About BA (honours) International Business in Sheffield Hallam University

• Develop specialist expertise by studying key international business topics.
• Apply your knowledge and skills to real-life business projects.
• Study a foreign language to improve your employability.
• Have the opportunity to work abroad — with the possibility of Erasmus funding being available for European placements.

This course will provide you with the theoretical knowledge, practical understanding and skills required to pursue a variety of careers in international business or management in both large and small organisations.

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
• problem-solving exercises
• case studies
• individual and group presentations
• directed learning activities

Work placements

You will have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement between your second and third years. This gives you real-world experience to prepare you for your future career. Due to our strong relationships with regional, national and international employers, we can help you to secure a great placement opportunity and support you while you are there, and salaries of up to £22,000 are possible. If you study abroad or do your work placement in another European country there may be funding available through the Erasmus programme (subject to the UK’s continued participation in the Erasmus programme following the Brexit transition period).

Previous students have gained work placements with organisations including • Carlsberg UK • Experian • GE Capital Solutions • IBM UK • Janssen Pharmaceuticals • Lloyds Banking Group • Metropolitan Police • Microsoft UK • Nestle UK • Nissan Motors • Unilever • Vauxhall Motors • Walt Disney Company.

If you do not take a work placement, you can still gain valuable work experience through an international consultancy project during your final year.

Networking opportunities

You have an academic and professional adviser to support your progress and help you develop your academic skills. You can also join the student-led International Business and Economics Society to meet others and discuss and debate current events in the economy and business world. The society arranges social events and hosts guest lectures by academic experts and industry practitioners.

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

• account management
• advertising
• business analysis
• business development
• buying
• distribution management
• event coordination
• logistics management
• management consultancy
• marketing communications
• market research analysis
• press 
• product management
• project management
• recruitment consultancy
• retail management
• sales direction

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for

• Allianz
• Bloomberg
• Centrica
• Cisco
• Cooperative Bank
• Cummins
• Experian
• Fujitsu
• GlaxoSmithKline
• GE Money
• IBM UK
• Janssen Pharmaceuticals
• National Grid
• Norwich Union
• Pirelli
• Rolls Royce
• Royal Bank of Scotland
• SAP
• SSE
• Telefónica UK (O2)
• Tesco

Undergraduate programmes

Applicants with the following qualifications from India will be considered for entry on to undergraduate programmes

• Standard XII with an average score of 65 per cent
• A levels
• International Baccalaureate
• HND qualifications will be considered for entry to the second or third year of a relevant undergraduate degree

• Applicants who have completed the first year of an undergraduate degree at an Indian university may be considered for direct entry to Sheffield Hallam University undergraduate programmes.

  For details of standard UCAS tariff points for undergraduate entry, please see the UG entry webpage.

  Sheffield Hallam welcomes applications from international school students taking the International Baccalaureate Diploma and those achieving 28 points or more will usually be successful in obtaining an offer of a place on our undergraduate programmes. For information about IB points equivalencies against the UCAS tariff please visit the UCAS website.

English Language entry requirements are listed in the entry requirements section of the online prospectus. The information provided below is intended to help you understand the different English Language qualifications we will accept.

Courses at NQF Level 6 and above (includes BA, BSc, MA, MSc, MPhil, PhD)

We consider the following English language qualifications for courses at degree level (NQF Level 6) or above requiring

an IELTS for UKVI* 6.0 or equivalent entry requirement (*IELTS may be accepted if you do not require a Tier 4 student visa)

IELTS for UKVI*      

• IELTS for UKVI* 6.0
• Listening: minimum level 5.5
• Speaking: minimum level 5.5
• Reading: minimum level 5.5
• Writing: minimum level 5.5

TOEFL 

• Internet based    79
• Listening: minimum level 17
• Speaking: minimum level 20
• Reading: minimum level 18
• Writing: minimum level 17

Pearson    

• PTE 52
• Listening: minimum level 51
• Speaking: minimum level 51
• Reading: minimum level 51
• Writing: minimum level 51

Cambridge IGCSE English as a First Language (Syllabus 0500 and 0522)    

• Grade C
• Listening: minimum Grade D (0522) or 2 (0500)
• Speaking: minimum Grade D (0522) or 2 (0500)
• Reading: minimum Grade E 
• Writing: minimum Grade E

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