Graduate Destinations 2009
2009AS039.indd 1 03/09/2009 09:48 University of Exeter Graduate Destinations 2009
The University of Exeter has an excellent reputation with graduate recruiters and our students and graduates compete very successfully in the employment market. Many employers target the University when recruiting new graduates.
On the following pages you will find The Careers and Employment Service details of the destinations of graduates organises a comprehensive programme from the University of Exeter who of internship and placement opportunities completed courses in 2008*. The available for students studying both at our Destinations of Leavers in Higher campuses in Exeter and at our Cornwall Education (DLHE) survey from which the Campus, near Falmouth. There are also information is taken was conducted six many opportunities to meet graduate months after the students had graduated recruiters at our Careers Fairs, employer and the survey showed that 92 per presentations and our innovative Virtual cent** of Exeter’s first-degree graduates Careers Fair. were in employment or further study. The Careers and Employment Service Graduates from the University of Exeter also works very closely with the Students’ are very employable and go into a wide Guild on two important initiatives, The variety of occupations when they finish Exeter Award and The Works. The their studies. This is reflected in the Exeter Award gives recognition for hundreds of different jobs listed in this participation in ‘employability’ activities booklet and is partly because Exeter such as volunteering or interview training offers an exceptionally wide range of and The Works is a jobshop, staffed by opportunities for its students to gain students, with plenty of vacancies for part the skills employers want. There are time work in the Exeter area. many ways for students to add value to their CVs, from management training to We are confident that the University business placements, one of the UK’s offers its students a comprehensive range largest student volunteering programmes of services and activities to help them and pre-teacher training, to a world-wide become successful graduates in the job network of study abroad opportunities market or continue with further study * In cases of subjects with small student and careers advice from our own and training. cohorts the data presented is an successful graduates. Many of these aggregate of destinations of the past activities involve employers who are To find our more about the Careers and 2-5 years keen to recruit Exeter students into their Employment Service and employability ** Figures as at Jan. 2009, as a percentage organisation. at the University of Exeter, please see of those respondents available for www.exeter.ac.uk/employability employment or study
2009AS039.indd 2 03/09/2009 09:48 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
A degree in a business related DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER subject from Exeter will help you to develop a wide range of skills ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE GRADUATES such as analytical problem solving, Full time UK domiciled undergraduates teamwork, research and organising and communicating information. (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed six months after graduation) The majority of graduates from the Business School follow their degree with a career in finance, banking or EMPLOYED management both in the commercial and public sectors. A large number of graduate recruiters in these •TraineeCharteredAccountant, •Ta x Associate,KPMG,Birmingham/ sectors visit Exeter to recruit our Smith and Williamson, Southampton ACA,KPMG students. Some of our graduates •Ta x Consultant,DeloitteLLP, •TraineeAuditor,KPMG,Reading/ pursue their interest in their studies Birmingham ACA,KPMG to a greater depth by following a •AuditAssistant,KPMG,Bristol •AuditAssociate,DeloitteLLP, higher degree, often here at Exeter. •TraineeCharteredAccountant, Birmingham / ACA, Kaplan Financial PricewaterhouseCoopers, •Accountant,PricewaterhouseCoopers, Southampton Bristol / ACA •Associate,PricewaterhouseCoopers, •CorporateTa x Trainee,Smithand Gatwick / ACCA, ICAEW Williamson, Bristol / ACA, ICAEW •JuniorAuditor,HainesWatts,Hants •AuditAssociate,Ernst&Young, •DecisionSupportAnalyst,RoyalBank Reading/ACA,BPP of Scotland, Bromley •InvestmentBanker,DeutscheBank, •FinanceAdministrator,LloydsTSB, London Bristol •Associate,PricewaterhouseCoopers, •ProductionInstallationEngineer, London / ACA, ICAEW Squire Technologies, UK
FURTHER STUDY
•MScFinancialAnalysisandFund Management, University of Exeter •SCITT(Teaching),Cornwall •MScAccountingandFinance, University of Exeter •GraduateDiplomainLaw, Bournemouth University
2009AS039.indd 3 03/09/2009 09:48 ARAB AND ISLAMIC STUDIES
