University of Bath School of Management University of Bath School of Management

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Placements & Projects Brochure

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Ranked 1st for Business by the Sunday Times University Guide 2013, our undergraduate programmes attract some of the best students in the country. 98% of our BSc Business Administration graduates gain a first or 2:1 and are highly sought after by graduate employers.

Bath students are eager to learn, quick to take on an increasing degree of responsibility and able to handle a variety of different tasks and projects making them highly desirable to employers.

Why employ a placement student?

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What is a suitable placement?

There is no hard and fast rule as to what type of work is suitable since a great deal depends on the student’s own maturity, skills and abilities, and the requirements of the organization.

Overall, placements should provide the opportunity for students to apply and develop, in a practical business environment, the skills and knowledge they have gained during the course, and also help them to acquire new skills.

What kinds of organisations offer placements?

We work with large, medium and small organisations, including public sector bodies and charities.

Some of the more well-known organisations we work with include
  • Accenture
  • Baker Tilly
  • Barclays Global Investors
  • BG Group
  • Canterbury of New Zealand
  • Citibank
  • ConocoPhillips
  • Danone
  • Dresdner Kleinwort
  • Eurosport
  • Exec Appointments
  • Fiat
  • Future Publishing
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Google
  • Helphire
  • Home Office
  • Intel
  • James Cowper
  • JP Morgan
  • Kraft Foods
  • Lloyds TSB
  • L’Oreal
  • Motorola
  • National Trust
  • Orange
  • Porshe
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • RBS
  • Sony BMG
  • Unilever
  • WHSmith

Projects & Placement Office

Gurprite Lehal,
Placements, Projects & International Manager

telephone +44 (0) 1225 386577
email Projects & Placements Office
pdf Download a brochure

How do I employ a placement student?

All suitable vacancies will be advertised to the students internally and applications completed in a way that suits you.

How much does it cost?

Advertising placements to our students is free of charge but organisations offering placements should ideally pay the student(s) by either offering a salary or by paying expenses. Please feel free to call and discuss with us salary levels currently being paid to placement students.

Which programmes include placements?

Joe has had a strong placement with Mars, showing that he can cope with both attention to detail and meeting deadlines. He has gained confidence during his placement and shown he can project manage, motivate and measure others to ensure delivery of projects, analyse complex information and influence others.
Claire Jenkin,
Commercial Effectiveness Manager,
Mars Incorporated

BSc (Hons) Business Administration Programme page

One of the top undergraduate business degrees in the country and one of the only programmes to include two six-month periods of professional work placement rather than a whole year in one organisation. The first placement occurs at the start of the second year, and the second takes place at the end of the third year.

BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance Programme page

Provides specialist knowledge to students who have strong quantitative skills and who wish to pursue a career in accounting or finance. This specialist programme offers one optional twelve-month placement in year three.

BSc (Hons) International Management and Modern Languages Programme page

French, German and Spanish Speaking Placements

IMML Guide for Employers

Placement Brochure

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A four-year programme offered as IMML French, IMML German, or IMML Spanish which includes a year abroad either working, studying at a partner business school, or combining both. Students are placed in a variety of national and multinational companies of all sectors, private and public, including subsidiaries of large and small British organisations.

Most students work in France, Germany or Spain but placements in other French, German or Spanish speaking countries such as Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Canada and Latin America may also be possible.

For more information please contact
email Sandra Griffiths | telephone +44 (0) 1225 386616 (French)
email Karin Roberts | telephone +44 (0)1225 386147 (German)
email Silvana Stanford | telephone +44 (0) 1225 383932 (Spanish)

MSc in Advanced Management Practice Programme page

In addition to our undergraduate placement scheme, Master’s level students are available through the one-year MSc in Advanced Management Practice - the only Master’s degree of its kind to incorporate a compulsory work placement.