Work Placement

This module provides you with the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills in a professional workplace setting. Support will be provided in selecting an appropriate setting, and the placement can be undertaken any time between the start of the spring semester and the end of July. The placement will be undertaken on a voluntary basis and you will be required to produce a detailed learning journal offering a reflective account of your experiences. This is an excellent opportunity for you to gain valuable work experience that enhances your knowledge and skills and will help inform your thinking about future career paths.

The placement will enable you to enhance your knowledge and further develop your high level transferable skills in a professional workplace setting. It will provide you with the opportunity to contribute to the work of a team of practitioners and will encourage you to critically reflect on your skills and knowledge development and your contribution to the team with which you work. It will develop your understanding of the connections between your academic studies, `real world´ practices and professional principles and values.

You will spend a total of 60 hours in your chosen workplace setting and are required to produce a 5000 word learning journal offering a detailed reflective account of the placement. You will demonstrate your understanding of the professional context within which you worked and will reflect honestly on the contributions you made to the work of the team and on your knowledge and skills development during the course of the placement.

You will be supported by independent and group tutorials during the course of the placement in order to ensure that aims and learning outcomes are effectively achieved.