The Sheffield Hallam Executive MBA (Education) is designed to give you the skills, knowledge and experience to advance your career into senior management.

The course is ideal if you are a member of the senior leadership team in an educational organisation, or aspire to be, and have a responsibility for finance, HR, systems and other resources, marketing or other business support functions. It is designed for people who work in
• academy's, academy chains, teaching school alliances, schools or children's centres
• further and higher education institutions
• health related education settings
• local authorities and other organisations working with children and families in the public sector

This unique course enables you to develop your leadership and management knowledge and skills within the context of education. You complete a mix of core MBA modules and specialist educational leadership modules. The specialist modules help you to understand the strategic and ethical issues involved with management within an educational setting.

We tailor assignments and projects to the needs of your organisation or your own areas of interest, which maximises the value of your studies. Your organisation also has the opportunity to provide input into your learning and contribute to your development.

To be a successful leader, you need to understand, implement and integrate the current fundamental concepts of management, and have insights from differing professional perspectives. You gain this knowledge on our course by studying core MBA subjects within four integrated modules.

Completing an integrated module means that instead of studying a topic such as finance in isolation, you study finance together with marketing and decision making. Our approach replicates the real world where strategic decisions will span multiple business areas, providing you with a richer and more realistic learning experience.

The core MBA modules are complemented by a range of educational leadership modules that enable you to tailor the course content to your career needs. You also complete a consultancy project that involves investigating a current major issue from within your organisation.

As you progress through the course you apply your learning by problem-solving real or simulated case studies. This helps you to identify and deal with links and tensions between different areas of an organisation.

You enhance your leadership skills by encountering and managing varying, often competing, perspectives on management issues. Case studies enable you to practice and assess the impact of real-time decision making, embedding and demonstrating the skills you need during your career.

During the course you

• build your skills in coaching, negotiating and influencing
• attend guest lectures from leading experts who provide unique insights into management within an educational setting
• create a portfolio of work so you can evidence your learning and development

Entry Requirements

You need either a 2.2 degree or above or significant managerial and operational experience.

Overseas applicants also need IELTS score of 6.5 with 6.0 in all skills or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below this level, we recommend you complete a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve the required English level.

We assess all applications on merit and interview candidates to ensure suitability for the course. We recommend that you contact us for guidance before applying.

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The Sheffield Hallam Executive MBA (Psychology) is designed to give you the skills, knowledge and experience to advance your career into senior management. It enables you to learn more about the science of human thinking and behaviour and how it applies to leadership and business development

This course is suitable for professionals who are part of a management or leadership team, or have strong aspirations to achieve senior career progression. The diverse applications for psychology in the workplace mean that this course has relevance across a wide range of business and industry sectors.

The course is ideal if you work in

• senior leadership
• business development
• human resources
• marketing and sales
• interface between people and technologies or machines

On this course you complete a mix of core MBA modules and specialist psychology modules. The specialist modules enable you to develop a detailed appreciation for the significance of human psychology in the workplace, including the psychology of personality, cognition, and social behaviours. It also helps you to explore the application of psychological insight to the benefit of individuals and the organisation.

We tailor assignments and projects to the needs of your organisation or your own areas of interest, which maximises the value of your studies. Your organisation also has the opportunity to provide input into your learning and contribute to your development.

To be a successful leader, you need to understand, implement and integrate the current fundamental concepts of management, and have insights from differing professional perspectives. You gain this knowledge on our course by studying core MBA subjects within four integrated modules.

Completing an integrated module means that instead of studying a topic such as finance in isolation, you study finance together with marketing and decision making. Our approach replicates the real world where strategic decisions span multiple business areas, providing you with a richer and more realistic learning experience.

The core MBA modules are complemented by a range of psychology modules that enable you to tailor the course content to your career needs. You also complete a consultancy project that involves investigating a current major issue from within your organisation.

As you progress through the course you apply your learning by problem-solving real or simulated case studies. This helps you to identify and deal with links and tensions between different areas of an organisation.

You enhance your leadership skills by encountering and managing varying, often competing, perspectives on management issues. Case studies enable you to practice and assess the impact of real-time decision making, embedding and demonstrating the skills you need during your career.

During the course you

• build your skills in coaching, negotiating and influencing
• attend guest lectures from leading experts who provide unique insights into psychology and management
• develop an evidence-base so you can demonstrate your senior leadership ability.

Entry Requirements

You need either a 2.2 degree or above or significant managerial and operational experience.

Overseas applicants also need IELTS score of 6.5 with 6.0 in all skills or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below this level, we recommend you complete a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve the required English level.

We assess all applications on merit and interview candidates to ensure suitability for the course. We recommend that you contact us for guidance before applying.

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This course is for healthcare professionals involved in a teaching or training role who want to develop their skills and expertise in clinical and educational practice. You study the teaching skills needed to support and assess learners in the workplace.

It helps you to meet your organisation's training needs, aiming to ensure better educational experiences for all staff. The healthcare educator has a lead role in developing a flexible workforce that can address future challenges in healthcare delivery. By providing a clear link to patient outcomes, educators can help to address the variation in standards of healthcare education and training currently delivered.

As a dentist, doctor or allied health professional you can demonstrate your revalidation and continuing professional development as the course is mapped to recognised professional standards.

