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Year in industry

All of our undergraduate courses, including integrated Masters, provide the option to take a year in industry after your second year.

A year in industry is a great way to enhance your CV with real experience. You'll have the opportunity to see what it's like to work in a particular field, as well as being able to put into practice what you have learned so far.

Each student wants a different experience for their placement year, so we offer a diverse range of employers and job roles. Our employers are located across the UK, so we can help you find a company that really suits your individual needs.

Our students have recently spent their year in industry at companies such as Morgan Stanley, ETAS Bosch, Dojo, Thales, Anaplan and the Wellcome Sanger Institute.

What are the benefits of taking a year in industry?

  • Gain experience, boost your CV and enhance your employability.
  • Put into practice what you have learned during your course.
  • Develop sought-after skills such as communication, problem solving and teamwork.
  • Improve personal qualities such as independence, responsibility and proactiveness.
  • Gain real experience of working in industry to help you decide what you want to do when you graduate.

Year in industry experiences

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George's year in industry

https://youtu.be/WMY-wKW3eTM
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Tom's year in industry

https://youtu.be/IrunX2-Mrgg

How we help you

We have a dedicated, in-house placements team to help you to prepare for your year in industry. They'll help you with CV reviews and interview practice and host on-campus recruitment events. They'll also support you throughout your year in industry.

The team is here to make sure everything goes well during your year in industry. As well as being available for advice, support and guidance, we visit you in the workplace to make sure that you're getting the best out of your experience.

During my placement, I was tasked with spearheading a company-wide project. My journey took me from piloting this project through the Proof of Concept stage, presenting it in a Zoom meeting to the Senior VP of Engineering, all the way to rolling it out across three major cloud providers.
Stan, Computer Science student. Read Stan's blog post.

Work with us

We are always looking for new industrial partners, so if you would like to find out more, or get involved, please contact our Industrial Placements Team (cs-placements@york.ac.uk).

students talking in a group in the computer science building at the University of York