Work experience and employability

We'll help you apply your knowledge through placements, real-world projects and volunteering opportunities.

On our undergraduate courses you'll do a work experience module each year – and if you do a placement year you get an applied professional diploma as well as your degree.

We are ranked 19th in the UK overall for the proportion of our graduates in highly skilled employment.¹ 94% of our graduates are in employment or further study 15 months after graduating, with 71% in highly skilled employment.²

Placements

At Hallam you don't just learn it – you do it! We organise work experience placements with over 1,000 employers, including world-leaders like Siemens, Rolls-Royce, Sony and the NHS.

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Real-world projects

Work experience isn't just about one-off placements. Many of our courses give you the chance to work on genuine business problems or in global student competitions.

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Volunteering

Hallam students volunteer for 15,000 hours a years – you'll have hundreds of chances to gain voluntary experience and make a difference.

Volunteering opportunities

Start your own business

Got a business idea? Here's how we can help you get started, and stories of how some of our students and graduates have launched their businesses.

Start-up help and stories

Study, work and travel the world

Travel, experience another culture and improve your communication skills by taking part in the Erasmus scheme and studying at one of over 100 partner institutions across the world.

Study or work abroad

Work experience and employability

Placements

Real-world projects

Volunteering

Start your own business

Study, work and travel the world

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