Introductory description

This module is for students taking a Full Intercalated Year Work Placement through the Department of Politics and International Studies. The module is worth 120 CATS, which count as the intercalated Year 3 of a 4 Year degree, but is assessed on a Pass/Fail basis and will not count toward the calculation of your degree classification. You need to Pass the Work Placement by fulfilling the participation and assessment requirements. In addition to completing your work placement, we expect you to be in regular contact with the Department during your period of work and to upload to Tabula a number of documents at designated points. These include information about your placement and confirmation from your employer of the duties you will undertake and the start and end dates. We ask that you also upload short reflective diary blogs to tell us how you are getting on, as well as the end of work placement assessed reflective essay. These reflective pieces offer you opportunities to tell us what you enjoy about the placement and to alert us to any problems or difficulties.

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Module aims

Outline syllabus

This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.

The syllabus will vary as each placement may be different. A job description should be provided by the placement provider. The syllabus will comprise undertaking the approved work placement and maintaining and submitting to the department required reflective diary entries whilst on placement. The workload must be a minimum of 1,200 hours to maintain equivalence with that expected for a 120 credit module.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

• Apply, in a non-academic environment, the critical, analytical and interpersonal skills developed in pursuit of their disciplinary studies.
• Understand the work environment and their contribution to it.
• Demonstrate high level transferrable skills such as confidence, communication, flexibility, time management, team working.
• Where appropriate, demonstrate social and cultural sensitivity and ethical awareness.
• Understand how to apply work-based learning to other areas of personal development.
• Reflect on personal and professional progress, cogently and judiciously.
• make decisions, plan and thrive in the world of work.

International

Although some students on this module will undertake work placements in the UK, the majority will likely undertake work placements abroad.

Subject specific skills

Broadened their knowledge and understanding of their subject specialism(s).

Transferable skills

Developed the qualities and transferable skills necessary for working or studying in another country and in a different academic system.
Developed enhanced oral and written language skills through the demands of study in a different country.
Developed transferable skills in sensitivity to diversity in terms of culture and inter-cultural competencies.