Everything you need to know...
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What is the fee?
Home: £19,150 for the course
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How long will I study?
2 Years
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Where will I study?
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When do I start?
September 2026
Executive MBA Scholarships
Advance your leadership journey with a Sheffield Business School competitive MBA scholarship for September 2026 entry. Exceptional applicants could receive 30% off tuition fees as a home student. See scholarship details.
Course summary
- Study an Executive MBA designed to transform your strategic and leadership skills.
- Get dual recognition with globally recognised ILM accreditation.
- Apply management theory to case studies and challenges in your own organisation.
- Grow your network with peer learning and access to guest speakers and businesses.
- Tailor your learning to your development needs, work commitments, interests and aspirations.
Our ILM-accredited MBA is a qualification that’s highly valued by employers, combining management theory and practice across a range of disciplines, reflecting how businesses operate in real-world contexts. It's designed for experienced managers who want to accelerate their career, transition into a new field, or progress confidently into senior leadership either in the UK and internationally.
If you haven’t yet met the entry requirements for the course, you’re welcome to join our Global MBA course.
Accredited by
This course is accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM).
This course benefits from dual accreditation with the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM). This globally recognised professional qualification demonstrates your leadership, coaching and strategic thinking skills. Alongside your academic achievement, you gain access to exclusive resources and a strong professional network through the ILM, helping to strengthen your CV, build confidence and show employers you are ready to lead.
After successful completion of your degree, you can claim a level 7 Diploma (8618- 64) in Strategic Leadership and Management directly from ILM by paying a one-off registration fee. You can also register up to one year before completion to access ILM resources for the same fee. ILM reviews this fee annually, so please refer to the additional costs section for the current fee amount.
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How you learn
On this Executive MBA course, you’ll combine your professional experience with insights from peers, tutors, guest speakers and industry partners – co-creating knowledge in ways that broaden your perspective and strengthen your decision-making. Through reflective practice you’ll build the self awareness and confidence to prepare for senior roles across marketing, people management, finance, operations, digitalisation and consultancy.
Our Executive MBA team includes academic and industry experts who bring their business management expertise and research to the design and delivery of your modules. In a supportive environment they share cutting-edge knowledge from their own disciplines, helping you to grow in confidence, challenge your thinking and realise your full potential.
Teaching is delivered in focused, immersive sessions, designed to make the most of your contact time. Each teaching day introduces key concepts and frameworks which you’re expected to apply to your own professional context. This approach recognises that you bring your own experience to the classroom, encouraging you to take ownership of your learning through preparation, curiosity and independent study. Both full time and part time options are available for this course, so you can choose the study mode that fits around your schedule.
Learning is highly collaborative – you’ll draw on the experience in the room to focus your assignments and projects on both your organisation’s needs and your own professional development goals.
You learn through:
- formal teaching
- applied problem solving
- real and simulated case studies
- class debates
- presentations
- group work
- expert keynote sessions
- networking
Follow our Sheffield Business School Instagram to see real student life, course experiences, events and what it’s like to study here.
What you'll study on our Executive MBA
Your Executive MBA journey begins with an induction that introduces the core competencies required to succeed on the programme. This includes structured self reflection to help you assess your experience, clarify your development goals, and prepare for the applied nature of the course.
During the course, you’ll develop knowledge and capability in strategic management and marketing, people leadership and organisational change, global operations and financial management, digital transformation, and research, development and consultancy. These themes are closely connected and grounded in contemporary business practice, enabling you to apply theory directly to real organisational challenges while developing the strategic insight required for senior leadership roles.
Assessments are designed to be meaningful, relevant and immediately applicable to your professional role. Using a portfolio-based approach, you’ll either examine different functions within your organisation or reflect on your previous experience – enabling you to integrate learning across modules, apply your knowledge to real business problems, and critically reflect on your development as a leader.
Course support
Throughout your learning journey, you’ll experience a range of dedicated support, such as:
- 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
- a network of entrepreneurs and business leaders in our award-winning enterprise hub
- career support for up to five years after graduating
Applied learning
On this Executive MBA course, you’ll combine your professional experience with insights from peers, academics, mentors, expert guest speakers and industry partners – co-creating knowledge in ways that broaden your perspective and strengthen your decision-making. Through reflective practice you’ll build the self awareness and confidence to prepare for senior roles across marketing, people management, finance, operations, digitalisation and consultancy.
Our Executive MBA team includes academic and industry experts who bring their business management expertise and research to the design and delivery of your modules. In a supportive environment they share cutting-edge knowledge from their own disciplines, helping you to grow in confidence, challenge your thinking and realise your full potential.
Teaching is delivered in focused, immersive sessions, designed to maximise your contact time. Each teaching day introduces key concepts and frameworks which you’re expected to apply to your own professional context. This approach recognises that you bring your own experience to the classroom, encouraging you to take ownership of your learning through preparation, curiosity and independent study. Both full time and part time options are available for this course, so you can choose the study mode that fits around your schedule.
Learning is highly collaborative – you’ll draw on the experience in the room to focus your assignments and projects on both your organisation’s needs and your own professional development goals.
You learn through:
- formal teaching
- applied problem solving
- real and simulated case studies
- class debates
- presentations
- group work
- expert keynote sessions
- networking
Follow our Sheffield Business School Instagram to see real student life, course experiences, events and what it’s like to study here.
