Aims:

This module is the departmental implementation of the Engineering Sciences Faculty 'Year in Industry' option. A student works as a paid intern in a relevant company for between 9-12 months, extending their degree programme by one year. The year is taken between the penultimate and final year of a BSc or MEng programme. Students resume the standard curriculum when they return to UCL in the next year.

Opportunities:

Year in Industry opportunities will be advertised as they become available. There is no guarantee that places will be available, or will be with a specific company or in a specific area. Any placement must be approved by the department and by the Faculty Teaching Committee, which will make sure that adequate, identifiable supervision and training are provided by the host company, that adequate supervision is provided by the student’s home department, and that the student’s plan of work for the year is related to the student’s core discipline and is of adequate level.

Details of how to apply to take a Year in Industry placement are published annually via the Student Handbook. Students who are approved to take a Year in Industry will transfer to the corresponding 'Year in Industry' degree programme, BSc or MEng Computer Science (with Year in Industry) or MEng Mathematical Computation (with Year in Industry).Learning outcomes:

On successful completion of this module, a student will be able to:

Gain experience of working as an intern in a company.
	Acquire knowledge and skills from the work done at the company.
	Evaluate and reflect on personal development.
Content:

There are no lectures associated with this module. The Faculty of Engineering Sciences Year in Industry Placement guidelines define the required structure and general content of the placement.

Assessment and credit: 

This module is worth 30 credits at FHEQ level 6 and is weighted at 0 for the purpose of Classification. The module is summatively assessed by a Placement project (weighted at 100%), which requires students to submit a written report at the end of their placement. The written report will be submitted to the host company for approval and then to the department for marking. If a student fails the module at the First Attempt then they will be offered a Second Attempt. If a student fails the module at the Second Attempt then they will be transferred to the corresponding programme without Year in Industry.

Requisites:

To be eligible to select this module, a student must: (1) be registered on 'with Year in Industry' programme; and (2) have been approved to commence the Year in Industry placement.