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What is the fee?
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International/EU: £17,155 per year -
How long will I study?
3 / 4 Years
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Where will I study?
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What are the entry requirements?
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What is the UCAS code?
G5N1
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When do I start?
September 2025
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Placement year available?
Yes
Course summary
- Study business modelling, analysis, design and the implementation of IT solutions.
- Explore strategic management, cloud computing, data analytics and business enterprise architecture.
- Apply your knowledge through collaborations with industry experts.
- Create portfolios, artefacts, prototypes and business solutions.
- Gain knowledge to undertake industry-recognised qualifications and accreditations.
On this course you’ll gain practical knowledge of business management, enterprise information systems, IT infrastructure management, business architecture and data analytics. You’ll develop core competencies such as project management, service management, content management and designing business enterprise.
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How you learn
This course offers a diverse approach towards teaching. You’ll develop your knowledge through classroom experiences, the Hallam community and learning from IT and business experts – as well as working with regional clients from both profit and non-profit organisations.
You’ll start your journey by studying both information technology and business management concepts – along with foundations of information analysis. These elements are integrated together with an understanding of customers and markets. You’ll then develop your knowledge by analysing business services and developing business cases and solutions in WordPress and Visio.
In your final year, you’ll apply and develop your knowledge further by working with clients to design and deliver business and service solutions. You’ll also critically analyse and evaluate business data, exploiting enterprise architectures and development of business strategy.
You learn through
- lectures, seminars and workshops
- developing projects for regional clients
- organising and delivering your own projects and portfolio
- group work collaborations
- independent study
- work experience
You will be supported in your learning journey towards highly skilled, graduate level employment. This includes:
- 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, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments
- industry-specific employability activities such as live projects, learning in simulated environments and networking opportunities
Course leaders and tutors
Jamie Caine
Senior Lecturer in Information Systems & Business ModellingJamie is a thought leader and one of the leading contemporary researchers for the subject of strategy and strategy adoption. From market analysis, design, developmen … Read more
Applied learning
Work placements
You’ll have the opportunity to complete a year-long work placement between your second and third year. A placement is widely recognised as the gold standard opportunity to gain personal and professional development through real-world experience.
You will be encouraged to take up this opportunity, as it will benefit your long-term career prospects and salary level, as well as your academic achievements and degree classification. Your course will prepare you to succeed in your placement and you will be supported throughout it.
Your placement will allow you to apply the knowledge and skills gained on your course, in areas such as business management, IT and project management.
Students from this course have worked with companies such as
- Bentley
- BMW
- Boeing
- DB Cargo
- DHL
- Disney
- IBM
- Intel
- VW
- Xerox
Your placement year will allow you to gain an Applied Professional Diploma in addition to your degree which will enhance your graduate profile and give you the edge with future employers.
You’ll also be supported to take advantage of work experience opportunities throughout your course, through access to a range of support activities, resources, and employer events from your Employability Team. This will further enhance your employability skillset, confidence, and opportunity-awareness to help you succeed in your career after graduating.
Live projects
During your second year, you’ll undertake client projects to learn from and network with practitioners and experts. Some of the business cases students have developed include improving the energy efficiency of facilities using IoT devices, creating digital marketing channels for climate change awareness, and a mobile app for student mental health support.
In your final year, you’ll be challenged to act as consultants for an external organisation.
These projects are excellent opportunities to put your learning into practice and prepare you for highly skilled employment. This also allow you to graduate with an Applied Professional Diploma. Some of the organisations that students have delivered services to include Batch Tea, Thornberry Animal Sanctuary and the TASTE charity aimed at fulfilling water needs for people in Nigeria.
Networking opportunities
Each year we also host a careers fair where you can meet potential future employers to discuss the roles they offer. It’s an excellent chance to ask questions, seek advice and network with people already working in the industry.
Future careers
You’ll graduate from this course as a technically literate business professional. You’ll be able to appreciate not just the issues of business management or the impact of information and communication technology, but also the opportunities and methods of implementation offered.
