Year in Industry

Undertaking a Year in Industry is a life-changing experience that's highly valued by employers, offered across all Management School undergraduate programmes.

Placement is taken in your third year of study, for a minimum of 26 weeks, although many students choose to work for the full year. The average salary for this full time, paid placement is £19,536 - although this can vary by location.

  • Academic fees are currently £1,850 for the year you are on placement
  • The year is credit bearing, and represents 10% of your overall degree classification
  • You will be assessed by a reflective learning log, that allows a critical reflection of the workplace, experience, linking to the academic theory covered during the first two years of study.

Students who undertake a placement year better understand the theory covered during their final year of study, which correlates with the often higher marks achieved.