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    KEY FACTS

    • Title
      BSc (Hons) Marine Sports Technology
    • Course type
      Full-time
    • Duration
      3 years (optional placement)
    • Award
      Bachelor of Science - BSc (Hons)
    • Faculty
      Faculty of Science and Technology
    • School
      School of Marine Science and Engineering
    • UCAS codes
      Institution P60
      Course J601
    • Location
      Plymouth

​Optional work placement

You can get your career off to a great start by spending a year working professionally as a student engineer. This is referred to as a placement year and is undertaken between years two and three. You might earn around £15,000 pa (or more) and possibly sponsorship through your final year(s) at university. The bottom line is that you will gain valuable experience that will help you find a job when you
graduate. Also, upon successful completion you will gain the Certificate of Industrial or Professional Experience as an addition to
your normal degree award.

A promotional video highlighting the benefits of undertaking a placement year or work-based learning module. Includes 3 case studies of students from the Faculty of Science and Technology on placement.
 
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Student placements

Many of our graduates say the work placement year, offered on most of our courses, was invaluable in helping them launch their careers.
 
As well as giving students invaluable 'real world' experience a year in industry can often lead to job offers from the placement company. Some placement companies have even chosen to sponsor students for their final year.