Enhance your employability with a humanities and social sciences placement
Put your degree into practice and gain vital experience with a placement. Placements can be in the UK or overseas, and some are paid.
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences placements
We work with students and employers to provide placement opportunities for people studying a range of our undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Placement opportunities and awards
Placements give students the chance to be valued members of real-world working teams, gain career path insights, and get vital experience. They can be done in the UK and overseas. We also celebrate our students' successes with an annual awards ceremony.
Study or work in another country as part of your undergraduate language degree
Experience another culture, enhance your CV and develop your language skills by studying or working abroad during your degree.
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences placement award winners
A list of the winning students, staff and placement providers from this year's Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences Placement Awards.
Our support
Our dedicated placements team offer support and advice to our students, and work with organisations to provide mutually beneficial opportunities.
How we support you during your humanities and social sciences placement
Our dedicated placements team provide guidance to help you succeed during your professional placement as part of your undergraduate degree.
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences placements team
We support students throughout the placements process and work with companies to help them become placement providers.
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences placement provider brochures
Download our placement provider brochures for employers. You'll find out how to employ our humanities and social sciences students for professional placements.
Apply for funding to support your unpaid or low-paid placement
You can now apply for financial support if you are a Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences student going on an unpaid or low-paid placement in 2024 to 2025.
Work with students from highly-ranked courses
We work with a range of organisations to match our talented students with the right employers. These organisations can benefit greatly from employing our undergraduate and postgraduate students on professional work placements.
Why your business should employ a humanities and social sciences placement student
Employ motivated, talented and multi-skilled students from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences through our placement scheme.
How to employ our students for a placement
Find out how to employ a placement student from Bath in five easy steps.
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences rankings and reputation
The latest UK and global rankings for our learning, teaching and research performance.
Placement stories
Our students and placement providers share their experiences.
My award-winning placement at IBM
Simona Koleva, who won the ‘Best Placement Student’ prize at the NUE Awards 2022, talks about studying BSc (Hons) Economics and Politics and her ambitions.
Gaining new skills and insights during my placement at Gymshark
BSc (Hons) Psychology student and winner of the 'Outstanding Contribution of the Year' placement award, Richard Lee, talks about his experience at Gymshark.
My year as a Sport Science Practitioner and Research Assistant
Caitlin Gallagher talks about finding a placement in Sweden and the skills and experience she has gained from her year abroad.
Took off from Malaysia, landed a job at the Bank of England
Grace Ling is a recent graduate from BSc (Hons) Economics at the University of Bath. She shares the memories of her journey as an international student.
Rewarding placements in Nepal and a residential care home
Chloe Collins is a final year undergraduate student on the Education with Psychology course. Read more about her placement year experience.
How the APPG on Fair Business Banking benefits from Bath’s placement scheme
Bath students regularly do their professional placement with the APPG on Fair Business Banking, bringing their up-to-date classroom learning to the job.
News
News and updates from our Faculty.
Successes celebrated at Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences Placement Awards
Students, placement providers and staff members enjoyed an evening celebrating the placements programme and the achievements of individuals and employers.
Humanities & Social Sciences climbs in Complete University Guide 2024 subject rankings
The Faculty has improved its position in a number of subject areas, according to the Complete University Guide 2024.
Bath named ‘University of the Year’ by The Times and Sunday Times ‘Good University Guide’ 2023
The accolade reflects a strong performance across the board, ranking fourth in the UK for undergraduate university experience and fifth for graduate prospects.
Strong Humanities & Social Sciences rankings in Times and Guardian 2023 league tables
Many of our courses are among the best in the UK, according to recent league tables published by The Times & The Sunday Times, and The Guardian.
Contact us
If you have any questions about humanities and social sciences placements, please contact us.