Our pre-sessional English language courses improve the English language skills of students and help students develop their academic skills to prepare them for study at degree level.
In daily teaching sessions at our vibrant city campus, students will focus on key areas such as critical thinking, academic writing, referencing and citation, and study skills.
Our small groups of approximately sixteen students allow our highly experienced and well qualified staff to give individual support, so students gain the confidence to study independently in the future.
Our pre-sessional courses have final exams in reading, listening, reading into writing, individual presentation and small group speaking. If students improve their skills to match the entry requirements, they will get an unconditional offer for their chosen Sheffield Hallam University degree course.
Our pre-sessional courses are accredited by the British Council.
For undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses starting in September 2025, we offer the following options for applicants who need IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each skill) to gain entry to their degree course:
To apply and for further information (including future course dates and details of entry requirements for applicants with Pearson PTE Academic UKVI) please visit our online prospectus.
Spotlight on our School of Health and Social Care: Shaping the Future of Healthcare
As one of the UK’s largest providers of health and social care education, our School of Health and Social Care offers an outstanding blend of theoretical learning and immersive practice-based experiences.
An impressive 99% of our graduates secure highly skilled employment or progress to further study within six months of graduation, demonstrating our commitment to career-focused healthcare education.
Our students gain hands-on experience in cutting-edge simulation facilities, including an NHS-standard 12-bedded hospital ward, an operating theatre, radiography and radiotherapy suites, a courtroom, consultation rooms, and a fully equipped mock residential house ensuring they graduate confident, competent, and career-ready.
All our courses are accredited by professional statutory and regulatory bodies, including The Nursing and Midwifery Council, The Health and Care Professions Council, and Social Work England. Delivered by experienced academics with real-world expertise, our integrated curriculum fosters collaboration by enabling students to learn with, from, and about other health and social care professions.
Outstanding Placement Opportunities We provide our students with diverse and high-quality practice placements across acute and community settings, including NHS trusts, private healthcare providers, and voluntary organisations. Students can expand their professional skills through leadership, research, and education placements, gaining invaluable experience beyond traditional clinical environments.
Find out more about BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance
Students on our refreshed and redesigned BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance course gain a thorough understanding of financial and management accounting, auditing, tax, corporate reporting, governance, financial management and professional ethics.
Students can now choose between two routes:
professional exemption: or
management
Professional route Students can choose modules which allow them to maximise professional exemptions from accounting professional bodies such as Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (ACCA).
Management route Students gain knowledge and skills beyond traditional accounting and finance topics. They include forensic accounting, sustainable/environmental accounting and sports finance. Depending on the elective modules that students choose to study, they can still gain exemptions from ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW.
All students have the opportunity to take part in an extended work placement between the second and third years of the course. This gives students hands-on work experience to prepare them for their future career.
Previous students have worked at organisations such as AstraZeneca, BHP, GE Capital, IBM, Jaguar Land Rover, Nestlé, the Metropolitan Police, the NHS and the Royal Mail.
Our unique MSc Global Financial Trading course prepares students to carve out a careers as successful financial markets traders. The course is taught by experienced academics and professional traders using industry standard tools.
The course is designed to meet the growing demand for highly skilled and intellectual professionals in financial trading. Students will gain specialist knowledge in finance, investments and trading, while developing their ability to research, appraise and critically evaluate current issues in the financial sector. They will look at topics such as pensions, socially responsible mutual funds and the impact of hedge funds on economic growth.
One of our MSc Global Financial Trading alumni, Kevin Lim, said:
“The University’s reputation, particularly in financial trading, its academic rigour, and the campus culture and opportunities, drew me in to select the university in line with my career goals. Sheffield Hallam offers a stimulating and enriching academic environment with remarkable teaching quality. The lecturers are experts in their field and are deeply invested in students’ development. The curriculum merges theoretical knowledge with practical insight, providing me with the essential skills for financial trading in an exciting field.”
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