International Business Management with Study Abroad BA (Hons)
University of Sheffield
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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After building a solid foundation of business knowledge, you will spend a year abroad, preparing you for the global marketplace. Returning to Sheffield for your final year, you will graduate with a solid understanding of how businesses function and succeed in an international market.**Achieve an excellent understanding of business management with an international focus – this a degree for those with the drive to achieve their very best.**No experience is necessary for this degree, but you must ...Read more

After building a solid foundation of business knowledge, you will spend a year abroad, preparing you for the global marketplace. Returning to Sheffield for your final year, you will graduate with a solid understanding of how businesses function and succeed in an international market.


Achieve an excellent understanding of business management with an international focus – this a degree for those with the drive to achieve their very best.

No experience is necessary for this degree, but you must be prepared to strive for the best possible results. You’ll be combining rigorous academic study, the acquisition of practical skills, and completing a full year abroad – all in just three years. In addition, you may be eligible to apply for a placement year in employment in your study abroad country or back in the UK, gaining valuable experience of real relevance to prospective employers.Year one is about a comprehensive understanding of core business – including behaviour, ethics, strategy and economics – plus skills-based modules like accounting and decision-making techniques.You must pass the first time, with an average grade of 60% and no failed modules, in order to study abroad in your second year at one of our prestigious partner universities around the world.Students who don't achieve this transfer to our BA Business Management course and stay in Sheffield for the second year.For the third year of the course, you return to Sheffield and continue your business management studies – building on your personal experience, and tailoring your modules to shape the international focus.


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Top partner universities

- our partners have been chosen to ensure there is no change in the quality of education. From Australia, Canada and Europe to Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore and the USA – no matter where you spend your year abroad, all the teaching is in English and all modules you study will be approved by Sheffield University Management School.-


Tailor the course to your career

- aim for marketing, HR or entrepreneurship or keep your career options open, safe in the knowledge that Sheffield University Management School is Triple Crown-accredited by AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB. You can also take a flexible placement year for extra experience in addition to the year abroad, and still complete the course in four years.-


Dedicated employability team

- based in the department, they support you to get placements and internships, work with industry to ensure you develop the most in-demand skills, and support you with career planning and CV workshops.

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WUSCA ranking:
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1/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
21st
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
18th
Management Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
65%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Management Studies graduate salary at this uni
£24,000
UK Management Studies graduate salary
£22,000
What students say
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Burhan
17 Feb 25

I enjoyed being part of the Student's Union at the University of Sheffield. There are lot of opportunities. Had a great UNI..Read more

Modules

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

AAB Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

AAAAB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:36,M:9 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

34 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H2,H2,H2,H2,H2,H3 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DD Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDD Grades / Points required

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):

B Grades / Points required

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Award of Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject, with 45 credits at Level 3, including 36 at Distinction and 9 at Merit

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Popular A-level subjects

Management Studies

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Economics
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Business Studies
39%
Mathematics
36%
Geography
20%
History
20%
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