Improve your employability with a Bath placement

Improve your employability with a Bath placement
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Improve your employability with a Bath placement
Choose an undergraduate placement degree from Bath to gain valuable work experience and make contacts for your future career.
89% of our full-time UK-based graduates were in high-skilled employment 15 months after leaving university
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Ranked joint 5th for career after 15 months by the Guardian University Guide 2026
Ranked 6th for graduate prospects by the Complete University Guide 2026
Ranked 6th for graduate prospects by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026
Ranked in the top 150 universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2026
We’ve been building our relationships with businesses through placements for almost 60 years, so you don’t need to have your own connections to find the placement you want.
Most of our undergraduate courses give you the chance to take a professional placement (sometimes called an internship or year in industry).
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It’s why our graduates are some of the most sought-after in the country and have been consistently for the last ten years.
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You could work in a business or organisation, apply your academic knowledge, and gain practical work experience. Your work could make an impact on the world before you even graduate.
During your placement, you'll usually pay a reduced tuition fee to the University instead of the full year's fee. The reduced fee pays for
support from our Placement teams before, during, and after your placement
. Find out more about the
tuition fees
you'll pay for your course.
Some placements are paid so you could earn a salary while you work.
Placements can last between six and 12 months depending on your course and employer. You can even take a placement in different parts of the world.
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Most of our undergraduate students choose a course with a placement
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or
study abroad
so, when you return to finish your degree, you'll be back with people you know.
Bath's placements teams are well-placed to help you find the placement that’s right for you. They work with a range of organisations and have developed lasting relationships with the companies and charities they've placed students with in the past.
The team will work alongside you to identify your personal objectives, develop your CV, and help you find a suitable placement. They will also organise practice interviews to help you get the placement you want.
If you're disabled, your placements team will work with your employer to understand any adjustments that need to be made and help you apply for any grants you're eligible for.
A placement gives you the opportunity to learn from experts who’ll share their knowledge with you. As part of a workplace community, you’ll get to meet colleagues and learn more about what the organisation does.
You’ll also learn how to solve problems, manage your time, and work to deadlines. Employers value these transferable skills highly.
Going on a placement will help you improve your understanding of an employer and industry before you commit to a future career.
Banking and consultancy
Deloitte
EY
Citi
Oliver Wyman
Nomura
PWC
Charity and non-governmental organisation (NGO)
DelAgua Group
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Just Volunteers!
Locate International
SafeLives
Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and retail
Ferrero
Kraft Heinz
L’Oréal
Unilever
Vita Coco
Wild Cosmetics
Pharmaceutical and Science
Abbott Diabetes Care
GlaxoSmithKline
Merck Sharp & Dohme
Science Technology Facilities Council
Public sector
House of Commons
Metropolitan Police
NHS
Home Office
Office for National Statistics
Technology and Design
Amazon
IBM
Sports and education
Millfield School
Southampton Football Club
London Sport
Hawk-Eye Innovations
Research placements
Harvard University
Swedish Winter Sports Institute
Auckland University of Technology
As a student, you have a variety of placement options to suit your career plans. Our students have previously completed placements at organisations
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including multinational corporations overseas, small to medium-sized businesses in the UK, and start-ups in the local area.
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Depending on the course you choose, you could do a research-focused placement, or work for a non-governmental organisation or charity.
On placement, you'll get the opportunity to work with other employees or volunteers, helping you to build valuable professional connections. They could help you with your future career by giving you references for job applications.
If you work really hard and impress your employer it may even lead to a full-time job when you graduate.
‘The opportunity to learn in a real working environment and gain an insight into a potential career has been invaluable.’
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Beth Buckley
BSc Business
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Data from HESA Graduate Outcomes survey 2022/23
. Refers to full-time UK domiciled first degree 2022/23 graduates, who entered work in the UK, 15 months after completing their courses. Contains Higher Education Statistics Agency Data: Copyright Jisc 2025. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.
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Placements are not guaranteed.
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From 2016 to 2026, we have been ranked in the top 10 universities in the UK for career after 15 months in the Guardian University Guide, and for graduate prospects in the Complete University Guide and The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.
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Some opportunities outside the UK might not be available to UK students because of visa restrictions and work permit requirements. We can't guarantee a specific placement in a specific country.
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64% of students graduating from our undergraduate courses in 2023/24 chose a placement or to study abroad.
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Company names and logos do not constitute any endorsement or sponsorship by the companies.
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