Faculty of Social Sciences | The University of Sheffield

Studying and living abroad takes a huge leap of faith and confidence but it is worth every single bit of it.

Nelson Walker BA Journalism Studies

Nelson spent a year studying at the Universidad CEU San Pablo in Spain as part of his degree.

I generated £175,000 of new business ‘closed won’ for my employer

Erica Emily Farthing BA International Business Management with Study Abroad

Erica graduated from the Management School in 2021 after studying International Business Management with Study Abroad. She now works as a Commercial Business Development Representative at Salesloft.

I have gained a huge number of business critical skills that I believe will stand me in good stead for future employment

Ed Brophy BSc Economics with Employment Experience

Ed is a final year BSc Economics with Employment Experience student. He recently completed his placement at Toyota GB.

The skills I have developed over the last 12 months have been invaluable

Nadia Murphy Geography with Employment Experience

Nadia's placement year at Siemens PLC saw her driving social and environmental sustainability in a multinational technology company.

My placement has immensely boosted my confidence when I think about life after University

Nahuel Mainard Sardon BA Geography with Employment Experience

Nahuel's placement at Transport for London has helped him to develop many transferable skills and establish networks for future employment opportunities.

I have learnt the sustainable perspectives on development for economic, social and environmental objectives

Jason Mak MSc Urban & Regional Planning

USP graduate Jason now works as a Planning Officer for North Somerset Council, in this interview he reflects on his time at Sheffield and the help he received in order to obtain his current role.

"The course met my expectations and expanded my field of knowledge to cover natural conservation, applied policy, transport and retail planning"

Mehdi Ouhaddou Business and Data Analyst for Beryl

Applied GIS Graduate Mehdi discusses his work around sustainable transportation, skills he picked up when studying with USP and offers advice to aspiring GIS students.

The scheme has been an amazing project to be a part of and I feel very privileged that the University chose my project

James JW Manville Politics and Modern Languages & Cultures BA

Working alongside experts in the school with the SURE scheme, James has been researching the links between political parties, policy, and attitudes towards queer communities in Latin America.

Stephanie's LLM International Law and Global Justice student journey

Stephanie Damaceno LLM International Law and Global Justice

Postgraduate LLM International Law and Global Justice student, Stephanie, has just completed her first year here at the School of Law. She tells us about her journey into studying here, and her experience so far.

As a student who lived and experienced the calm yet vibrant Sheffield, I would say it is the ideal place for a student to study and live

Ali Mroweh MSc Information Management

Lebanese student Ali came to Sheffield with a background in environmental engineering and enjoyed the practical modules on the Information Management course, as well as the green spaces Sheffield has to offer.

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