A professional placement year is an excellent way to add value to your degree, enabling you to put your skills and knowledge into practice and giving you substantial industry experience that can really help your CV stand out in the competitive market for graduate jobs.
During the placement year you will be employed in a company and treated as a graduate trainee. Many companies offer regular training opportunities which supplement the course modules, providing you with experience of commercial software and business practice.
Responsibility for finding a suitable placement rests with the student, but assistance is given by the Department’s Professional Placement Tutor as well as the University's Career Network who have contacts with a wide range of industrial and commercial organisations.
Many students find employment with IT companies and other major industries, and some placements may be with small establishments, matched on the basis of subject or geographical location.
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.