START HERE WORK ANYWHERE

Your story starts in Bournemouth, but it can take you anywhere. You’ll find BU graduates all over the world, whatever your industry. That’s because our degrees make you globally employable. After all, your career is only just getting off the ground – why should there be any limits on what you can do or where you can go?

Placements

Professional work placements are key to what we do at BU. Every undergraduate student has the opportunity to do one, whatever course you are studying. We believe that they give you the best chance of securing a great job to start your career, as well as providing you with an excellent networking opportunity. In fact, of our graduates who undertook a work placement as part of their degree, 24% went on to do more work for their placement company after their placement ended.*

Many of our students take a full placement year in between the second and final years of study, but there are shorter placement options too. What better way to show potential employers that you have what it takes? It’s an experience that works both ways, too. You’ll return to your studies with a clearer understanding of the industry you are looking to enter, and will be able to direct your learning to become the kind of professional you want to be in a much more informed way.

The skills you’ll pick up on placement will also help when it comes to starting your career –92.7% of graduates from our undergraduate courses are in work or further study within 15 months of graduating.**

Accredited courses

Many of our courses are accredited by appropriate professional bodies, meaning your degree is recognised by potential employers as being professionally relevant and up to date.

Working hand in hand with industry

Many of our staff have worked, or still work, in the industry that they lecture in, bringing that knowledge and understanding of best practice and latest developments into their lectures and seminars.

We have excellent relationships with many multinational companies – from IBM to Mercedes-Benz – and work closely with employers who recruit our graduates or take students for work placement. As a result, we can tailor our courses to meet industry needs – making your degree immediately applicable, and helping ensure your future employability. We’re proud of the high regard we are held in by industry, and the credibility that our graduates have as a result.

92.7% of Bournemouth University undergraduate students were in work or further study 15 months after graduating.

2019/20 Graduate Outcomes survey