University of Aberdeen Student Case Studies

Many of our students undertake placements or work experience during their course of study.  We've tracked down a few to find out what it's really like being on placement, and their top tips for students contemplating a placement this year.

Summer Placements:

MEng Chemical Engineering  - placement with Canadian Natural Resource (CNR) International, Aberdeen

LLB (Accelerated) - placement with Grampian Credit Union, Aberdeen

BEng (Mechanical Engineering) - placement in Halliburton, Aberdeen

MEng (Electronic and Electrical Engineering) - placement with Fugro Subsea Services, Aberdeen

MEng (Mechanical Engineering with Materials) - placement with Engineering Consultancy, Aberdeenshire

Aberdeen Internship Placements:

MA English student - placement in eLearning, University of Aberdeen

MA French student - placement with Library/Museums, University of Aberdeen

MA History student - placement in Research and Innovation, University of Aberdeen

MA History student - placement in Press Office, University of Aberdeen

BSc Zoology student - placement within the Careers Service/Policy, Planning and Governance, University of Aberdeen

Part-time Placements:

MA Politics and IR - placement with SNP Westminster Group (Aberdeenshire and Houses of Parliament, London)

International Placements:

MA Spatial Planning and Rural Surveying - placement with HSBC, Hong Kong

Have you undertaken a placement and would like to share your experience?  If so, we'd love you to contact us to provide a case study.