Sheffield Hallam University Case Study

SAP@SHU is a leading provider of SAP education. Working with SAP, SHU has provided industry with over 200 SAP consultants in finance, sales and distribution, strategic enterprise management, B”B procurement and supply chain management. The partnership is embodied in SHU’s postgraduate tuition programmes. These programmes combine the benefits of a university academic education with professional development, with hands-on exposure to SAP Technologies.

MSc Enterprise Systems Professional (with SAP). This course has a technical focus, investigating the cutting-edge theory and providing the skills to design and implement enterprise-scale systems. Students also develop academic and professional skills and gain a rigorous understanding of SAP technologies, Java tools and enterprise modelling techniques.
MSc Technical Consulting (with SAP). This course takes people with considerable work experience and prepares them for the emerging role of the Business Process Expert (BPXer), where consultants use their knowledge to align the business and IT functions of an enterprise.
MBA Information Systems (with SAP). This is an advanced professional programme of study that delivers the knowledge and higher-order skills for tomorrow's IT business leaders.

The quality of the student experience is supported by a considerable investment in continuing professional development for faculty delivering SAP tuition. Students are taught by Certified SAP Consultants, ensuring that the curriculum is always up to the minute and aligned with current industrial practices.

As a result, students of the SAP programmes at SHU have gained employment as SAP professionals working in key organisations such as:

Cap Gemini
KPMG
Accenture
Rolls Royce
WH Smith
Caterpillar Logistics
Federal Mogul
Salford City Council

University-wide, SHU sees the employability of its students as paramount. SHU works “SHU comes highly-rated – 2001’s official assessment (the Research Assessment Exercise) placed SHU joint top among modern universities. SHU has also earned a reputation for success in extending opportunity and improving accessibility through popular continuing professional development and lifelong learning programmes.