Everything you need to know...
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What is the fee?
Home: £12,120 for the course
International/EU: £19,225 for the course -
How long will I study?
2 Years
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Where will I study?
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When do I start?
January 2026
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Placement year available?
Yes
Course summary
- Understand contemporary enterprise systems for modern organisations.
- Study disruptive technologies in digital innovation and transformation.
- Gain practical and theoretical knowledge of management and leadership.
- Explore sustainability and stakeholder optimisation within an enterprise.
- Develop soft skills through academic and professional practical learning.
The course enables you to develop your professional management skills in the context of digital innovation and transformation projects. You’ll develop your wider interdisciplinary understanding to create value for key stakeholders while maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. You’ll be preparing for a range of careers in leading global organisations.
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How you learn
This course builds your fundamental knowledge by learning how an organisation structures itself around functional areas and digital technologies. You’ll develop project management skills – from different planning frameworks like Agile and SCRUM, to the kinds of enterprise system projects they’re most suited to. You’ll also develop your professional responsibility and understanding of accountability in IT projects.
We’ll explore interactive case studies in different modules, critically evaluating company performance from various theoretical levels of analysis, accompanied by innovative methodologies.
Your dissertation project gives you an opportunity to further tailor your course by specialising in a particular area of the discipline, supported by a supervisor. In preparation you’ll also develop your research, academic writing and business reporting skills.
You learn through:
- Lectures
- Tutorials and workshops
- Flipped-classroom, project-based learning
- Enquiry-based learning
- Problem-solving activities
- Practical projects
- Teamwork
- Reports
- Demonstrations
- Discussions
- Presentations
- Structured walk-throughs
Key themes
You’ll explore functional areas including human resource, accounting and finance, material management and production planning. Through business process re-engineering (BPR), you’ll learn how to evaluate and optimise those functional areas to maximise process efficiencies – through better design, implementation, automation, and integration enabled by digital technologies.
You’ll use industry-based case studies to analyse enterprise management projects using tools such as SAP S/4 HANA. Here you’ll learn how to view business architecture and transformation from different perspectives – analysing key layers of an organisation’s strategy, culture, infrastructure, digital platforms and data modelling. You’ll also learn how to identify areas of digital transformation through the Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, Blockchain and generative AI – plus their applications to real-world tasks.
Crucially the course develops professional skills through both academic and practical learning, preparing you to lead transformational projects that create sustainable competitive advantages.
Applied learning
Work Experience
You’ll have the opportunity to source a work placement for up to 12 months, where you’ll apply academic theory and your skills in a real-world setting. This hands-on experience will enhance your professional development and help you to make informed career choices after graduation. Throughout your placement, you’ll be supported to reflect on your experience and contribution to the organisation you work for. You'll also share your progress and achievements with your Placement Academic Supervisor as part of your final assessment.
Work placements are competitive and will require you to make formal applications to employers and be successful in securing an opportunity. The application process for placements takes place while you are a student with us. To support you in applying for placements, you’ll complete an additional placement preparation program that introduces you to the UK employment landscape and prepares you for the recruitment and assessment activities you will experience during that process. We also maintain a large database of placement offers that you can search to find opportunities most relevant to your course that you can apply for.
Students from this course have been to work placement with companies such as:
- Sheffield City Council
- Barnsley Council
- HSBC
- NHS
- Department for Work and Pension – DWP
- Roc Technologies
- EuroStar
- Capita
Networking Opportunities
You’ll be able to develop your career through career fairs and workshops, employer presentations and visits, and by seeking guidance from professional advisers.
You’ll have numerous opportunities for networking – including engagement with the SAP University Alliance. They share practical case studies to help you advance your knowledge of management within enterprise system application and transformation.
Course leaders and tutors
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 explores the concepts of managing enterprise system projects in an analytical and practical way. This includes examining organisational/enterprise dilemmas in the form of case studies and real-world scenarios and address them with practical enterprise systems solutions.
You’ll study topics such as:
- SAP Enterprise Systems applications such as SAP SAC, SAP S/4 HANA, SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform)
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications in context
- Functionalities of modern Enterprise Systems, such as IoT, Data Analytics, Blockchain and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) and their applications
- Business Architecture, Technology Architecture and Enterprise Architecture and its application to various organisations with reference to size and area of operations
- IT management theories such as change management, business strategy and leadership in contemporary Enterprise Management Projects
This module covers technical, organisational, societal, and professional issues that surround contemporary IT project management. This includes the quality and the development of products and services with reference to sustainability and stakeholder benefits.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Methodologies in management of IT projects
- Challenges and risks in managing IT projects and design and development of tools and technique to address them
- Effective planning, execution, monitoring and closing IT projects
- Quality management and control techniques to IT projects
- Effective collaborate and communicate with shareholders and stakeholders
- IT Project Management software applications
- Critical and agile project management frameworks including SCRUM in the context digital transformation/innovation projects
Module aim:
The aim of this module is to enhance students’ professional development through the completion of, and reflection on meaningful work experience.
