Our dedicated careers teams will help you to develop your personal and professional skills, connect you with potential employers and provide the tools to improve your overall employability and to develop and execute your career plans.

We encourage you to start thinking about your future from the moment you join us.

Put theory into practice through a paid work placement, study abroad on an international exchange, complete a summer internship, take an active role in our student societies.

Benefits of a work placement
If you opt to complete a work placement as part of your degree programme, the aim of this placement is to complement and develop your skills and knowledge gained in the first two years of your course.

• Gain practical and relevant work experience
• Build your confidence and develop a real-world attitude to business
• Earn a salary, gain increased responsibility and independence
• Create a network of industry contacts and subsequent job opportunities
• Gain insight into roles and employers enabling more informed career choices
• Choose a placement overseas to gain international experience

Finding a placement

Our placement and careers teams offer the following support when it comes to researching and applying for work placements:

• Weekly e-bulletins advertising placement opportunities
• Sessions on interview skills, CV clinics, mock assessment centres and psychometric tests
• Employer drop-in sessions and careers fairs

We do allow our students to complete international work placements and to source their own placements - you do not necessarily have to find your placement via the weekly e-bulletins provided by the Careers Service. If you do source your own placement, please note that it must be approved by the School to ensure that the job role is in line with your programme of study and learning outcomes.

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A Bachelor’s Honours degree (normally equivalent to a UK First Class or 2:1)
A Master’s or MBA degree (a minimum final grade equivalent to a UK 60%; or B; or GPA of 3.0 out 4.0)
A minimum of 6 years full-time management experience, showing significant career progression
Spoken and written English-language competency equivalent to IELTS: 7.0 or TOEFL: 623 paper-based (or 106 internet-based). These tests are not required as standard; however, all English language skills are automatically assessed through the nature of the admissions process and you would be advised on an individual basis if you were required to provide further evidence of your competency.
Meeting these requirements does not guarantee entry to the programme, but failure to meet them lowers the likelihood of acceptance. In limited circumstances, there is a degree of flexibility on some aspects of the requirements which is at the DBA Programme Director’s discretion.