1. Work Placement & Study Abroad
Extending your degree to 4 years

2. Four Year Programmes Additional year between 2nd and 3rd years
Choose Year in Industry or Study Abroad
Academic requirements:
Year in Industry – Year 1 average of 50 or above
Study Abroad - Year 1 average of 60 or above
Don’t need to decide until 2nd year.

3. Benefits Confidence Employability Grades Skills & Experience
Career direction
Placement – can lead directly to graduate job
Study Abroad – can develop network of international contacts

4. Costs Reduced fee to the university Retain student status:
Student loans
Student discounts & exemptions
Some LEAs pay for study abroad flights
ERASMUS currently pays a grant
Work placements are usually paid - £10k - 33k (£15k is the average)

5. Year in Industry
One of the most effective ways of standing out in the graduate job market
LUBS placement year guiding principle:
It’s more important to develop job-seeking skills than to “place” a student in a job
Students find their own placement – in the UK or overseas

6. Year in Industry Support for finding a placement
2nd year module From Study To Work
Reflective learning log
Vacancies advertised on blog
Skills sessions from employers
We only send highly motivated students who have been offered a contract of employment. Students are encouraged and supported to find the best sector, role and location for them.

7. Where do students find jobs?
Economics placements
Government Economic Service (inc. HM Treasury, Department of Health
Management placements
IBM, Xerox, Accenture, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, M&S, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Microsoft, Asda, Proctor & Gamble
Accounting placements
The “Big Four” – serves as an extended interview

8. Why study abroad?
An exciting and challenging opportunity to gain experience of living and studying in another culture as part of your degree
Choose from almost 200 institutions university wide, many specific to the Business School
Gain confidence, broaden your horizons, and develop skills and experiences which can improve your future employability.
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9. Study Abroad - Worldwide
Leeds has exchange links with universities in the USA, Canada, Australia, South America, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and many more
Places are allocated on academic merit and a strong personal statement
This year the Business School is sending 42 students on a study abroad year to destinations throughout the world.
A full list of university exchanges is here:

10. USA

11. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Drexel
Business School links
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Drexel
Excellent locations for summer internships in New York and Philadelphia
Business School students are welcome to apply for any of the worldwide exchange destinations that the University of Leeds has to offer, but in addition there are several universities who are exclusive to the Business School. We’ve developed these partnerships to be of particular benefit to our students and to......

12. Australia

13. Canada

14. Study Abroad in Asia
Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taiwan
Learn about Chinese culture and business
Cost of living is cheap
Ideal location for further travel in Asia

15. Europe – the ERASMUS scheme
Business School partners in France, Spain, Germany, Sweden and Denmark
Many courses are taught in English, and offer language tuition as well
Currently ERASMUS students do not pay tuition fees to either the home or destination university and are eligible for a non-means tested grant of up to £2000
More information on ERASMUS is here

16. Scandinavia
University of Lund, Sweden & Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Courses taught in English
Excellent international reputations

17. Germany Mannheim Business School No. 1 Business School in Germany
Study partly in English
Can include a work placement in semester 2

18. Student’s experiences
“I feel very lucky and privileged to have had the opportunity to live and study in Hong Kong throughout the 2008/09 academic year and I wish I could do it all over again!!!  ” – Jordan Marsh, Study Abroad Student
“Overall, personally doing the work placement year was very beneficial, to me and my development. I would highly recommend it to anyone who has the opportunity.“ – Annalise Felton, Placement student at Xerox

19. Any questions? Ruth Long Work Placement & Exchange Programmes Officer
Telephone:+44 (0)