Essays. Exams. Lectures. Ever felt as though you’d like to do something a little bit different on your degree?

Making Ideas Happen – or, as we like to call it, MIH – could be the just the little bit of difference you’re looking for, giving you the chance to work with a diverse range of students on an exciting, ‘real-world’ social enterprise project.

MIH is our 20-credit enterprise module, available to any student in second or third year with enough credits leftover to splurge. It’s also open to all subjects, meaning you get the chance to mix with students from a wide variety of different backgrounds – and learn from them along the way.

The module gives you an introduction to the world of enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation, challenging you to to come up with sustainable social enterprise solutions to ‘real-world’ problems set by a partner organisation; in the past, we’ve worked with St Mary’s Church and Conference Centre, Heeley City Farm and Sanctuary Housing.

Rather than being stuck working by yourself, you’ll be part of interdisciplinary project teams, which is a great chance to meet and work with students outside your usual peer group. Plus, instead of loads of lectures or seminars, most of the module is delivered online alongside occasional group meetings – perfect for those days when you’d rather not trudge into university in the rain.

The module is assessed through your group business plan and pitch as well as individual coursework, which involves blogging, reflection and skills audits, giving you the opportunity to test your skills and do something radically different to academic writing and cramming for exams.

We have loads of extra information if you’d like to know more; just check out our list of handy clickable resources to the right.

If, after reading through our resources, you’d like to know more or have any questions, contact Shirley Riley-Lake, MIH Course Administrator on 0114 222 0912 or at s.riley@sheffield.ac.uk.