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which degrees have work placements? Teaching, social work but what else ?

21 replies

Ladyemem · 13/01/2012 16:39

I know social workers have work placements as part of their degree and also teachers. But what other degree/professions do?

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AlpinePony · 13/01/2012 16:41

Engineering/comp sci.

tiredandbusy · 13/01/2012 16:43

Nursing and midwifery etc

LittleChiefRunnyCustard · 13/01/2012 16:44

medicine, physios, OTs, all the allied health professions I should think.

vitaminC · 13/01/2012 16:47

Some business studies courses include a sandwich-type placement. Well they did, don't know if that's still applicable.

CharminglyOdd · 13/01/2012 16:52

A lot of the programmes at Bath University - every one of my DSis' friends (on varying courses) had the opportunity to have a paid placement with university well-being liaison person. DSis ended up working for an accountancy firm and completing the first year of their graduate programme. The company paid for her to start her accountancy qualification, although she's training to be an auditor. She was 21, absolutely tiny and apparently managers quaked in their boots when she arrived because she had The Auditing Clipboard of Doom Grin

I think more universities should offer these chances - it's done her so much good and she has a head start on everyone who went to bog-standard unis (like me) who have no professional work experience.

juneybean · 14/01/2012 20:30

I think Childhood Studies has placements (unless you're already working in a childcare setting)

JustGettingByMum · 14/01/2012 21:39

Surrey s another university that prides itself on offering placements to as many students as possible over a wide range of courses.

happilyconfused · 15/01/2012 12:49

I think a lot of Business courses include work placement. My students this year chose courses at Newcastle, Sussex, Brighton, Leeds and Durham - they all have a one year work placement so are four year courses.

Leeds2 · 16/01/2012 14:19

I know of someone doing a Retail Management degree at Loughborough, which has a year long placement for the third year.

harbingerofdoom · 16/01/2012 18:14

Modern foreign languages usually require a year abroad. Can be a work placement but doesn't have to be.

crazymum53 · 17/01/2012 08:44

Brunel university placements for engineering.
Some Science degrees e.g. Bristol have the option of a year in industry or a year in Europe and are 4 year courses. But you need to choose this option on the UCAS form.
Other medical related degrees e.g. Pharmacy and radiography have placements in hospitals.
BUT a word of warning. These placements may not be paid and some universities do more than others to find placements for students. Some expect the students to find the placements themselves!

ReduceRecycleRegift · 17/01/2012 08:46

some science degrees have compulsary work experience placements in the summer and compulsary residential field work

also some business degrees have placement years and I think law does too

ggirl · 17/01/2012 08:46

dd is doing economics and french and will do a work placement in france in her third yr

ReduceRecycleRegift · 17/01/2012 08:47

all should really unless its pure classics, it really helps

MoreBeta · 17/01/2012 08:47

Most/many hospitality industry degrees do the second year of a four year degree course out on placement in the industry.

PeggyCarter · 17/01/2012 08:49

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NeatFreak · 17/01/2012 09:03

Youth work courses have compulsory placements throughout

LucyFarinelli · 11/02/2012 22:53

BA in interpreting does. 1-2yr summer holiday and 2nd semester 3rd year, i think

LondonMother · 12/02/2012 09:15

Some psychology degrees do, but not all. The ones I know that offer a placement year are Cardiff, Surrey, Loughborough, Bath.

DazR · 12/02/2012 18:06

DD1 is studying Mechanical Engineering and has just secured a paid 12 month 'year in industry' placement with Jaguar Landrover

skirt · 17/02/2012 21:33

Youth work do and events management also

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