EXPERIENCE IN INDUSTRY TAKES MANY FORMS:
- An Insight Day or week in your first year
- A summer internship at the end of your first year
- A placement year at the end of your second year
- A summer internship in the summer of your second year before you start your third year.
- A placement year at the end of your Masters year
So what is a placement, internship or insight day/week?
Placement Year: A year-long paid professional placement working in your chosen industry during your penultimate year/after your Masters study at University – a role that enables you to gain hands-on practical experience relevant to your degree. The large majority of these roles are paid salaried positions.
Summer Internship: A summer internship, usually between 4-12 weeks in the summer period between your studies, these could be paid or unpaid. If they are unpaid we recommend that the role (if full time) is no longer than 3 weeks.
Insight Day/Week: A day or week at a large employer in your first year in your subject area to introduce you to the world of work and the practices of that company. A great way to network with people in industry and to investigate which areas of industry you would like to go into.
POSTGRADUATES ONLY:
As part of your MSc Data Analytics or MSc User Experience Design course you have the option to do a placement year after your year of study. If you choose this option, it is added to your degree and your degree becomes two years. Not many companies offer a traditional ‘placement year’ for postgraduates so your year can be made up of the following:
- Apply and get a placement year role in a company for 11-12 months
- Apply and get a fixed term/maternity job role for 12 months
- Apply and get a graduate scheme job role (if international you would have to apply for the graduate route visa to make sure you can stay during the duration of the graduate scheme)
SO, IF YOU WANT TO GET AHEAD AND EITHER OF THE ABOVE SOUNDS INTERESTING, THEN LOOK NO FURTHER!
FIRST THINGS FIRST, REGISTER YOUR INTEREST TO WORK WITH THE STEM PLACEMENT & INTERNSHIP TEAM.
Email ‘Register Me’ to stemplacements@brighton.ac.uk
Registering your interest helps us as a team know you are interested in doing a placement or internship and also allows you access our masterclasses, drop ins, email support, 1-2-1 appointments and exclusive employer talks and roles.
‘Careers Connect’ is the university’s portal where you can search for placements and internships, book a 1-2-1 appointment, masterclass, drop in or employer event and can be accessed by this link – https://careersconnect.brighton.ac.uk/unauth/student/login (Sign in with your normal university username and password)
We also have a number of external sites we suggest using to help support you to find a high-quality placement (for more sites email us at stemplacements@brighton.ac.uk).
The STEM Placements & Internships Team help you every step of the way in your search for a placement or internship. We look over CVs, covering letters, application forms, show you where to search, advertise vacancies exclusive to Brighton students, link you up with employers and students who have been on placement or internship and much much more!
We look forward to working with you!