Students have the option to engage in a work placement or study overseas during the third year of the programme, which runs from from January to September (a 9-month placement).

Work Placement is run in conjunction with the Career Services Office in UCC. Work Placement is a partnership between the student, the employer and the University. This experience gives students the opportunity to gain practical experience relevant to their course and allows them to put into practice the theories and methodologies studied at University. 

Benefits of placement to students;

• puts academic theories into practice
• increases students employability
• improves students confidence
• enables students to travel and gain experience in other EU countries
• develops essential skills such as teamworking, communication, presentation, interpersonal
• gain valuable experience of the work environment
• helps students decide what they will do in their future career
• learn how to fit into an organisation

Companies who have previously taken DHIT students for placement include:

• Arlo Cork
• Casey's Furniture
• Ervia
• ESB Networks
• Getvisibility
• Horner APG Ltd
• Janssen Sciences Ireland
• McAfee, LLC
• Oracle Corp
• PWC Ltd