A work experience 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 students 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 will undertake a work experience (minimum duration and expectations as per HESA regulations – clarified on assignment brief/Blackboard) which is integrated, assessed and aligned to their studies and appropriate for their level of study.
Their personal Placement Academic Supervisor (PAS) will be their key point of contact during their work experience 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 skills to design and conduct rigorous research projects in computing.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Identify research problems: Explore current challenges and opportunities in computing to uncover relevant research areas
- Formulate research questions: Craft precise questions, aims, and objectives aligned with identified problems
- Review literature and artifacts: Critically analysing existing research to synthesize knowledge and identify gaps
- Propose research methods: Evaluate and select appropriate research techniques specific to your computing area
- Communicate research proposals: Craft comprehensive proposals that meet professional, legal, and ethical standards
This module explores the critical role of information systems in shaping and implementing business strategies. This includes an in-depth understanding of how information systems can be leveraged to gain a sustainable competitive advantage and drive organisational effectiveness and impact.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Enterprise systems software application, such as SAP S/4 HANA from SAP University Alliance
- Information systems in the context of business strategies
- Alignment between Business and IS/IT
- Challenges and critical success/failure factors (CSFs) of Enterprise Systems project implementation.
- Strategic planning for the effective use of enterprise information systems in contemporary business context.
- Business Model and Business Model Innovation with reference to Digital Platform and Network Effect
Final year
Compulsory modules
This module will apply the technical knowledge and understanding developed across the course into an original research project. This will include critical and ethical analysis of literature, synthesising the findings and tailoring them to the specific context of their research projects using a suitable research methodology.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Critical and ethical review of the literature
- Selection and application of appropriate research tools, techniques, or methods
- Design and development of the artefact/prototype
- Testing and user evaluation
- Critical reflection – evaluating the project deliverables and project success/failure
- Legal, social, and ethical considerations in the design and development of computer-based systems
- Sustainable development and deployment
This module provides an in-depth understanding of how the learning on the course is relevant in the corporate world of information technology. This includes its use in exploiting and responding to customer demands through enterprise and entrepreneurial solutions.
You’ll study topics such as:
- IT Industry in terms of its structure, behaviour, and future development
- Enterprise and innovation and its impact in various level of analysis
- Practical aspects of bringing ideas and innovations into IT context
- Creativity, problem solving, negotiation leadership and communication in IT industry and to manage and deliver digital projects
Future careers
The course prepares you for computing employment by integrating technical content that’s aligned with industry demands, ensuring relevance. We continuously adapt to industry advancements, collaborating with subject matter experts and industry connections to keep up to date with the latest industry trends and requirements.
You’ll bridge the information technology and management disciplines, preparing for careers in:
- IT consultancy
- Project management
- Business, data and research analysis
- FinTech
- Change management
- Digital marketing
Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for:
- Amazon
- SAP
- Capgemini
- Sopra Banking Software SA
- YourTalent Consultancy
- Barnsley Council
- Capita
Equipment and facilities
You’ll learn across our Extended Campus of flexible physical and digital spaces, which support applied learning, working, teaching and collaboration. On campus, the Computing Department will be your home space, with areas to engage in course activities and meet students, staff and employers.
On the course you work with:
- SAP technologies like S/4 HANA Fiori, BTP, SAC
- Planning frameworks like Agile and SCRUM
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.
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Entry requirements
All students
Normally you need
• a good honours degree which includes significant aspects of IT, typically 2.2 or above, from a UK university or equivalent from overseas university
We will also consider applicants do not meet these academic criteria but who have several years' experience in expert, managerial or senior IT roles. You may also be able to claim credit points which can reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your qualification at Sheffield Hallam.
Overseas applicants from countries whose first language is not English must normally produce evidence of competence in English. An IELTS score of 6.0 with 5.5 in all skills (or equivalent) is the standard for non-native speakers of English.
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'.
Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £12,120 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. For this work experience route, your fees will be payable over two years, divided into two annual payments based on credits studied. The fee includes dedicated employability support to help you prepare for and secure work experience. It does not guarantee you a placement and if a placement is not secured the work experience fee will still be charged. If a placement is not secured you will transfer to the standard version of the course to complete your remaining credits, where the balance of your course fees will be due in year one in line with completing the course.
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 £19,225 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. For this work experience route, your fees will be payable over two years, divided into two annual payments based on credits studied. The fee includes dedicated employability support to help you prepare for and secure work experience. It does not guarantee you a placement and if a placement is not secured the work experience fee will still be charged. If a placement is not secured you will transfer to the standard version of the course to complete your remaining credits, where the balance of your course fees will be due in year one in line with completing the course.
Scholarships and financial support
Find information on scholarships, bursaries and postgraduate student loans.
International scholarships up to £3000 ›
Alumni scholarships up to £2000 ›
Postgraduate loans for UK students ›
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
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