Please note: all places on the Career Development module have now been filled for academic year 2012/13.
Want to graduate with the skills employers are looking for?
The Career Development module gives you the opportunity to use your work experience, volunteering activities or part-time job to count towards your degree. We can even find your placement for you!
"It's crucial to ensure our degree comprises more than just acquisition of academic knowledge if our graduates are to succeed in today's highly competitive job market. Involvement with the Career Development module has enabled many of our students to gain invaluable practical work experience."
Dr Val Tuck, School of Psychology
How does it work?
Career Development is a 20 credit module completed over the course of the academic year. Placement visits are managed to fit around your academic and personal commitments, and to give you time to plan and prepare for the main module assessment during the semester two examination period.
There are no weekly lectures for the module, but you will need to attend training, seminars and tutorials throughout the year. These sessions will support you in setting goals to work towards during your placement and to develop your knowledge and skills. You will spend a minimum of 70 hours at your placement - either a half or full day each week, spread over all or part of the academic year.
There are currently three different Career Development routes available:
Please check with your academic school if you are unsure whether you are eligible to take the Career Development module as part of your programme.