As an Undergraduate student you can undertake a one-year work placement whilst completing the programme. This is possible through joining the Professional Placement & Career Development Programme, which is a sandwich year that is taken between completing Programme Stage 2 and entering Programme Stage 3, extending the degree to four years. Further information can be found in the module specifications.

The resulting degree title awarded would be: BA Media and Communications with Professional Placement & Career Development.

In identifying relevant placement opportunities, you should consider your long-term plans for employment; whether the work placement proposed is relevant to final-year modules; whether it might provide experience on which a project could be based.

Information and support for this programme is provided by the SCC Placements Team (scc-placements@citystgeorges.ac.uk).

1) You should discuss your plans with the relevant Department Placement Officer at the earliest opportunity, preferably during the autumn term of your second year.
2) The work placement must extend over a minimum of 9 months and a maximum of 12 months (including holidays allowed by the employing body). The Placement should normally run between the 1st September and the 31st August in the following year.
3) The placement must be approved by City St George’s as providing suitable supervision and training.
4) Participant students are required to pay an administrative charge to cover the School’s costs associated with the work placement. This will be in the form of a reduced tuition fee for the placement year, which will cover continued enrolment with City St George’s and access to all of its facilities.
5) Placements are not guaranteed. There is no guarantee of participation on the Placement programme nor any guarantee of a placement with any particular company or organisation. The primary agent for sourcing a placement is the student (with the support of Careers and the School placements team).

The Programme variation structure details the programme structure that is unique to this variation please view the parent programme for the full programme structure.