Module summary

Language study will develop your self-confidence, and intercultural skills. It will give you new opportunities for learning and working across cultures. Language skills are highly sought after by employers and give you a real advantage in whatever you hope to do in the future.

You will study your chosen language at the appropriate level based on your existing language ability – please refer to the individual module descriptors for each language and level for further details on the teaching and assessment.

This module explores the role of a line manager in both UK and international contexts, preparing you for your first graduate management role. This is a practical module where you’ll develop the skills of being a people manager. 

You’ll study topics such as: 

• Managing people in a UK/global context 

• Motivating, creating and building teams 

• Performance management 

• Managing a diverse and global workforce 

• Health and wellbeing 

• Managing change and stress 

• Developing resilience 

• Line manager as coach 

• Working with emotions 

• Power and conflict 

This module enhances your knowledge of operations and supply chain management, through small and large group activities, facilitated by experienced staff and practitioners. You’ll gain a critical understanding of how operations management impacts an organisation’s strategic (economic) position and its social and environmental performance. 

You’ll study topics such as:  

• Designing processes, operations and supply chains 

• Operations improvement  

• Global supply chains and production networks 

• Sustainable supply chain management 

• Impact of operations on strategy and society 

This module is for undergraduate students to study abroad in their second year, Semester 2 (only for courses that offer this option). With this module, you can spend a semester at one of the University’s approved partner institutions worldwide – from Europe to the Americas, Asia Australia or Canada. Study Abroad plays an important role in the University's commitment to an engaging, challenging, and thriving learning culture. It offers opportunities to experience other academic cultures and foster intellectual maturity while enhancing co-curricular skills and students' long-term employability. Study abroad for credit is permitted on existing university-approved courses only. Students are awarded credits and grades at the partner institution, which are converted into Sheffield Hallam credits and grades on return and included in the Sheffield Hallam degree classification. Please check and refer to the webpage “How study abroad works”. You must submit a Learning Agreement outlining the modules you will be taking at the partner institution. The Learning Agreement will be signed off by your academic tutor to ensure that the Learning broadly covers the Learning Outcomes set out in your course curriculum during your study abroad.

This module provides you with a comprehensive business to business experience which demonstrates the sales process within and between organisations. The module combines taught and practical sessions with guest speakers.  

You’ll study topics such as: 

• Business to business marketing  

• Internal sales and marketing interface 

• Environmental analysis 

• Organisational buyer behaviour 

• Inter-organisational relationships 

• Negotiation 

• Sales management 

• Professional presentations 

• Personal selling  

• Personal reflection

Module aim:    

The aim of this module is to enhance students’ professional development through the completion of and reflection on meaningful work placement(s).  

A work placement will provide students with opportunities to experience the realities of professional employment and experience how their course can be applied within their chosen industry setting. The placement will: 

• Allow student to apply the skills, theories and behaviours relevant and in addition to their course 

• Enable students to enhance their interpersonal skills in demand by graduate employers – communication, problem solving, creativity, resilience, team work etc.  

• Grow their student network and relationship building skills. 

• Provide student with insights into the industry and sector in which their placement occurs 

• Help student make informed graduate careers choices. 

Indicative Content:  

In this module students undertake a sandwich placement (min 24 weeks / min 21 hours per week) which is integrated, assessed and aligned to their studies.  

Their personal Placement Academic Supervisor (PAS) will be their key point of contact during their placement and will encourage and support students to reflect on their experience, learning and contribution to the organisation they work for.  

To demonstrate gains in professional development, students will be required to share their progress, learning and achievements with their Placement Academic Supervisor and reflect on these for the summative piece of work. 

This module develops your understanding of managing the employment relationship within local, national and global contexts. You’ll focus on how good employment relationships can be nurtured and developed, in a highly interactive module where you’ll debate contemporary issues and trends in employment relations and law. 

You’ll study topics such as: 

• Employment relationships  

• Employment law 

• Management perspectives and frameworks 

• ER strategies and agencies 

• Employee voice 

• Health, safety and wellbeing 

• Digitisation of work 

• Problem resolution 

• Ethical practices 

This module considers your role as a strategic change agent, creating new directions for action in global, ethical and responsible approaches to business. Your learning will be problem-based and include insights from industry experts. 

You’ll study topics such as: 

• Evaluating business practice 

• Challenges facing business  

• Labour issues 

• Exploitation 

• Decreasing natural resources 

• Exploring your role as a change agent 

• Innovation and creativity 

• Employee engagement  

• Sustainability 

• Democratising decision making    

This module examines global marketing opportunities and how marketing strategies need to be developed to reflect specific market contexts. Learning from research-informed teaching, group activities and external speakers, you’ll apply the analytical and business skills to the global marketing decision-making process. 

You’ll study topics such as:  

• Trends and issues in global markets 

• Culture and consumer behaviour 

• International market research 

• International market selection and segmentation 

• International market entry strategies  

• International marketing mix decisions and management