A degree in Arab and Islamic Studies DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER gives you an appreciation and understanding of the culture, history ARAB AND ISLAMIC STUDIES GRADUATES and language of the Middle East. You Full time UK domiciled undergraduates will develop analytical and research skills as well as an awareness of (of those who completed their courses in the last five years, surveyed six months different interpretations of issues after graduation) and events, develop opinions and use effective communication skills to put forward your ideas and EMPLOYED conclusions. You will also develop your time-management skills. •LocalBusinessRelationshipManager, •DataValidationAssistant,Bishop All these skills are valued by Barclays Bank, UK Fleming Accountants employers from many different fields •PublishingAssistant,Magazine,Egypt •Teacher,InternationalSchoolof and can open up career paths in a •TrainingCourseCoordinator, Choueifat, Oman wide variety of areas from academic European Association of Neurosurgery, •ResearchIntern,ChambersofTrade research and government work to London and Commerce, Germany more commercially based careers in •CaseManager,Axa,Bristol •HeadofYoungArtsFoundation, law and business. •TraineeTeacher,Greenpeace, Taunton CzechRepublic •SupportWorker,SocialServices, •Researcher,SundayTelegraph,London Exeter •PoliceOfficer,DorsetPolice, •ResearchAssistant,Institutefor Bournemouth Strategic and International Studies, •Coordinator,MindArtGroup,Bristol Portugal •TeachingEnglishasaForeignLanguage •Editor,BBCMonitoring,Reading Blitz,Syria •TechnicalSupportAssistant,Sophos, •TEFLTeacher,Brittanico,Italy Abingdon •EmergingMarketsAnalyst,Reuters, •CharteredSurveyor,InsigniaRichard Tiverton Ellis, London •RecruitmentConsultant,TheVenus •QualityAssessor,ICM(Market Group, Cheltenham Research),London •TEFLTeacher,TheSOSVillage, •OfficerCadet,Army,Sandhurst Lebanon •Teacher,InternationalSchool,United •CommunityFundraiser,Cancer Arab Emirates ResearchUK,London
FURTHER STUDY
•MA AppliedTranslation, • MAMiddleEastStudies, University of Exeter University of Exeter •MA InternationalStudieswith •MA GulfStudies,UniversityofExeter Diplomacy, School of Oriental and •P G BroadcastJournalism, African Studies Falmouth College of Arts •PGCETeachingEnglishasa •MA InternationalBusinessStudies, Foreign Language University of Hertfordshire
2009AS039.indd 4 03/09/2009 09:48 ARCHAEOLOGY
The Archaeology programmes at DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER Exeter are designed to develop your skills of analysis, assessment ARCHAEOLOGY GRADUATES and interpretation as well as the Full time UK domiciled undergraduates production of written and oral reports. The broad-based nature (of those who completed their courses in the last two years, surveyed six months of the subject and of the skills it after graduation) provides give a strong grounding for a wide range of careers, not only those related to archaeology but EMPLOYED also in the wider fields of teaching, administration and business. Some of our graduates combine their initial •Archaeologist,WessexArchaeology, job with voluntary archaeological Salisbury work or with further part time study •AdminAssistant,EDFEnergy,Exeter of the subject. •CustomerServiceAdviser,Sitel,Exeter •PoliceOfficer,ThamesValleyPolice, Bicester •GraphicsOfficer,Archaeological Solutions, Bury St Edmunds •GraduateTrainee,LPS,Guernsey •AccountManager,PangaeaMedia, Exeter •Surveyor,CookeandArkwright, Cardiff •Finance,NorwichUnionHealthcare •TraineeArchaeologist,Cotswolds ArchaeologyPlc,Gloucester
FURTHER STUDY
•MA Archaeology,UniversityofExeter •MA ExperimentalArchaeology, University of Exeter •MAManagingArchaeologicalSites, University College London • MALandscapeArchaeology, University of Exeter •MScInternationalRealEstate, RoyalAgriculturalCollege
2009AS039.indd 5 03/09/2009 09:48 BIOSCIENCES
A degree in Biosciences, whether DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER studied at our campus in Exeter or in (Exeter and Cornwall campuses) Cornwall, will help you to develop a BIOSCIENCE GRADUATES wide range of essential skills such as Full time UK domiciled undergraduates analytical problem solving, teamwork and organising and communicating (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed information. Many of our students six months after graduation) continue their interest in the subject by following a further degree and research in their chosen area or by EMPLOYED training as a teacher. Many of our graduates are employed in a wide variety of related roles in the UK and •ScientificOfficer,AxiomVeterinary •Ecologist,EnvironmentalAssessment overseas including laboratory-based Laboratories, Newton Abbot Services Limited, Haywards Heath positions, conservation management, •Microbiologist,ThermofisherScientific, •AccountsAssistant,PrecisionColour ecology, teaching and nursing. Others Basingstoke Printing,Shropshire use the skills gained