The majority of the School of Engineering's undergraduate courses are sandwich courses involving an industrial placement, usually between the end of your second year and the start of your final year. An industrial placement gives you experience of working in engineering, enhancing your academic studies and giving you the opportunity to apply the technical skills learned in your studies to real-life situations.
T here is also the chance to gain hands-on experience of the impact of new technology on industry .
Our degree programme requires students to take a period of full-time work experience for at least 36 weeks with an organisation. You do not receive any financial support from your LEA during the placement year and are therefore paid by your employer for the work you do. During this time you are also protected by, and subject to, normal employment and disciplinary policies. Hours of work, holidays, salary, start and finish dates are negotiated between yourself and the employer at the start of the placement. Industrial placements take place in the third year of a four year sandwich degree course.