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Placements

The Placement

The only Masters of its kind in the UK, the MSc in Advanced Management Practice (AMP) combines management education with a five to six-month Period of Professional Practice. Over the course of 20-22 weeks, you’ll continue studying towards your degree, while completing a placement in a company, developing transferable skills and gaining practical experience. Instead of completing a traditional MSc dissertation during this period, you will complete a Professional Practice Portfolio, demonstrating your ability to apply your knowledge and skills to a practical organizational context.

An overview:

• The mandatory 20-22 week Period of Professional Practice forms a key feature of the MSc in Advanced Management Practice.
• The aim is to enable you to integrate theory and practice and to gain professional and personal skills that will be of value both during your studies and in your future career.
• Develop CV and career opportunities: The excellent employment rate of AMP graduates is due in no small measure to the "hands on" experience and skills they gain from their placements. Some students are offered full-time employment with their placement company, and their graduate employment prospects are increased significantly.
• Major employers use the University of Bath for placements and as a recruiting ground.
• Qualifications & Training – gain qualifications, IT Skills & essential interpersonal skills.
• The salary of an AMP placement student can vary – depending on the country or sector of employment. For students placed in the UK, salaries can range from £0- £22k

While you will be supported by a dedicated Placement team, we cannot guarantee that a particular placement will be available or that you will be able to earn a particular salary. Applications for placements can be very competitive, and you must satisfy the requirements of each employer's selection process.

Organisations offering AMP placements

We have links with a huge number and variety of organisations offering six-month placements. To give you an idea, last year AMP students completed their placement in the following companies:

Monitoring and Support

The Placements Office provides considerable assistance and guidance in finding suitable placements. Our dedicated team:

• Liaises with placement providers and the careers service
• Arranges preparation sessions for the recruitment process as part of the Professional Career Development module– CV, application & interview skills sessions, mock assessment centre
• Organises presentations by companies to provide advice on applications
• Provides counselling and continuous support
• Arranges Mock Interviews with organizations such as Accenture, PwC, Procter & Gamble, Royal Mail or Rolls Royce
• Arranges workshops to enhance skills required in the workplace, e.g. Presentation skills, Business Communications
• Monitors you during your placement – visits and other contact
• Delivers Pre-Placement Briefing before you leave for your placement

Please note the Placements Office cannot:

• Guarantee every student a placement
• Complete company applications for students
• Seek preferrential treatment from companies for AMP students

For employers

If you are looking to recruit students through our placements scheme, please visit our Business Connections pages for further information.