Business, Social Sciences and Humanities
Program Summary
The Pre-Masters in Business, Social Sciences and Humanities will introduce you to key elements related to your degree, such as analysing business projects or interpreting statistics. This programme leads to a number of masters degrees in the Faculties of Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, including the Management School, School of Law and Sheffield School of Architecture at the University.
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Pre-Masters (postgraduate pathway)
Admission requirements for the Pre-Masters are listed below. If you don't meet the English level below, you can study one of our English language preparation course first.
| Academic | Recognised degree – must be in related field for some subjects |
| English Language | 2 semesters: Academic IELTS for UKVI 5.5 (minimum 5.5 in all skills), or equivalent 1.5 semester: Academic IELTS for UKVI 6.0 (minimum 5.5 in all skills), or equivalent |
| Age | 19+ |
| Your country | Academic qualification(s) you need to have |
| Angola | Licenciatura - overall pass |
| Australia | Completion of degree with overall Credit, GPA 4+ on 7 point scale or 50% |
| Bahrain | Bachelor degree (4 years) - overall pass |
| Bangladesh | Bachelor degree (4 years) - overall pass |
| Canada | Degree with GPA 6 on a 9 point scale/ 8 on a 12 scale/ 2.4 on a 4 scale OR 65% |
| China | Min.4 Year full time studies Bachelor Degree (Max 1 year internship accepted): 60% overall MIn. 4 Year full time studies Undergraduate Graduation Certificate (Max 1 year internship accepted): 60% overall Note: Distance learning degrees accepted. Self-taught degrees NOT accepted. 3 Year Junior Collge Diploma (Max 1 term internship ): 60% overall |
| Egypt | Bachelor degree with average grade 65% |
| Hong Kong | Bachelor degree - overall pass |
| India | Bachelors degree with grade average of 50% |
| Indonesia | Bachelors degree with grade average of 2.0 on the 4.0 scale |
| Iran | Bachelor degree - overall pass |
| Iraq | Bachelor degree - overall pass |
| Japan | Bachelor degree - overall pass |
| Jordan | Bachelor degree - overall pass |
| Kazakhstan | Bakalavar with minimum grade 3 |
| Kenya | Ordinary Bachelors degree with grade average 50% |
| Korea | Bachelor’s degree with grade average 70%+. Grade C or of 2.0 on the 4.5 scale or 2.0 on the 4.3 scale |
| Kuwait | Bachelors degree with GPA 2.5/4.0 scale or 3.0/5.0 scale |
| Libya | Bachelors degree with grade average of 60% |
| Macau | Recognised first degree (honours/ordinary) GPA 2.5 or HND, Honours Diploma, Associate Degree, Professional Diploma in a related subject Area with GPA 3 or higher |
| Malaysia | Bachelors degree with GPA of 2.0+ or 60% |
| Morocco | Award of : Licence Licence d'Etudes Fondamentales Licence Professionnelle Diplome du Cycle Normal Attestation d’Al Alimiya de l’Enseignement Traditionnel Maitrise All pass 10/20 overall |
| Mozambique | Grau de Licenciado - overall pass |
| Namibia | Bachelor degree with a score of 50% |
| Nepal | Bachelor degree with score of 40% or GPA of 2.0/4.0 |
| Nigeria | Bachelors degree with GPA of 2.5 on the 4.0 scale |
| Pakistan | 3 year Bachelor Honours degree with grade average of 60%; 4 year Bachelors degree with grade average of 55% |
| Qatar | Bachelor degree - overall pass |
| Russia | Bakalavar with minimum grade 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | Bachelor degree GPA 1.0/4.0 scale or 2.0/5.0 scale |
| Singapore | Bachelor degree - overall pass |
| South Korea | Bachelor degree - overall pass |
| Taiwan | Bachelor degree at GPA 2.0 or 60% |
| Thailand | Bachelors degree with GPA of 2.0+ or 60% |
| Turkey | Bachelors degree (Lisans) with GPA 2.5 |
| UAE | Bachelors degree GPA 2.5/4.0 scale or 3.0/5.0 scale |
| Ukraine | Bachelor’s Diploma with satisfactory grade or Specialist Diploma/Dyplom Bakalavra with minimum average grade 3/5 |
| USA | Bachelors degree GPA 2.4 on a 4 point scale |
| Vietnam | Bachelors degree with overall grade 6 or GPA 2.0+ |
You can start your studies with either a UKVI-approved Secure English Language Test (SELT), or an accepted alternative equivalent assessment, provided you meet all the programme entry requirements.
The test results must have been achieved in the past 24 months and meet the minimum English equivalency score for your chosen programme.
UKVI-approved SELTS include:
- IELTS Academic for UKVI
- Trinity Integrated Skills in English UKVI
- Pearson PTE Academic UKVI
- Language Cert SELT
- PSI Skills for English UKVI (4 components)
Alternative tests accepted include:
- Pearson PTE Academic (Non-UKVI) / Pearson PTE Academic Online
- IELTS Academic (Non-UKVI) / IELTS Academic Online
- LanguageCert International ESOL
- TOEFL iBT / TOEFL iBT Home Edition
- Cambridge ESOL
- Cambridge Linguaskill
- Oxford Test of English
- Study Group English language preparation (online) for PG studies
- Password Skills Solo
- India: CBSE, CISCE and State boards (excluding Punjab & Haryana)
Study Group is permitted to assess students’ suitability for entry onto programmes which are degree level and above under the registration for the UK Office for Students. You are therefore not required to have a UKVI SELT to obtain a Student Visa when you come to campus.
Additional entry requirements
You may need to meet additional requirements to study the International Foundation Year and Pre-Masters programme. Please refer to the progression degree lists on the programme pages, and speak to your representative for the latest and up-to-date information.
English for Pre-Masters - for the Pre-Masters programme (on-campus)
| English language | Two-term programme: Academic IELTS for UKVI 4.5 (with no lower than 4.5 in all skills), or equivalent One-term programme: Academic IELTS for UKVI 5.0 (with a minimum of 5.0 in all skills), or equivalent |
| Academic | Students need to have completed the relevant academic qualifications for the Pre-Masters course |
