MG4M2
MiM Work Placement and Assessment
This information is for the 2026/27 session.
Course convenor
Prof Connson Locke
Availability
This course is available on the MSc in Management (1 Year Programme) and MSc in Management (1 Year Programme) (Work Placement Pathway). This course is not available as an outside option to students on other programmes.
Course content
There are no classes for this course. Students instead undertake a work placement during which they will be employed by an external company or institution. However, the work placement will be relevant to the topics studied during the student's academic courses and will build on and enhance topics studied during the year. Academic courses studied during the programme will also have a direct bearing on the role that a student will undertake on their placement. Students must hold a formal offer in writing of an appropriate work placement before approval will be granted to join the work placement pathway, and the aspects outlined above will be considered by a committee in the Department before approval to undertake a placement is granted. This committee will be comprised of the Programme Director, Programme Manager, and the Head of Careers, Alumni, and Employer Relations team within the Department (or a nominated careers consultant).
The student will be an employee of the relevant company or institution for the duration of the placement; they will be expected to undertake tasks as appropriate, and all management of the placement will be undertaken by the employing institution or company. The course will be assessed by a reflective essay, which students are required to submit to the Department of Management at the end of the placement.
Teaching
There will be no direct teaching for this course. Students will participate on a work placement which will be entirely delivered and managed by the company or institution with which they are employed. Students' learning and experience will be gained through participation in the placement as an employee of that company and they will be required to submit an assessed essay to the Department of Management upon completion of the placement.
Formative assessment
There is no formative coursework for this course. Students will participate on a work placement which will be entirely delivered and managed by the company or institution with which they are employed. Students' learning and experience will be gained through participation in the placement as an employee of that company and they will be required to submit an assessed essay to the Department of Management upon completion of the placement.
Indicative reading
There is no academic reading associated with this course.
Assessment
Essay (100%, 2000 words).
The assessment of the work placement will be on the basis of submission of a written piece of work following completion of the work placement.
The essay submission will be marked on a Pass/Fail basis. Students will need to demonstrate that they have fully addressed the topics described above, evidenced with examples from their placement, to be eligible for a pass mark. Students enrolled on the work placement pathway must satisfactorily complete the work placement and assessment in order to be eligible for graduation from the work placement pathway.
Key facts
Department: Management
Course study period: Summer Break
Unit value: Non-credit bearing
FHEQ level: Level 7
Keywords: Work Placement, Career Development, Internship
Total students 2025/26: Unavailable
Average class size 2025/26: Unavailable
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Personal development skills
- Leadership
- Self-management
- Team working
- Problem solving
- Application of information skills
- Communication
- Application of numeracy skills
- Commercial awareness
- Specialist skills