on their course to •AccountsExecutive,Munroeand •Headhunter,RobertWaltersPlc, enter widely different career paths in Forster, London London law, business or management. •MedicalLaboratoryAssistant,North •TraineeAccountant,Guernsey/ACCA Bristol Trust, Bristol •Microbiologist,Oxoid,Basingstoke •TraineePlanner/Buyer,I-Level, •FinanceAdministrator,ExpressFinance London Corporation, Kent •GraduateManagementTrainee, •InvestmentReviewer,LloydsBanking University of Exeter Group, Exeter •TeachingAssistant,PrimarySchool, •Engineer,PellFrischmann,London Cardiff •WildlifeHealthResearchOfficer, •EditorialAssistant,SelectScience,Bath Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, •L a b Assistant,StapletonFarm, Slimbridge Torrington •PublishingAssistant,ReedBooks, •RecruitmentConsultant,Rutledge Stratford upon Avon Recruitment,London •WildlifeObserver,Universityof •Research,BeatsonInstitutefor Cambridge, South Africa CancerResearch •Volunteer,NationalTrust,LakeDistrict •HockeyCoach,CaterhamSchool •EnvironmentalCoordinator,Utec •OnlineCampaignCoordinator, Survey Ltd, Suffolk Selectscience, Bath •EnvironmentalConsultant, EnvironmentalPerspectives,London
FURTHER STUDY
•PhDPlantGeneticsandCellBiology, •PGCEPrimary,Universityof University of Birmingham Gloucestershire •MScAquaticBiologyandResource •PhDAquaticEcotoxicology, Management, University of Exeter University of Exeter •MScBiochemicalEngineering, •MScBioinformatics,University University College London of Exeter •MA InternationalManagement, •PGCESecondaryScience,University University of Exeter of Exeter •PhDNanoprobes,Universityof •PhDMedicalBiosciences,University Nottingham College London •PhDBiologicalSciences,University •BScDentistry,UniversityofPlymouth of Exeter •GraduateDiplomainLaw, College of Law
2009AS039.indd 6 03/09/2009 09:48 BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
A degree in a business related DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS, subject from Exeter will help you to develop a wide range of skills MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP GRADUATES such as analytical problem solving, Full time UK domiciled undergraduates teamwork, research and organising and communicating information. (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed six months after graduation) The majority of graduates from the Business School follow their degree with a career in finance, banking or EMPLOYED management both in the commercial and public sectors. A large number of graduate recruiters in these •MarketingManager,Bps,Croydon •GeneralManager,HullsFluls, sectors visit Exeter to recruit our •SpecialProjectsCoordinator,ISC, Copenhagen students. Some of our graduates Wembley •FinancialAdviser,ArlingcloseLtd, pursue their interest in their studies •ManagerofTourism,BankSantander, London to a greater depth by following a Gran Canaria •FinanceAdministrator,BaxterStorey, higher degree, often here at Exeter. •ShipBroker,Clarksons,London Reading •AccountExecutive,FastTrackSailing, •AccountsOfficer,CapitaGroupPlc, London Exeter •GraduateTrainee,RollsRoycePlc,UK •BrandManager,ZeroGravity •MarketingOfficer,TCLGroupLtd, Distribution, Barnstaple Exeter •FinancialManagementTrainee,NHS, •HumanResourcesGraduate,B T, Barnstaple/CIMA,BPP London •TraineeTeacher,CrownWoods •DistributionOfficer,Debenhams, School,London/QTS,Canterbury London Christ Church University •ProcurementGraduateTrainee,Steria, •FundraisingAdvisor,EasternDisability Hemel Hempstead Network, Ghana
FURTHER STUDY
•MScInternationalManagement, University of Exeter •PGCEPrimary,Southampton University •MA RealEstateManagement,Oxford Brooks University •MScMarketingCommunications Management, Copenhagen Business School •P G DiplomainHR,KingstonUniversity
2009AS039.indd 7 03/09/2009 09:48 CLASSICS AND ANCIENT HISTORY
A degree in Classics and Ancient DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER History can provide you with an excellent range of skills such CLASSICS AND ANCIENT HISTORY GRADUATES as developing logical thinking, Full time UK domiciled undergraduates interpreting, assessing and evaluating information and good (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed communication skills. For our 6 months after graduation) graduates, it opens up a wide range of options of both further study and employment including career EMPLOYED paths in related areas such as museum work and teaching as well providing a path to other areas such •PressOfficer,GalpaLtd,Banbury •EnglishTeacher,JetProgramme,Japan as the Civil Service, business, law, •AcademicAdministrator,Universityof •Administrator,CMI,LongHanborough management and the arts. The Arts, London •TraineeTeacher,SecondarySchool, •EnglishTeacher,EuropeanVolunteer Staines Foundation, Italy •Researcher,CarlsonMarketingGroup •ResidentialSupportWorker,Headway UK,Putney AdolescentResources,Bristol •ClientExecutive,Burson,London •PersonalIncidentManager,Norwich •CampaignOrganiser,Star,London Union, Exeter •Actor,TheOldVicTheatre,London
