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Professional Experience programme
A Professional Experience programme is an excellent opportunity to develop your business skills and gain handson experience as part of your BSc or MSci Physics degree.
If you are not certain about what career path you want to follow, an extended internship or ‘sandwich year’ can be an excellent way to help you understand your options and make decisions about your future.
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You would complete your paid internship during your third (‘sandwich’) year on a BSc programme or fourth year on an MSci programme, returning to Queen Mary for your final year of study. Who can do a Professional Experience internship?
Students studying the BSc or MSci Physics with Professional Experience degree programmes have the option to extend their degree by a year, to include a one-year paid Professional Experience internship.
The 4-year study route is identical to the 3-year option except for the addition of the Professional Experience internship year.
Yobota values its links with universities; we place university interns directly into our teams, train them up and give them real work to do. Our training can take up over half of a summer internship, therefore Yobota prefers year-long placements that are much more productive for both the student and the company.
John Morris, Software Architect, Yobota (Financial technology)
There is some flexibility for you to switch between the 3-year and 4-year Professional Experience route before the end of your second year of study, so students studying either the BSc or MSci Physics programme may wish to switch to the Professional Experience option.
How does the programme help you?
• Gain valuable work experience • Enhance your CV for applying to graduate jobs • Develop business skills • Discover more about a potential career • Give context to your academic studies • Earn a salary
The work undertaken on a Professional Experience internship is often of a level similar to that undertaken by a new graduate and will help develop your analytical, data, IT and communication skills while giving you valuable experience that can make a difference to your employability when it comes to applying for graduate roles.
