In the second semester of third year Psychology and Computing students can choose undertake an optional 9 to 12 month Work Placement in industry or other organisations. This programme 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. Students begin their placement in September.

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 expressed an interest to interview BA Psychology and Computing students for placement include:

• Arvoia Ltd
• Horner APG Ltd
• Janssen Sciences Ireland
• Johnson Controls PLC
• McAfee, LLC
• McKesson Corp
• Oracle Corp
• Poppulo