The aim of the industrial placement is to provide students with the opportunity to consolidate and broaden the knowledge they have gained in their studies. The working environment allows students to apply their academic knowledge and skills to a real world situation.
By undertaking a placement during your studies, you will make valuable
links with industry and have a definite advantage when you apply for
graduate jobs.
Where are we?
The Placement Office for the Faculty of Design and Technology is located in the Clarke building in room C309. It organises relevant opportunities for students who must undertake a placement as part of the academic requirements of their course.
Students can drop into the Placement Office on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday between 12 and 1 without an appointment. If you are unable to drop in during those times and want to arrange an appointment, contact Frances Hunter on f.a hunter@rgu.ac.uk.
Undergraduate placement opportunities
The following course offers an optional one year placement during year 3. If you choose to undertake this placement, the total course duration will be five years.
For the following courses, there is an optional 16 week placement during the summer between years 2 and 3.
Contact Us
Faculty of Design and Technology
Placement Office
Clarke Building (C309)
Robert Gordon University
Schoolhill
Aberdeen
AB10 1FR
T: +44 (0)1224 262344
E: f.a hunter@rgu.ac.uk
“I undertook my placement with Shell and became involved in web development projects including building databases and internal websites. This is when I realised how passionate I was about IT.”
Katherine Prichard Computer Science BSc (Hons)
“My placement with Talisman allowed me to gained a greater level of responsibility, sense of empowerment and a clearer understanding of the need for networking, team work and communication.”
Colin Dawson Computer Science BSc (Hons)