Everything you need to know...
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What is the fee?
Home: £5,550 for the course
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How long will I study?
8 Months
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Where will I study?
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When do I start?
September 2025
January 2026
Course summary
- Convert your academic qualifications into a full masters degree in one year.
- Enhance key business skills for leadership, management and consultancy positions.
- Benefit from flexible, part-time study options and apply your learning to the workplace.
- Study and collaborate with fellow professionals and business leaders.
- Join a network of entrepreneurs in our award-winning enterprise hub.
This one-year Executive MBA top-up course is recognised and respected for its innovative, practice-based teaching and integration with the modern business environment. You’ll build on your previous qualifications – such as a postgraduate diploma or Senior Leader Degree Apprenticeship – to gain an MBA and the skills you need to take your career to the next level.
How you learn
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. They’ll lead you through a transformational experience – on a programme that’s designed and delivered to inspire you to realise your ambitions.
You learn through:
- Formal teaching
- Applied problem-solving
- Real and simulated case studies
- Class discussions
- Presentations
- Guest speakers
- Independent study
Course Topics
Build on the knowledge you previously gained on your senior leader apprenticeship program by completing an applied business investigation module and researching a business issue.
Typically, this is a challenge your current organisation faces, which you’ll tackle by pulling together the skills you’ve developed in marketing, strategy, leadership, people, finance, and operations. You’ll be able to apply these to your chosen business issue where suitable, over the course of the MBA Applied Business investigation module (60 credits).
You could also develop specialist knowledge in areas such as sustainability, disruptive technology and equality, diversity and inclusion – depending on your selected issue.
You’ll also have the opportunity to strengthen your business acumen and gain work-related experience by exploring other functions within your organisation. This will help you to gain the maximum benefit from the MBA, developing skills to enable you to achieve your leadership goals.
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.
- Career support for up to five years after graduating.
Course leaders and tutors
Dr Paul Wyton
Principal lecturer for Facilities Management at Sheffield Business School. He is course leader for the Foundation Degree in FM and lectures on the MBA in FM, as well … Read more
Applied learning
We think the best way to learn something is to do it in the real world. Our knowledge applied approach to learning focuses strongly on learning from experience in the business world.
Live Projects
We bring the 'real' business world into your learning experience by using live case studies linked to accessible organisations – and by applying concepts, theories and research to your own organisation. This means you can make your learning a truly relevant and meaningful experience.
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 collaborate with other professionals and leaders on the course. Together, you’ll reflect on challenges, share ideas and innovate new solutions.
You’ll also be encouraged to attend networking events from leading organisations, such as The Institute of Leadership and Management.
Future careers
The course is highly valued by employers and previous MBA graduates who have gone on to develop successful careers in senior management – in a wide range of opportunities across the world.
You’ll be preparing for a career in several management fields, such as:
- Human resource management (global/local)
- Marketing
- Finance
- Consultancy
Previous graduates of our MBA courses have gone on to work for:
- Tata Consultancy
- UBS
- The NHS
- Clipper
- Universities
- Councils
- Various Government agencies
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.
City Campus map | City Campus tour
Adsetts library
Adsetts Library is located on our City Campus. It's open 24 hours a day, every day.
Learn moreEquipment and facilities
You’ll study in a variety of teaching settings for small and large groups. Digital learning will be used alongside on-campus teaching, including our Virtual Learning Environment, digital media, online teaching and collaboration tools.
As part of our campus masterplan, we’re developing a brand new, net-zero-ready building right at the heart of the city centre. Here, you’ll benefit from dedicated business facilities such as a business lounge, trading floor and languages hub, plus plenty of room to study in social learning spaces, seminar rooms and PC labs – all set in 400 square metres of stunning green space, where you can socialise, eat, relax and study.
Entry requirements
All students
This program is a top-up for the PGD SENIOR LEADERSHIP (Degree Apprenticeship). All applicants must have completed the PGD Senior Leadership or its equivalent.
Additional information for EU/International students
This course is not open to international students who require a Tier 4 (General) student visa to study in the UK. If you are an international applicant but do not require a Tier 4 (General) student visa, email our Admissions Team to find out whether you’re eligible to apply.
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.
Final year
Compulsory modules
Mba Applied Business Investigation
Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fee for UK students starting part-time study in 2025/26 is £16,650 for the course. For part-time study the fee will be calculated pro-rata each year based on the number of credits studied (£5,550 for 60 credits).
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.
Postgraduate student loans
Up to £12,471 is available in 2024/25 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 Sheffield Business School (PDF, 142KB)Legal information
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