If you are a nurse, midwife or specialist community public health nurse you can gain registration as a nurse teacher with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. If you work in higher education settings then you can also apply for fellowship with the Higher Education Academy after successfully completing the course.

You are introduced to contemporary issues in healthcare education that place the educator at the heart of service enhancement and better patient care. We explore with you your role as educational leader and interprofessional educator.

Action learning sets with your peers enable you to explore key theories and strategies and then apply them critically to your practice. You have opportunities to rehearse skills and explore a variety of learning teaching and assessment strategies. Face-to-face or online workshops allow you to explore contemporary issues and instigate new educational opportunities in your workplace.

You develop teaching and learning skills applicable to various clinical settings. You also draw on current work-based teaching and learning to strengthen links between your professional practice and educational role.

During the course you design and develop learning packages that have an evidence-based approach. You evaluate yours and others learning and teaching strategies and develop your personal teaching style, in line with your educational and specialist expertise.

Observed teaching practice is available where you teach small groups of students in the workplace or at the University. We encourage you to film your teaching practice and receive feedback on your performance. This helps inform your teaching practice and identify your strengths and weaknesses. You also develop on-going action plans to address these issues in the form of portfolios.

Both full-time and part-time students are taught alongside each other on the course. This ensures that you are part of a larger group and will be able to share ideas and discuss issues with a range of different professionals.

The distance learning route uses collaboration tools via the universities virtual learning environment Blackboard. You learn in action learning groups with your peers and use discussion forums and web portfolios to demonstrate your new knowledge.

We provide tailored support to ensure you get the most out of your course including one-to-one tutorial support. You are taught by an enthusiastic and interprofessional course team passionate about high quality education for better patient care.

Entry Requirements

You must have a

• health-related professional qualification with a minimum of three years post qualifying experience and experience in working alongside students
• an honours degree or equivalent

You must have an IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.5 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.

Nursing and Midwifery Council registration requirements
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For registration as a nurse teacher with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, you must

• be on the NMC professional register
• have a recognised qualification in a specific field of practice
• hold a mentor qualification or suitable previous experience
• an honours degree or equivalent
• have support from your employer and access to a practice assessor

Course enrolment – professional requirements
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Before enrolling, you must fully declare during the admissions process any

• unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings. For further information on convictions that must be declared see the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) website "https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service".
• disciplinary proceedings during paid or voluntary employment or educational establishments
• involvement with safeguarding proceedings, social services or related organisations

You also need to complete

• a DBS Enhanced Disclosure, and provide us with a copy of your DBS Enhanced Disclosure Certificate if requested. Enrolment also depends on the DBS check being deemed suitable for professional training.
• occupational health screening to determine your suitability to undertake the course and an approved programme of immunisation, as recommended by the Department of Health. Health screening and immunisation are provided by the University.

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This distance learning course examines the relationship between imperialism and culture from the period of European expansion and colonialism to the post-colonial era.

In recent years academic interest in imperialism has moved beyond the traditional focus on economic and political concerns. There has been more interest in cultures of imperialism and their legacy in the post-colonial era.

You examine

• the role of the state in the development, evolution and maintenance (ideologically and politically) of empire
• the cultural impact of empire in Europe
• the historical roots of Britishness, nationalism and national identity
• industry and empire
• Western concepts of the Orient, especially India
• Soviet imperialism
• Nazism, war and genocide, 1939–1945

The course provides a theoretical and empirical understanding of the nature of imperialism and the relationship between imperialism and culture. It encourages critical interrogation of concepts, theories and current key debates and develops an advanced level of understanding of the political, cultural and social consequences of colonial rule.

Entry Requirements

Normally a 2.1 honours degree or above in history or a field of the arts, humanities or social sciences.

We also consider strongly committed applicants with different qualifications or professional qualifications and relevant experience.

Students from overseas need certified competence in English language in one of the following forms

• British Council IELTS test band 6.5

• UCLES (Cambridge Exams Board) pass at Certificate of Proficiency in English or Certificate in Advanced English, or an A or B grade pass at First Certificate in English plus a further year’s English study

• TOEFL score of 575 (paper-based). Equivalent to 233 computer-based score / 91 internet-based score.

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This is a flexible programme of study which allows you to tailor your learning to meet your needs or those of your organisation. It is for those wishing to build on existing skills and experience or who want to change direction.

The optional modules available enable you to choose from a range of management topics.

We recruit throughout the year and because of the programme’s flexibility you can organise your study to fit in with your personal and work-related commitments.

The course leads to a postgraduate award in leadership and management at masters, diploma or certificate level, depending on your requirements.

The programme gives continuing professional development at all levels and includes

• flexible timescales
• recognition of prior relevant management qualifications
• advice on module selection
• the opportunity to take course breaks without loss of achieved academic credit
• assignments and assessments related to your work

This programme maximises your career development. It also provides employers with people who can use their knowledge and abilities to plan strategy and achieve organisational goals.

Entry Requirements

Normally you need one of the following

• a good first degree
• an equivalent recognised professional qualification, in any discipline and substantial knowledge, experience and skills in a relevant field.

We consider applicants without a first degree on the basis of their professional and work experience and any other formal qualifications that they hold.

If English is not your first language you need an IELTS score of 6.0 with 5.5 in all areas.

The course uses our procedures for accreditation of prior learning. This allows us to take appropriate masters level credits into account towards the postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma and masters awards.

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