On this course you’ll have the opportunity to complete a year working in industry as part of your degree, which usually takes place after the second year of study.
A placement year provides an incredible opportunity to gain a whole year of invaluable experience, to enhance your CV and to broaden your professional network, and can lead to a variety of exciting opportunities.
In the past, some of our students have impressed their placement employers greatly and even seen some of their ideas patented and developed into real-life products or services. Others have been offered permanent employment to return to after graduation; or had their final year of study sponsored by their placement company.
Typically, students complete a year-long placement with one company, but it is possible to complete up to 3 shorter placements. Our School offers a dedicated, in-house placement team to help source placements and support students across the placement year.
The School of Design and Creative Arts at Loughborough has strong and long-standing industry links – our students can benefit directly from these through accessing a variety of flexible work placements both in the UK and internationally.
Additional award
This course comes with the option to undertake a year in enterprise or a professional placement, 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
Adidas; BAE Systems; Bentley; Bosch; Cambridge Consultants; DCA; Design Reality; DesignbyTouch; Diageo; F.A. Porsche Design; IBM; Jaguar Land Rover; Kinneir Dufort; Lego; Lloyds Digital; L'Oreal; Makino; Microsoft; Mondelez; Nissan; PA Consulting Group; PDD; Princess Yachts; Priestman Goode; Procter & Gamble; PUMA; Reckitt Benckiser; Rolls-Royce; SharkNinja; Smallfry; Triumph Motorcycles; Unilever; Urbis Schreder; Vax; Walt Disney Company.