We have strong industry and international university links which help our students secure year-long 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.
Although it will be your responsibility to arrange the placement or international exchange, considerable support is available from within the School and the wider University.
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.
Featured placement year companies
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).