Placements, Studentships and Graduate Opportunities.

Graduates of the School of Computing Science are increasingly sought after. Companies such as Waterstons, Accenture, IBM, Procter and Gamble, Deloitte, Leighton and The Logic Group regularly recruit placement students and graduates in Computing Science and Information Systems. Many of these companies give guest lectures on various courses throughout the year: details will be announced in the relevant forums.

9 November 2009. Information on placements was presented to Stage 2 students on Monday 9 November. The following presentations were included:

The University's Careers Service has an excellent collection of resources and services to help you find the right job. You can find placements, graduate opportunities or IT-based Newcastle Work Experience placements on the Careers Service website by ticking "Newcastle Work Experience" on the Vacancies Online page.

Undergraduate Industrial Placements

If you are registered on one of the "thick sandwich" versions of the Computing Science or Information Systems degrees, an industrial placement after completion of Stage 2 is compulsory. If you are considering a placement, it is possible to transfer onto this degree once you have obtained an approved placement.

Please see the School's Placement Handbook for more details.

Internships

Internships are an alternative way of getting employment experience without taking a year out. An internship will usually take place over the summer vacation.

Codeworks Connect runs a paid summer internship scheme (which they call a placement scheme) for students and recent graduates, with local companies in the digital sector. STEP (Shell Technology Enterprise Programme, www.step.org.uk) is a popular scheme open to 2nd year undergraduates to spend 8-12 weeks in the summer on a paid internship.