where will I study?

    City Campus

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    What are the entry requirements?

    64 UCAS Points

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    What is the UCAS code?

    BB33

  • Date

    When do I start?

    September 2025

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    Placement year available?

    Yes


Course summary

  • Build your academic skills, gaining confidence in independent and creative thinking.  
  • Work in diverse teams, learning about academic writing, critical analysis, and data sources.  
  • Develop specialist interests and explore sector-specific modules ready for the full degree.  
  • Explore theory and practice, as well as ethical and cultural elements of Business Management. 

Develop knowledge of and apply a variety of business management and finance theories and principles, forming a good understanding of what makes a successful business. You will develop skills as a team player and gain up to date knowledge of how managers work to achieve organisational objectives.


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Sheffield Business School accreditation

Sheffield Business School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and has been awarded the Business School Impact System label by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).

How you learn

Your teaching team are professionally qualified industry experts and/or active academic researchers who will, from the very beginning explore contemporary practice within your discipline area.  

This course is also highly practical as you will engage in real-world applied business projects at every level of your degree.  You will also be supported to gain a year-long work placement in industry.  This is to enable you to develop the skills, knowledge and experience you will need for your future as a highly skilled business manager.  

You will learn through:

Real-world global application is deeply rooted in all our teaching and how we apply this in our teaching will vary across the course.  You will learn in large and small groups, on campus and online and will experience: 

  • opportunities to engage with the external world 
  • problem-solving exercises 
  • class discussions/debates 
  • presentations by subject matter experts and peers 
  • group activities 
  • independent study

Course Support

  • You’ll be supported in your learning journey towards highly-skilled, graduate-level employment. This includes:  
  • Access to our student support triangle to help with your personal, academic and career development  
  • Access to our Skills Centre for support with one-to-ones, webinars and online resources, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments and assessment preparation
  • Industry-specific employability activities, including work placements, live projects, simulated learning environments, and networking opportunities

Course leaders and tutors

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Tina Harness
Deputy Head Of Department Of Management

Tina is a Principal Lecturer and Deputy Head of the Department of Management in Sheffield Business School.

Applied learning

Live Projects

In addition, you will undertake work experience at every level. In level 4 you will undertake an Applied Project working with an external organisation.  In level 5 you will develop professional employability skills whilst working in a short placement with a real employer, you will undertake an application process to secure this short placement.    These skills are augmented by a live Consultancy project at level 6, where you will liaise with a client company, and deliver outcomes to their brief. Throughout this journey you will be supported by your industry experienced tutors and the careers and employability team. 

Work Placements  

You will have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your second and third years.  The transformative impact this can have on your personal and professional development, can further be enhanced through the completion of Sheffield Hallam’s Applied Professional Diploma. Your course is designed to give you the knowledge, confidence, and readiness to secure and succeed in your placement.   To complement this, you have access to various support activities, resources, employer events and opportunities from your Careers and Employability Team to ensure you make the most of your work experience opportunities during your degree. 

Networking Opportunities

There are networking opportunities, where you can engage with employers via work experience, careers events, consultancy projects, trips, guest lecturers and networking with former learners from the course.  

There is regular use of guest lecturers from industry and alumni on key modules to give practical focus. This gives you effective insights into the issues facing real world companies.  

You can also take part in student competitions and will have opportunities to be nominated for an inspirational student award.   

Field Trips

We aim to offer field trips to a variety of organisations, including local small and medium sized enterprises and multinational firms with operations in the UK. This familiarises you with the types of environments in which they may be located. 


Future careers

A unique feature of the course is that it will be fully approved by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM). Following validation of the course certain modules will be mapped to the ILM L5 Award in Leadership and Management. This will mean that upon successful completion you can gain associate (Assoc.) level of professional membership, preparing graduates for careers in the public, private and third sectors. 

Previous graduates of this course have gained roles at:

  • Rolls Royce
  • National Grid
  • IBM
  • Clipper
  • Tesco
  • McClaren
  • Cooperative Bank
  • Caterpillar
  • Asda
  • BMW
  • Royal Bank of Scotland

Where will I study?

You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.

City Campus

City Campus is located in the heart of Sheffield, within minutes of the train and bus stations.

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Location

Howard Street
Sheffield
S1 1WB

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Equipment and facilities

You will engage in learning across our Extended Campus which includes flexible physical and digital spaces to support applied learning, working, teaching and collaborating. On campus the new Business School will be your home space and will include areas to meet peers, engage in course activities and meet staff and employers. 

A variety of physical small and large group teaching settings will be used. Digital learning will be used as part of, and alongside on campus learning and will include use of the Virtual Learning Environment, media such as video, synchronous online teaching and systems for collaboration.

Entry requirements

All students

UCAS points

  • 64

This must include at least 32 points from one A level or equivalent BTEC National qualifications excluding general studies For example:

  • CC at A Level
  • MPP in BTEC Extended Diploma.
  • Pass overall from a T level qualification with D or E from core
  • A combination of qualifications, which may include AS levels and EPQ.

You can find information on making sense of UCAS tariff points here and use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out your points.

GCSE

  • English Language at grade C or 4 or equivalent
  • Maths at grade C or 4 or equivalent

ACCESS

  • Access to HE Diploma, with at least 45 level 3 credits.

If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.0 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.

Additional information for EU/International students

If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page.

For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.


Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.

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

Year 1

Compulsory modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Accounting In Context
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(70%) , Practical(30%)
Economics, Finance And Investments
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Going Global
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Preparing For Success
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Year 2

Compulsory modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Contemporary Business Management
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Foundations Of Business
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(80%) , Practical(20%)
Introduction To Finance
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Understanding People And Cultures
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Year 3

Compulsory modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Accounting Performance For Decision Making
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(60%) , Practical(40%)
Applied Business Management Practices
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Principles Of Management Decision Making
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)

Elective modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Developing Your Business Idea
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Foreign Language (French, Spanish, Italian)
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(50%) , Practical(50%)
Global Climate Emergency
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Managing Operations And The Supply Chain
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Study Abroad - Sheffield Business School
Credits 60
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Year 4

Optional modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Placement Year
Credits -
Assessment
Final year

Compulsory modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Consultancy Project In Business Management  
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Corporate Reporting And The Audit Environment
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(60%) , Practical(40%)
Strategy In The Global And Digital Environment
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)

Elective modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Consumer Psychology 
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Dynamic Issues In International Business
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Social And Environmental Accounting
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)

Fees and funding

Home students

Our tuition fees for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2025/26 are regulated by the UK government and are yet to be confirmed. For an indication, our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2024/25 is £9,250 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.

If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.

International students

Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £17,155 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.

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Financial support for home/EU students

How tuition fees work, student loans and other financial support available.

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Additional course costs

The links below allow you to view estimated general course additional costs, as well as costs associated with key activities on specific courses. These are estimates and are intended only as an indication of potential additional expenses. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.

General course additional costs

Additional costs for Sheffield Business School (PDF, 142KB)

Legal information

Any offer of a place to study is subject to your acceptance of the University’s Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations.

 

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