"Taking an industrial placement is definitely a good idea. I would recommend it to anyone."
DS, Physics BSc DIS graduate
The opportunity to take a "sandwich" year of industrial training between the second and third years of academic study is available on all our BSc and MPhys programmes. Additionally, in the final year of the MPhys programmes there is a 60-credit research project which can be carried out in industry or a research institution. Loughborough is one of the few established universities to provide this option. Students who satisfactorily complete a one-year sandwich placement are awarded a Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS).
The vast majority of students taking a sandwich year find it a very valuable experience, enhancing their studies and helping them in their choice of career. Sometimes the DIS employer is sufficiently impressed by the student that an offer of permanent employment is made on graduation and sponsorship for the final year is awarded; for the employer the advantage in recruiting staff this way is that they have a whole year to get to know the potential recruit.
Many of our industrial placements have been abroad, principally in Western Europe. In many of these posts it is not necessary to be fluent in the local language, although familiarity with the language is always an advantage and students are encouraged to take the appropriate language modules before they go. Students are responsible for arranging their own industrial placements and may undertake any suitable scientifically oriented employment. The Department has contacts with a wide variety of employers and most students arrange their employment with one of these.
There is also the option to study abroad for one year.
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