This course prepares you for a career in
- business analysis
- IT service analysis
- project management
- IT consultancy
- data analysis
Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for
- Xerox
- Next
- IBM
- B Braun Medical
- BT
- the NHS
- Marks and Spencer
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
On this course you work with specialist business-oriented software like:
- SAS
- WordPress
- Microsoft Azure Cloud
- Tableau
Laptops are provided in teaching rooms for seminars and desktop computers are provided in all computer labs. You can access Microsoft Office for free via a cloud provider – either on university laptops or your personal devices.
We’ve invested over £100m in new facilities to help you study how and when you want. This means 24-hour libraries and study spaces designed by our students.
Entry requirements
All students
UCAS points
- 112-120
This must include at least 64 points from two A levels or equivalent BTEC National qualifications. For example:
- BBC-BBB at A Level
- DDM in BTEC Extended Diploma
- Merit overall from a T level qualification
- A combination of qualifications, which may include AS Levels, EPQ and general studies.
You can find information on making sense of UCAS tariff points here and use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out your points.
GCSE
- English Language or Literature at grade C or 4
- Maths at grade C or 4
GCSE equivalents
- Level 2 Literacy or Functional Skills Level 2 English
- Level 2 Numeracy or Functional Skills Level 2 Maths
• Access - an Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2. At least 15 level 3 credits must be at merit grade or above, from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate.
If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.0 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.
We welcome applications from people of any age. We may be flexible in our normal offer if you can show a commitment to succeed and have the relevant skills and experience. This must show that you will benefit from and finish the course successfully.
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
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.
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
This module develops the skills needed to analyse competitive market situations to better understand customers, competitors and marketplace developments. You’ll create market responses in terms of the product or service solutions required through a market-led analysis approach that considers customer and competitor changes.
You’ll study topics such as:
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Changing roles of consumers
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Marketing environment
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Market research / market information
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Segmentation, targeting & positioning
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Consumer decision making process
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Marketing mix
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Competitor analysis
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Consumer psychology & consumer retention
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Customer demographics
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Customer orientation
This module develops your ability to analyse the external and competitive environments of organisations and how to evaluate their internal resources and functions. You will also reinforce your academic and employability skills as you develop your digital citizenship.
You’ll study topics such as:
Resource conversion processes
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Composition of external and competitive environments
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Analysis of the external environment
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Analysis of the competitive environment
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Identification of and analysis of stakeholders
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Organisational structure and organisational culture
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Functional areas of a business: marketing, finance, human resources management and operations management
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Change in an organisation and the impact of the external environment on change
Report writing and research
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Critical thinking
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Effective communication, leadership, teamwork, problem solving, organisation and management, conflict management and resolution)
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Professional CVs and social platforms (e.g. LinkedIn)
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Personal and Professional Development Plans (PPDP)
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Effective group work
This module introduces the complete development cycle from modelling and agreeing user requirements through to implementation and delivery of a prototype software system. It will progress your understanding of the importance of group working as you develop an information system using CASE tools design software.
You’ll study topics such as:
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Functional activities and business processes and their supporting documentation
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Communication and information flows within organisations and the role of the information systems that support them
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Computer-based information systems, the problems involved and the need for systems concepts methods and tools to address these problems
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Analysis and modelling of information systems requirements and tools for the design of a database system to support information needs
This module introduces computer technology and how it can be used to collect and analyse data.
You’ll study topics such as:
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Computer technologies
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Emerging digital technologies
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Internet of Things (IoT)
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Technology-driven automation of processes and data collection
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Understand ‘data’ and analysis
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Strategic business decision making
Year 2
Compulsory modules
This module develops your knowledge and practical business analyst skills that contribute to the implementation of enterprise systems using appropriate tools.
You’ll study topics such as:
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Business process and business functions
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Business analysis – theoretical foundation, tools and techniques
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Business analysts – requirement analysis
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Enterprise system (ES) benefits
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Implementation and Critical Success Factors (CSF)
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The future, intelligent ERP, and smart technologies
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SAP S/4 HANA and Fiori
This module develops your professional portfolio and employability skills. It will build your confidence in understanding and undertaking assessments and interviews as you work on real-life project briefs and deliver business cases.
