Professional placement experiences that set you apart
All of our undergraduate students have the opportunity to spend a year on a salaried professional placement as part of their degree.
Test-drive a career and stand out to employers
All of our Business courses and Economics courses have the opportunity to include a professional placement as an integral part of the degree.
Spending up to a year on professional placement enables you to test drive a career, make the most of your final year and stand out to employers.
We work with over 2000 companies worldwide, from multinationals to start-ups and social enterprises. You have options too:
It’s even possible to do a self-employed placement as part of our ‘Year in Enterprise’ scheme where you start up your own company.
Every year we see the increasing benefits of the placement year, and every year the returning placement students enthuse about the value of their year out.
Our placement students are paid a salary by their employing organisation during their placement year. Satisfactory completion of the placement results in a Diploma in Professional Studies in addition to your degree on graduation.
Although it will be your responsibility to find your own placement, we offer exceptional support tailored to help you find the placement that suits you best.
Our experienced Placements Office team work with over 2000 organisations around the globe and offer extensive support via:
In addition to Loughborough hosting the UK's largest annual Graduate and Placements Fair, every year we organise an intesive 2-day Employer Speed Presentation event where typically 35-40 companies of all sizes and sectors present their placement opportunities.
If you’re a student interested in hearing more about our professional placements, or if you’re a company interested in discussing the benefits of placing a student with skills in business and management, please contact us on:
T: +44 (0)1509 223141
E: sbe.placements@lboro.ac.uk
Click on the links below to hear from some of our students on their experiences whilst on placements.
For more stories and videos on placement experiences from students and graduates, please visit our student profiles page.
If you are a company and are interested in recruiting our students for professional placements, please visit the information for companies page.
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