Business and Management with Psychology with Foundation Year

Program Overview

1. Course summary

This foundation year has been designed to enhance your knowledge in advance of undergraduate study. You'll study a range of business-related topics, and apply your skills on rewarding projects and assignments. After completing your foundation, you'll have everything you need for full honours degree study, and progress directly onto the BA Business and Management with Psychology course.

Program Outline

2. How you learn

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

The course is suitable if you don't meet the entry requirements for our BA Business and Management with Psychology course, or you want extra preparation before starting degree-level study. You share the first year with other Sheffield Business School foundation year students, then move on to the degree.

You will learn in a supportive, challenging and exciting environment. You will be based in Sheffield Business School — a vibrant, dynamic setting with excellent facilities located in the heart of the city.

You learn through

In the foundation year, you'll study wider business topics, while specialising in your chosen subject area. You'll learn useful skills such as academic writing, work in diverse teams and learn to utilise a wide variety of data sources. In doing so, you'll fully prepare yourself for undergraduate study.

Course leaders and tutors

Tilahun Mekonnen

Currently working as a Senior Lecturer in Business Economics and the International Business Development Manager for Sub Saharan African Countries

Applied learning

Degree preparation

After the foundation year, you will be ready to start the full degree. BA Business and Management with Psychology is an engaging, challenging course on which you’ll reinforce sound business knowledge with applied psychological studies — equipping yourself with versatile skills for a range of careers.

Live projects

On the full course, you will develop a critical appreciation of the application of psychology to the study of business and management practice.You’ll do so through professional work-based learning modules, delivered in response to live client scenarios.

Placement opportunities

On the full degree, you will have a choice of pursuing a work-based placement with a host organisation or an entrepreneurial project supported by tutors and mentors. Each option will focus on employability skills and applying theory from psychology to real-world practice.

Networking opportunities

Networking will be encouraged through a dedicated modules focused student society. You will liaise with SHU alumni members, professional body representatives and SHU industry sector, business and occupational psychology networks.

3. Future careers

The full degree prepares you for a career in

Previous graduates of the full business and management degree have gone on to work for:

Previous graduates of the full psychology degree have gone on to work for:

Financial support for home/EU students

How tuition fees work, student loans and other financial support available.

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