Combine this innovative degree with your management role to become an accredited management professional.

About the apprenticeship

Course length: 36 months, part-time, plus 6 months end-point assessment 

Start date: October and March

Course level: Level 6

University award: BA (Honours) Professional Practice in Management

How much it costs: Funded through the employer

Accredited by: Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)

Course summary

• Develop knowledge in strategy, people management, projects, change, sustainable practices and complex operations that deliver impact and long-term success.
• Become an inclusive professional manager who champions responsible organisational practices and considers stakeholder impact.
• Apply your learning at work and attend our AACSB-accredited Sheffield Business School.
• You will attend study blocks in an applied, collaborative, cross-industry environment.

The course balances the academic with the vocational and personal development and provides opportunities to evidence and accredit knowledge, skills and behaviours across the full range of professional practice in management.

This course is suitable whether you are a new recruit or looking for a qualification to develop your experience. 

This course meets the chartered manager (degree) apprenticeship standard.

How you learn

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.

This course is highly practical, allowing you to engage in projects in your workplace at every level and enabling you to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours you will need for your future career.

Study at Sheffield Business School, ranked in the top 6% globally, and join a community of business leaders, researchers, and over 3,000 apprentices.

Our expert teaching team provides accessible, practical learning through workplace projects, developing essential skills for a future senior leadership career.

You will learn through:

• Lectures and seminars
  
• Work-based projects
  
• Networking opportunities 
  
• Independent study
  
• Peer collaboration 
  
• Digital learning

You will also complete an end-point assessment towards completion of the apprenticeship.

Applied learning

All three years of the course are structured around applied learning. This links your studies to real-world situations.

Throughout the course, you will spend a minimum of 6 hours per week completing work towards the course, including attending study schools, completing assessments, and developing your knowledge, skills, and behaviours.

Personal and professional development 
Build on your previous knowledge and skills, offering structured reflection and evidence gathering related to your development in the workplace.

Work-based projects
These modules let you showcase your learning, explore work-based issues, and demonstrate impact in the workplace.

Campus facilities

You'll study at our City Campus, with access to cutting-edge facilities and world-class expertise.

Entry requirements

Applicants can be existing employees looking to develop their careers, or new applicants to the business. It is suitable for those that are or wish to become professional managers.

Applicants must:

• be over 18
• not be in full-time education
• have the right to abode in the UK
• meet the course entry requirements

GCSE (or equivalent)

Maths and English at level 2 or above (grade 4, or previously C).

If you don't have this yet, we will refer you to our functional skills training partner where you'll need to complete the relevant qualifications during the first year of your apprenticeship.

Additional qualifications

Plus one of the following:

• 104 UCAS points, including at least 64 points from 2 A levels or equivalent.
• One A level or equivalent and relevant work experience.
• In absence of A levels; admission based on judgement of suitable work experience taken by the course leader.

Modules

The course is designed so that learners will apply their learning back to the workplace as part of every module. Delivered through a combination of academic learning and work-based learning.

Year one

• Reflective and personal development skills
• Organisations in context
• Marketing and sales 
• Work based review

Year two

• Reflective skills for professional performance
• Work based investigation
• Finance and digital technologies for organisational performance
• People dynamics

Year three

• Professional review and future planning 
• Work based project
• Sustainable, ethical and responsible management approaches 
• Leadership, strategy, innovation and change

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change.