Everything you need to know...
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What is the fee?
Home: £12,120 for the course
International/EU: £19,225 for the course -
How long will I study?
2 Years
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Where will I study?
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When do I start?
September 2025
January 2026
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Placement year available?
Yes
Course summary
- Understand contemporary enterprise systems for modern organisations.
- Study disruptive technologies in digital innovation and transformation.
- Gain practical and theoretical knowledge of management and leadership.
- Explore sustainability and stakeholder optimisation within an enterprise.
- Develop soft skills through academic and professional practical learning.
The course enables you to develop your professional management skills in the context of digital innovation and transformation projects. You’ll develop your wider interdisciplinary understanding to create value for key stakeholders while maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. You’ll be preparing for a range of careers in leading global organisations.
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How you learn
All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on the application of knowledge. You’ll engage with the Hallam community and beyond, collaborating with experts in your areas of interest, and being challenged to think in new ways – all in a supportive environment in which you can thrive.
This course builds your fundamental knowledge by learning how an organisation structures itself around functional areas and digital technologies. You’ll develop project management skills – from different planning frameworks like Agile and SCRUM, to the kinds of enterprise system projects they’re most suited to. You’ll also develop your professional responsibility and understanding of accountability in IT projects.
We’ll explore interactive case studies in different modules, critically evaluating company performance from various theoretical levels of analysis, accompanied by innovative methodologies.
Your dissertation project gives you an opportunity to further tailor your course by specialising in a particular area of the discipline, supported by a supervisor. In preparation you’ll also develop your research, academic writing and business reporting skills.
You learn through:
- Lectures
- Tutorials and workshops
- Flipped-classroom, project-based learning
- Enquiry-based learning
- Problem-solving activities
- Practical projects
- Teamwork
- Reports
- Demonstrations
- Discussions
- Presentations
- Structured walk-throughs
Key themes
You’ll explore functional areas including human resource, accounting and finance, material management and production planning. Through business process re-engineering (BPR), you’ll learn how to evaluate and optimise those functional areas to maximise process efficiencies – through better design, implementation, automation, and integration enabled by digital technologies.
You’ll use industry-based case studies to analyse enterprise management projects using tools such as SAP S/4 HANA. Here you’ll learn how to view business architecture and transformation from different perspectives – analysing key layers of an organisation’s strategy, culture, infrastructure, digital platforms and data modelling. You’ll also learn how to identify areas of digital transformation through the Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, Blockchain and generative AI – plus their applications to real-world tasks.
Crucially the course develops professional skills through both academic and practical learning, preparing you to lead transformational projects that create sustainable competitive advantages.
Applied learning
Work Experience
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.
You will have the opportunity to engage in work placements, allowing them to apply knowledge to real industry settings in IT and business analysist roles, with a focus on IT consultancy and IT project management. This hands-on experience fosters a deeper understanding of industry practices and enhances problem-solving abilities in practical contexts.
Students from this course have been to work placement with companies such as:
- Sheffield City Council
- Barnsley Council
- HSBC
- NHS
- Department for Work and Pension – DWP
- Roc Technologies
- EuroStar
- Capita
In addition, the transformative impact that a placement can have on personal and professional development can be further enhanced through the completion of Sheffield Hallam’s Applied Professional Diploma. The Applied Professional Diploma is a qualification that demonstrates the learning you have gained from the placement, and it is undertaken while on placement not during the normal academic class time.
On the Work Experience route, you will complete an additional credit bearing module that introduces them to the UK employment landscape and prepares them for the recruitment and assessment activities they will experience as they secure their placement
Networking Opportunities
You’ll be able to develop your career through career fairs and workshops, employer presentations and visits, and by seeking guidance from professional advisers.
You’ll have numerous opportunities for networking – including engagement with the SAP University Alliance. They share practical case studies to help you advance your knowledge of management within enterprise system application and transformation.
Future careers
The course prepares you for computing employment by integrating technical content that’s aligned with industry demands, ensuring relevance. We continuously adapt to industry advancements, collaborating with subject matter experts and industry connections to keep up to date with the latest industry trends and requirements.
You’ll bridge the information technology and management disciplines, preparing for careers in:
- IT consultancy
- Project management
- Business, data and research analysis
- FinTech
- Change management
- Digital marketing
Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for:
- Amazon
- SAP
- Capgemini
- Sopra Banking Software SA
- YourTalent Consultancy
- Barnsley Council
- Capita
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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Equipment and facilities
You’ll learn across our Extended Campus of flexible physical and digital spaces, which support applied learning, working, teaching and collaboration. On campus, the Computing Department will be your home space, with areas to engage in course activities and meet students, staff and employers.
On the course you work with:
- SAP technologies like S/4 HANA Fiori, BTP, SAC
- Planning frameworks like Agile and SCRUM
Entry requirements
All students
Normally you need
• a good honours degree which includes significant aspects of IT, typically 2.2 or above, from a UK university or equivalent from overseas university
We will also consider applicants do not meet these academic criteria but who have several years' experience in expert, managerial or senior IT roles. 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.
Overseas applicants from countries whose first language is not English must normally produce evidence of competence in English. An IELTS score of 6.0 with 5.5 in all skills (or equivalent) is the standard for non-native speakers of English. If your English language skill is currently below an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English level.
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 studied may differ depending on when you start your course.
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
Enterprise Management Project
It Project Management
Postgraduate Work Experience Applied Professional Diploma
Research Skills For Computing
Strategic Information Systems
Final year
Compulsory modules
Computing Research Project
Industrial Expertise And Entrepreneurship
Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £12,120 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. For this work experience route, your fees will be payable over two years, divided into two annual payments based on credits studied. The fee includes dedicated employability support to help you prepare for and secure work experience. It does not guarantee you a placement and if a placement is not secured the work experience fee will still be charged. If a placement is not secured you will transfer to the standard version of the course to complete your remaining credits, where the balance of your course fees will be due in year one in line with completing the course.
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 UK students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £19,225 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. For this work experience route, your fees will be payable over two years, divided into two annual payments based on credits studied. The fee includes dedicated employability support to help you prepare for and secure work experience. It does not guarantee you a placement and if a placement is not secured the work experience fee will still be charged. If a placement is not secured you will transfer to the standard version of the course to complete your remaining credits, where the balance of your course fees will be due in year one in line with completing the course.
Postgraduate student loans
Up to £11,222 available for Home students on most masters courses.
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 School of Computing and Digital Technologies (PDF, 131.3KB)Legal information
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