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Pre-Masters in Business, Social Sciences and Humanities

Prepare for a masters in the Faculty of Social Sciences

The Pre-Masters in Business, Social Sciences and Humanities leads to a number of masters degrees in the Faculty of Social Science, including the Management School and School of Law.

You will study modules relevant to your chosen subject area, some will be compulsory for progression onto specific degree programmes at the University. This pathway includes 18 teaching hours per week. Students achieve excellent progression; 95% of Pre-Masters Programme students who completed their course were offered a place to study at the University of Sheffield in 2017.

Core modules

Social Science for Postgraduate Study
Critical Reading
Academic English Skills
Designing a Research Project
Personal Development Programme (PDP)

Pathway modules (dependent on your chosen degree option)

Pathway	Module 1	Module 2
Management (M)	Business and Management	Economics
Economics (E)	Economics	Statistics for Social Sciences
Information Studies (IS)	Business and Management	Statistics for Social Sciences
Society & Environment (S&E)	Urbanisation	Globalisation
Law (L)	Law	Globalisation

Please note: Our programmes are subject to formal approval by the university but may be subject to minor modification. Degrees and entry requirements are also subject to change and some degrees may require a minimum level of performance in specific modules.

Teaching style

Classes are small and teaching is interactive here. Andy from China studied the programme and talks about the facilities, teaching and lifestyle in Sheffield:

Degree options

Degree Programmes	Pathway Module	Overall Grade	English Grade
MSc Acquired Communication Disorders	M, S&E, L	60%	70% with min 50% in all skills
MA American History	S&E or L	65%	70% with min 60% in all skills
MSc Applied GIS	Any pathway	60%	60% with min 40% in all skills
MA Applied Linguistics with TESOL^	S&E	60%	70% with min 60% Writing and 50% other
MA Archaeology	S&E	60%	60% with min 40% in all skills
MA Architectural Design#	S&E	65%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Broadcast Journalism†	S&E	60%	70% in all skills
MSc Business Finance and Economics	E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Cities and Global Development	Any pathway	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Cognitive Studies	S&E or L	60%	70% with min 50% in all skills
LLM Corporate and Commercial Law	L	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Creative Writing	E, S&E or L	60%	70% with min 60% Writing and 50% other
MSc Creative and Cultural Industries Management	M	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Cultural Heritage Management	S&E or M	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Cultural Materials	S&E	60%	60% with min 40% in all skills
MSc Data Science	IS	65%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Digital Architecture and Design	S&E	65%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Digital Media and Society	S&E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Early Modern History	S&E or L	65%	70% with min 60% in all skills
MSc East Asian Business	Any pathway	60%	60% overall, 50% Wr, 40% other
MSc Economics	E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Economics and Health Economics	E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Economics & Public Policy	E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Education	S&E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Education: Early Childhood	S&E or L	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Education: Language and Education	S&E or L	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA English Language and Linguistics	E, S&E or L	60%	70% with min 60% in writing and 50% in other skills
MA English Literature	E, S&E or L	60%	80% with min 60% in all skills
MSc Environmental Archaeology and Palaeoeconomy	S&E	60%	60% with min 40% in all skills
MSc Environmental Change and International Development	S&E, M, E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Finance and Accountingø	M	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Financial Economics	E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Global Journalism**	S&E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Global Marketing Management	M	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Global Political Economy	Any pathway	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Globalising Education: Policy and Practice	S&E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Human Osteology and Funerary Archaeology	S&E	60%	60% with min 40% in all skills
MSc Human Resource Management with CIPD Pathway	M	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Information Management	IS or M	58%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Information Systems	IS or M	58%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Information Systems (PE)	IS or M	58%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Information Systems Management	M	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Intercultural Communication	S&E or M	60%	70% with min 60% in all skills
MRes Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies	S&E or L	60%	70% with min 50% in all skills
MA International Criminology	Any pathway	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA International Development	S&E, M, E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MPH International Development	S&E, M, E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc International Finance and Economics	E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
LLM International Law and Global Justice	L	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc International Management	M	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc International Management and Marketing	M	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA International Public and Political Communication	S&E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA International Relations	Any pathway	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc International Social Change and Policy∆	Any pathway	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Journalism**†	S&E	60%	70% in all skills
MA Landscape Archaeology (Professional Preparation)	S&E	60%	60% with min 40% in all skills
MA Landscape Archaeology (research track)	S&E	60%	60% with min 40% in all skills
MA Law (two-year qualifying law degree)	L	60%	70% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management	M	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Magazine Journalism**†	S&E	60%	70% in all skills
MSc Management	M	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Management (International Business)	M	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Marketing Management Practice	M	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MBA#	M	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Medicine in Society	S&E	60%	70% with min 50% in all skills
MA Medieval History	S&E	65%	70% with min 60% in all skills
MA Modern History	S&E	65%	70% with min 60% in all skills
MSc Money, Banking and Finance	E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Multilingual Information Management	S&E or M	60%	70% with min 60% in all skills
MA Music Management	M	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Osteoarchaeology	S&E	60%	60% with min 40% in all skills
MA Philosophy	S&E or L	60%	70% with min 50% in all skills
MA Political Theory	S&E or L, M, E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Politics and Media in East Asia	Any pathway	60%	60% overall, 50% Wr, 40% other
MA Politics, Governance and Public Policy	Any pathway	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Psychology and Education	S&E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Psychology of Music*	M or IS	60%	60% with min 40% in all skills
MSc Real Estate	Any pathway	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Real Estate, Planning and Development	Any pathway	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Speech Difficulties	M, E, S&E, L	60%	70% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Sustainable Architecture Studies#	S&E	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Theatre and Performance	E, S&E or L	60%	70% with min 50% in all skills
MSc Urban and Regional Planning	Any pathway	65%	60% with min 50% in all skills
MA Urban Design and Planning	Any pathway	60%	60% with min 50% in all skills

*Bachelors degree in Music or Psychology (or a related subject)

**Students wishing to progress to these degree programmes at the University will require an English level of IELTS 0.5 or equivalent higher than the standard level of entry to their International Foundation Year/Pre Masters Programmes.

† Pass in an interview required as well as meeting progression requirements.

# Design portfolio required at application of USIC; First Degree in architecture, design art, computing, engineering, social sciences and education or any other discipline that has a demonstrable relationship to some aspect of architectural design and/or research. Find more details.

∆ Degree in a Social Sciences discipline

# 5 years relevant full-time work experience after graduation with some managerial experience & pass in interview required.

^Requires a relevant first degree OR a minimum six months’ experience of teaching English.

øDue to the high volume of applications for the 2019-20 academic year, we are no longer issuing offers for this programme. New applications will be added to a waiting list and may be issued an offer later in the year, subject to availability.