Earth and Planetary Sciences with Industrial Experience (Hons)

Overview

An excellent way to do this is by choosing to incorporate an industrial placement into your course.

Our MEarthSci Earth and Planetary Sciences with Industrial Experience  (Hons) course is offered at The University of Manchester will allow you to develop real-world expertise and earn a salary whilst completing the third year of your degree.

You will find that work experience makes you stand out from the other candidates when it comes to applying for your first job. It shows you are motivated and hard-working. Thanks to our close contacts and research collaborations with many companies and major employers, we can offer you a wide variety of roles in destinations across the globe. In recent years companies our students have undertaken placements with include GE Oil and Gas, Bosch Thermotechnology, Unilever, ATKINS, Mott MacDonald, O2 and Manchester Airport.

Career opportunities

We work closely together with graduate employers to ensure that the training our undergraduates receive during their Earth and Planetary Science degree equips them for getting a great graduate job and excelling in it. Our graduates' jobs include Scientific Research, Finance, Policy, blue-chip Management, Environmental Consultancy and Earth Resources.

Our close links with employers highlight the key skills they desire in our graduates. Key amongst these is an enthusiasm for learning. In the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences we are passionate about our work on climate science, ecosystem conservation, micro-plastic pollution, dinosaur evolution, volcanoes, Earth's formation and the distribution of resources within it. This passion is shared with our students, producing an enthusiasm and capacity for learning which serves them throughout their careers and lives.