Vicky Hill Placements Officer Modern Languages and European Studies/Language and Politics

What can I do on my year abroad? Work as a language assistant in a school; Study at a foreign university (student exchange); Go on a work placement; Combine some of all of these elements!

How will I benefit from the year abroad? Advanced language skills; Improved confidence and problem-solving skills; Transferable and professional skills; Immersion in the countries of the languages you have been studying; Meet new people/make friends for life; Fun!

Language Assistantship Usually runs from September to May; Organised through British Council (except Russian); Provides paid employment; Involves teaching approximately 12 hours per week.

Current student exchange partners France Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris & Strasbourg Universities of Paris III, Toulouse, Aix-en-Provence and Lyon Italy Universities of Naples, Parma, Rome, Siena and Trento Germany Free University of Berlin, Universities of Konstanz and Leipzig Spain/Latin America University Carlos III of Madrid, University Complutense of Madrid, Universities of Alicante, Malaga and Zaragoza Guadalajara, México, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile, UNSAM Buenos Aires

Examples of recent placement destinations Apartment Management Intern – Stay-U-Nique (Barcelona, Spain) Teaching Assistant – Europa Idiomas (Salamanca, Spain) PR and Marketing Intern - IT Communicación (Barcelona, Spain) Project Analyst Intern - Verizon (Marseilles, France) Marketing/HR Intern - (PIE) (Aix-en-Provence, France) Receptionist, Cabinet Médicale, Paris, France Translation Intern - Plurilingua Publishing (Brussels, Belgium) Event Management Intern, EFUS, Paris, France Press Intern – Di Palma Associati, (Milan, Italy) Professional Player - Rugby San Donà (San Dona, Italy) Student Marketing Intern - Siemens (Berlin/Nürnberg, Germany) Learning and Operations Intern - Fujitsu (Munich, Germany) Assistant - Music Academy ISATC (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Volunteer Coordinator – Otra Cosa Network (Huanchaco, Peru) Coordinator of International Cooperation – TECHO (Santiago, Chile)

What support will I receive on my year abroad? Regular contact with academic staff and Placements Officer; Visits, Skype/Telephone calls, emails, reflection reports, appraisals;

For more information… Facebook: www.facebook.com/bathpolis/ Twitter: …about this degree, entry requirements and admission, please visit our website: www.bath.ac.uk/polis or contact admissions@bath.ac.uk For further information on the degree courses offered, please contact: The Undergraduate Administrator Tel: +44 (0) 1225 386471 Email: polis-ug@bath.ac.uk Mr Enrico Cecconi, Admissions Tutor MLES Email: E.Cecconi@bath.ac.uk Mrs Vicky Hill, Placements Officer Ms Amy Haughton, Placements Administrator Email: polis.placements@bath.ac.uk (Modern Languages and European Studies/ Languages and Politics) Facebook: www.facebook.com/bathpolis/ Twitter: twitter.com/polis_bath

Hear from our students! Kathryn Fleet – French and ab initio Russian Max Day – French and ab initio Italian Stephanie Crosby – German and ab initio Italian Charlotte Ford – Spanish and ab initio Russian Alex Stoecker – German and Spanish Kathryn Fleet – French and ab initio Russian Heather Kirk – French and Spanish

Thank you! Any questions?