Throughout our courses, there is a wide range of compulsory and optional placements or work-related experiences.
Benefits include the opportunity to:
- Put academic knowledge to practice
- Learn professional skills and values
- Earn money - some placement opportunities are paid
- Demonstrate independent, responsible working
- Build industry connections and possibility for job offers
- Work on live projects and diversify your interview answers
- Gain experience, skills and references for your CV
- Be distinctive against less experienced candidates
There are many ways you can develop experience at RGU including placements, projects and volunteering. We encourage you to view the placement and job opportunities on our course pages or contact our team for more information.
Contacts
- For all courses within the School of Applied Social Studies, School of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedic Practice and the School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, please contact the school directly for further details of placements.
- For courses in all other schools, contact the placements team: placements@rgu.ac.uk, +44 (0) 1224 263069 or +44 (0) 1224 262335
Placement opportunities on our courses
Aberdeen Business School
Undergraduate Placement Opportunities
There are optional year long, paid placements available in Year 3 in:
Postgraduate Placement Opportunities
Various opportunities available in:
School of Applied Social Studies
Undergraduate Placement Opportunities
Postgraduate Placement Opportunities
School of Computing
Undergraduate Placement Opportunities
All our computing courses offer a placement option:
Postgraduate Placement Opportunities
All our computing courses offer a placement option:
School of Creative and Cultural Business
Undergraduate Placement Opportunities
All our undergraduate courses have placements during Year 3:
Postgraduate Placement Opportunities
All our postgraduate courses offer a 4 week period of professional industry experience:
School of Engineering
Undergraduate Placement Opportunities
Gray’s School of Art
Undergraduate Placement Opportunities
The School of Health Sciences
Undergraduate Placement Opportunities
Postgraduate Placement Opportunities
The Law School
Undergraduate Placement Opportunities
School of Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedic Practice
Undergraduate Placement Opportunities
Postgraduate Placement Opportunities
School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
Undergraduate Placement Opportunities
Postgraduate Placement Opportunities
Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment
Undergraduate Placement Opportunities
Placements for Businesses
Recruitment is a fundamental part of any business, it does not need to be difficult or costly. Find out how we can help you connect with our students.