Business Management and Economics

This is a dual honours course run by the sheffield university management school and the department of economics. your time is split equally between the two subjects. you'll get a good grounding in both, which opens up different career possibilities.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

Placement years can be taken between the second and final year of your degree. you'll choose whether you want to do this after you begin your course with us. we'll add 'degree with employment experience' to the end of your degree title to reflect your time spent in industry. all of our undergraduate courses offer the flexibility to add a placement year. a placement year is an excellent opportunity to apply what you've learnt in your course and gain invaluable workplace experience. you'll develop a range of transferable skills and become more commercially aware. you'll be paid a salary on average £13,000 - £25,000. some big corporates are starting to see it as an extended selection process for their graduate training schemes. previous students have undertaken placements at accenture, aldi, boots, bmw, l'oreal, ibm, morgan stanley, pwc, rolls-royce, marks and spencer, microsoft, nissan and walt disney, as well as less well-known companies.

• Type: Mandatory

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The flexibility of our courses means a huge range of career options are available. employers recognise and value the practical, work-ready skills that our students develop. recent graduates are working for amazon, asda, danone, deloitte, e.on, glaxosmithkline, unilever and virgin media.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. The University of Sheffield has partnerships with the following companies: