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International/EU: £16,385 for the course
Course summary
- Gain useful practical experience and solid theoretical expertise.
- Develop the skills you need to pursue an exciting career.
- Engage and network with real organisations via a live consultancy project.
- Strengthen your independent learning, personal responsibility and initiative.
- Attain the teamworking skills you need to successfully collaborate and communicate with others.
On this course, you'll approach your studies from a global perspective, and think about how business and HR is conducted across cultures and borders. Upon graduation, you'll be ready to apply for a range of exciting careers across the globe.
Sheffield Business School accreditation
Sheffield Business School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), placing us in the top 5% of business schools globally.
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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.
Studying a range of topics through different learning methods, you’ll think about how international organisations approach human resource management.
You study international business topics such as globalisation, multinational enterprises, cross-cultural management, international strategy, and global supply chains. In terms of the course’s HR strand, you’ll look at areas such as human resource contexts and strategies, and international employee relations.
Our large and diverse teaching team combines practical industry experience and academic research expertise. This enables us to offer a course that blends real-world understanding and relevance with advanced subject knowledge and a truly international perspective.
You learn through
- lectures
- seminars
- workshops
- live projects
- simulations
- peer learning
- independent study
This course is delivered face-to-face over three semesters - teaching is scheduled based on the length of your course and the academic calendar.
Applied learning
Live projects
The course features an international consultancy project opportunity, supported by Venture Matrix, in which you carry out assessed projects based on real-world business solutions for local, national or global organisations.
The project aims to enhance your business awareness and improve your employment prospects. The opportunity to visit and communicate regularly with a company will be particularly beneficial to international students from the point of view of business engagement and real-world experience.
There are also business simulations throughout the course. These opportunities give you the chance to develop your practical skills in a real world setting.
Networking opportunities
We have a dynamic, student-led HR Network, which provides excellent opportunities for sharing experience with alumni, sponsors, business leaders, human resource managers and consultants.
Field trips
There are field trips and site visits on the course to demonstrate the business environment, and allow for useful real-world experiences and insight.
Future careers
This course prepares you for a career in :
- account management
- advertising
- business development
- retail buying
- consultancy
- marketing
- human resource management
- logistics management
- management consultancy
- market research analysis
- product management
- project management
- retail management
Previous graduates of similar courses, such as MSc Human Resource Management have gone on to work for :
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Tesco
- HSBC
- Bluebell Hospice
- Cleveland Constabulary
- First Mainline
- various public sector organisations
- Royal Mail
- Carrefour
- Lenovo
- International Hilton Hotels
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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Learn moreEntry requirements
All students
Good degree (minimum second class honours) or international equivalent, normally in a business-related subject
If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 overall and a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or a recognised equivalent.
Work experience will be considered. Exceptionally, candidates with insufficient academic qualifications but extensive relevant employment and managerial experience will be considered for admission to the course, if, in the opinion of the course leader, there is sufficient evidence to indicate that the individual has the potential to successfully complete the chosen course of study.
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.
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| Module: Contemporary International Management Practice | Credits: 15 |
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| Module: Dissertation: Hrm/Hrd | Credits: 45 |
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| Module: Global Supply Chain Management | Credits: 15 |
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| Module: Human Resource Management In Context | Credits: 15 |
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| Module: International Consultancy Project 2 | Credits: 15 |
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| Module: International Strategic Management | Credits: 15 |
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| Module: Managing Employee Relations | Credits: 15 |
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| Module: Principles Of International Business | Credits: 15 |
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| Module: Research Methods | Credits: 15 |
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| Module: Organisations And Leadership | Credits: 15 |
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| Module: Performance And Reward Management | Credits: 15 |
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Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time study in 2023/24 is £9,910 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. If the full course is more than one year in duration, the fee will be divided into annual payments which will then be rounded. This may mean the total fee you pay is slightly higher than the fee stated above. If you take a break in study or have to re-take part of the course, you may also be charged an additional fee and will be notified of this at the time.
† 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 2023/24 is £16,385 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. If the full course is more than one year in duration, the fee will be divided into annual payments which will then be rounded. This may mean the total fee you pay is slightly higher than the fee stated above. If you take a break in study or have to re-take part of the course, you may also be charged an additional fee and will be notified of this at the time.
Postgraduate student loans
Up to £11,222 available for Home students on most masters courses.
Additional course costs
This link allows you to view estimated costs associated with the main activities on specific courses. These are estimates and, as such, are only an indication of additional course costs. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.
Additional costs for Business, management and enterprise courses (PDF, 258.2KB)Legal information
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