You’ll study topics such as:
Business case fundamentals to analyse and resolve business or service problems
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Project planning and management
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Professional skills and behaviours through management of the project and working with people
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Communicate skills
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Reflection and recognising professional behaviours
This module introduces you to the cloud and emerging technologies including available services and deployment models as well as applications on the cloud. It will contextualise cloud computing within the current business environment and awareness of management principles associated with delivering cloud solutions. You will also be introduced to content management systems (CMS) and develop knowledge in designing, configuring, installing and building a web-based system.
You’ll study topics such as:
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Cloud computing analysis within business context
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Advantages and disadvantages of contemporary deployment models
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Cloud migration plans
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Evaluation of cloud design solutions: reduced energy consumption, cost savings, flexibility, scalability, risks, legal ownership of data, privacy, security, and accountability
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Cloud service layers and services
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Cloud providers
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Management of cloud projects
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Emerging technologies
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Content Management Systems (CMS)
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HTML & CSS
This module develops your understanding of IT service management through recognition and application of the information technology infrastructure library (ITIL) best practice standards within a business environment. You will build your understanding of service operation and service transition of the ITIL framework and critically evaluate and reflect upon real-life IT infrastructure scenarios and present solutions within the context of ITIL.
You’ll study topics such as:
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Service management
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ITIL framework
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Service operation and transition
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Service desk
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Access management
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Incident management
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Problem management
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Request fulfilment
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Service asset & configuration management
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Change management
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Release & deployment management
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Service validation & testing
Elective modules
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, 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.
Year 3
Optional modules
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:
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Allow student to apply the skills, theories and behaviours relevant and in addition to their course
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Enable students to enhance their interpersonal skills in demand by graduate employers – communication, problem solving, creativity, resilience, team work etc.
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Grow their student network and relationship building skills.
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Provide student with insights into the industry and sector in which their placement occurs
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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.
Final year
Compulsory modules
Aims:
To familiarise students with Business Intelligence tools and techniques, specifically Data Mining and Data Visualisation.
Indicative Content
A range of Business Intelligence tools and techniques with associated technologies that will include some or all of the following:
Exploratory data analysis and visualisation of large data sets
Basic statistics and manipulation of data
Unsupervised and Supervised learning techniques
Evaluation of Business Intelligence tools and techniques
Application areas may include customer retention, finance and fraud detection and others
The discussion and evaluation of Business Intelligence and its application to various areas of decision making within an organisation
This module develops your skills across business modelling, strategy development, enterprise technologies and architecture methodologies. Business architecture enables businesses to develop a formalised description of how they can utilise their competencies, in order to manifest their strategy and objectives.
You’ll study topics such as:
● Enterprise architecture frameworks
● Evolution of the discipline and its relevance to industry
● Industry demand
● Solutions and problems addressed by business architecture
● Objects and relationships
● Artefact development
● Modelling principles and development
● Engineering principles and development
● Business ontology and semantics
Aims
This module provides an opportunity for an in-depth study, at level 6, of a topic within an area appropriate to the student's overall course, which will culminate in the submission of a final written report which adheres to the normal academic conventions for dissertations.
Indicative content
The content of the dissertation will be dictated by the student's course of study, experiences and interests and will be negotiated at the start of the module.
The outcome of this work will be a project report (dissertation) that describes, reflects on, and evaluates the work undertaken. Students will also be expected to critically assess the experience by reviewing what has been learned and the skills they have developed.
This module is your work experience for this level of study – an employer-led research project. You’ll develop entrepreneurial capabilities to enable you to undertake real-world consultancy.
You’ll apply skills and learning such as:
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Business and strategic management concepts
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Exploration of the client’s business or service challenge
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Research analysing and developing strategic change
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Solutions towards ‘real’ business/service problems
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Deliver solution and change resolutions to the client
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Presentation of a report demonstrating knowledge
Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fee for UK students on full-time undergraduate courses in 2025/26 is £9,535 per year (capped at a maximum of 20% of this during your placement year). These fees are regulated by the UK government and therefore subject to change in future years.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 2025/26 is £17,155 per year (capped at a maximum of 20% of this during your placement year)
Financial support for home/EU students
How tuition fees work, student loans and other financial support available.
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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