What you'll study on our Executive MBA
Your Executive MBA journey begins with an induction that introduces the core competencies required to succeed on the programme. This includes structured self reflection to help you assess your experience, clarify your development goals, and prepare for the applied nature of the course.
During the course, you’ll develop knowledge and capability in strategic management and marketing, people leadership and organisational change, global operations and financial management, digital transformation, and research, development and consultancy. These themes are closely connected and grounded in contemporary business practice, enabling you to apply theory directly to real organisational challenges while developing the strategic insight required for senior leadership roles.
Assessments are designed to be meaningful, relevant and immediately applicable to your professional experience and career aspirations. Using a portfolio-based approach, you’ll examine different functions within your organisation and reflect and build on your previous experience – enabling you to integrate learning across modules, apply your knowledge to real business problems, and critically reflect on your development as a responsible business leader.
Course support
Throughout your learning journey, you’ll experience a range of dedicated support, such as:
- 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
- a network of entrepreneurs and business leaders in our award-winning enterprise hub
- career support for up to five years after graduating
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.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
This module enhances your understanding of financial performance and operations management within business. You will cultivate a critical awareness of how to measure, manage, and improve performance throughout supply chains and internal operations.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Business Operations Strategy
- Internal and external supply chains
- Sustainable supply chain management
- Planning and control systems
- Process analysis and improvement techniques
- Lean management and value stream mapping
- Culture performance and operations performance Objectives
- Understanding and interpreting financial statements
- Financial statement literacy
- Working capital management
- Financial performance measurement
- Cost visibility and investment appraisal
- Management accounting and ratio analysis
- Global production networks (GPNs)
- Capturing and destroying value in GPNs
- Supply Chain Finance
- Transfer pricing
This module explores strategic management and marketing theory across industries, organisations, and global contexts. You’ll learn through group sessions and online support, applying strategic thinking to real-world business challenges.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Defining and exploring strategy
- Contemporary strategic thinking
- Global business environment and geopolitics
- Brand strategy
- Product and customer life cycles
- Global portfolio and marketing mix
- Value from a consumer perspective
- Segmentation, targeting and positioning
Final year
Compulsory modules
This module examines how big data, analytics, and data visualisation support decision-making in modern organisations. You’ll explore the digital enterprise of the future, emerging and disruptive technologies, and how to evaluate digital investments.
You’ll study topics such as:
- The changing digital landscape
- Digital transition and transformation
- Strategic information systems
- AI and digital enterprises
- Data processing and management
- Big data and business analytics
- Industry of Things
- IT service design and management
- Privacy, security and ethics
This module enhances your professional practice by critically applying leadership, change, and people management. You’ll explore your leadership journey while engaging with academic and industry experts in real-world contexts.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Contemporary leadership
- Ethical and responsible people management
- Organisational change and behaviours
- Change leadership and agency
- HR data analytics
- Personal and professional development
- Reflective practice
This module develops your critical inquiry skills through exploration of a specific business issue of your choice and generation new insights for practice. You’ll learn through the design and delivery of a of a personal project building on your investigative, analytical and reflective skills and manage a project from start to finish.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Framing your inquiry
- Project planning
- Research methods and ethics
- Literature review techniques
- Gathering relevant data
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Project report writing
- Personal and professional development
- Reflective practice
Future careers
This Executive MBA enhances your leadership capacity and potential to help you advance your career. Employers highly value the programme, and graduates of our Executive MBA have gone on to lead and influence organisations across the private, public and third sectors – from global corporations and public bodies to charities, social enterprises, consultancy and entrepreneurial ventures – both in the UK and internationally.
You’ll be preparing for a career in numerous management fields, such as:
- marketing
- human resources/people management
- finance
- business analysis
- operations management
- facilities management
- learning and development
- digitalisation and management consultancy
Previous graduates of our MBA courses have gone on to work as:
- management consultant
- chief operating officer
- senior business analyst
- head of learning and development
- director of facilities
- head of operations
- marketing consultant
Equipment and facilities
On campus, our new state-of-the-art Sheffield Business School will be your home, offering dedicated spaces to collaborate with peers, academics, industry partners, and the wider business community through our Business Hub.
You’ll engage in learning across our extended campus, which includes flexible physical environments and digital spaces designed to support applied learning and collaboration. You’ll also have access to specialist facilities such as our Bloomberg Trading Suite, enabling hands-on engagement with real-time financial data and market analysis.
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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Adsetts library
Adsetts Library is located on our City Campus. It's open 24 hours a day, every day.
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All students
Applicants must normally hold a 2:2 undergraduate honours degree or its equivalent in any subject discipline and have at least 3 years of full-time professional work experience. Applicants with a lower degree classification and/or relevant work experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Additional information for EU/International students
This course is not open to international students who require a student visa to study in the UK. If you are an international applicant but do not require a student visa, email our Admissions Team to find out whether you’re eligible to apply.
Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fee for UK students starting part-time study in 2026/27 is £19,150 for the course. For part-time study the fee will be calculated pro rata each year based on the number of credits studied. 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.
Sheffield Business School is offering a competitive MBA scholarship for part time home students starting in September 2026. Exceptional applicants could receive 30% off their tuition fees. See scholarship details.
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.
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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