Satisfactory completion of the placement leads to the award of the Diploma in Professional Studies or Diploma in International Studies.

Although it is the student's responsibility to arrange the placement or exchange, considerable support is available from within the School and the wider University.

We have strong industry and international university links which help our students secure year-long and flexible work or international study placements. These placements are an invaluable opportunity to advance your skills and apply your knowledge to a working environment or broaden your studies in another country.

Additional award

This course comes with the option to undertake a professional placement for a year, at the end of which you will gain a Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). This is an additional award to the final qualification you will receive once you have successfully completed this course.

Student placements - a unique opportunity

More than 1,400 Loughborough University students complete a 12-month placement each year. They join a range of organisations and deliver tangible benefits to their hosts as well as honing a range of workplace skills.

Students from our biosciences courses have undertaken placements with incredible organisations, including:

GSK (Industrial Placement), Institute of Cancer Research (Clinical Trial Assistant), Johnson & Johnson (Drug Safety Scientist), Leicester Centre for Diabetes Research (Clinic Placement), Pfizer (Regulatory Affairs Placement), Volac International (Product Development Assistant), AstraZeneca (Clinical Study Administrator) and PCI Pharma Services (Development Analyst).