FURTHER STUDY
•MA ClassicsandAncientHistory, University of Exeter •GraduateDiplomainLaw, BPPLondon •MA MedievalStudies, University of Exeter •MA English,UniversityofExeter •MA Classics,KingsCollegeLondon •GraduateDiplomainLaw, UniversityofPlymouth
2009AS039.indd 8 03/09/2009 09:48 COMPUTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Our degree programmes will DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER develop your skills in a variety of technical areas such as programming, COMPUTING GRADUATES as well as incorporating skills and Full time UK domiciled undergraduates knowledge from the related areas of mathematics, engineering and (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed psychology. You will also acquire six months after graduation) many more generic skills such as project management, working in teams, communication and the EMPLOYED ability to manage your own time to meet tight deadlines. •TrainingManagementConsultant, •JuniorProgrammer,Mayrise,Stroud Most of our graduates choose to Logica, London •iPhoneDeveloper,WecommLtd, use their technical skills to gain •WebDeveloper,Organic London employment in IT related areas after Development, Exeter •SoftwareEngineer,RiverMediaGroup, graduation. Some of our graduates •JavaDeveloper,NHSConnectingFor Exmouth choose to continue their studies Health, Exeter •WebServicesContentManager, with a higher degree in their chosen •ApplicationsDeveloper,BakerTilly, Mod-Ukscg, Germany speciality or to take a teaching Crawley •SoftwareSupportAnalyst,Comsup qualification. Some graduates prefer •SystemIntegrationAnalyst,Lockheed Ltd, Exeter to make use of the wider skills they Martin, Whiteley •ITTechnician,HartleyResearching, learn at Exeter and enter a variety •TechnicalSupportAdviser,Sitel,Exeter Eastleigh of careers in finance and business •WebDeveloper,ExistemLtd,Bristol management. •WebsiteDeveloper,Txtnation, Plymouth
FURTHER STUDY
•PGCEMaths,UniversityofExeter •MScNaturalComputation, UniversityofYork •MScAppliedArtificialIntelligence, University of Exeter •MScRobotics,Universityofthe West of England •MARiskManagement,University of Southampton
2009AS039.indd 9 03/09/2009 09:48 DRAMA
A degree in Drama from Exeter DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER will provide you with a wide range of skills which will be useful in DRAMA GRADUATES your future study or employment. Full time UK domiciled undergraduates Our students develop skills in researching, analysing and (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed assessing sources, written and six months after graduation) verbal communication, managing and interpreting information and developing ideas and arguments. EMPLOYED There are a wide range of career options open to students including acting, directing, performing, •TeachingAssistant,Latitude •P o s t ProductionandProduction teaching and technical roles. Volunteering,NewZealand Schedule Manager, Avanti, Cardiff Graduates also find work in other •FrontofHouseAssistant,The •Actor,InternationalArtists,London very varied areas: website design, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton •Co-ArtisticDirector,IntentsTheatre press relations, magazine editing, •RecruitmentConsultant,ZenGroup, Company copywriting, account managing, London •OfficerRunner,OptomenTelevision, national health practice, law and •Actor,WestcountryTheatreCompany, London journalism. Torquay •DanceandDramaTeacher,TheJeff •FrontofHouse,SomersetHouse, Guppy School of Musical Theatre, London Penarth •LearningSupervisor,Bridgwater •EventsandEntertainment,Kidspace, Community College Surrey •Runner,BBC,London •ReceptionManager,StintTelevision •CreativeArtsCoordinator,Frontiers Ltd, London Church, Exeter •TEFLTeacher,StudentGuardianUK, •AssistantGISAnalyst,JBA Consulting, China Skipton •Intern,ExperimentalTheatre Company,NewYork
FURTHER STUDY
•MAWritingforPerformance, •BAMusicalTheatre,GuildfordSchool Goldsmiths of Acting •MATheatreProduction,Central •MAMusicTheatre,CentralSchoolof School of Speech and Drama Speech and Drama •PGDiplomaTheatreDesign, •MATheatreandMusic,CentralSchool RoyalAcademyofDramaticArt of Speech and Drama •MAActingforScreen,CentralSchool •PGCEEarlyYears,UniversityofExeter of Speech and Drama •DiplomainStageManagement, •PGCEPrimary,Universityof London Academy of Music and Chichester Dramatic Art •PGCESecondary,Universityof •PGCEDrama,AberystwythUniversity Plymouth
2009AS039.indd 10 03/09/2009 09:48 EARTH RESOURCES (Geology, Mining Engineering and Renewable Energy)
AdegreeinEarthResourcesfromour DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER Cornwall Campus will give you the practical and vocational skills to pursue EARTH RESOURCES GRADUATES a career in related fields, such as Full time UK domiciled undergraduates mining, exploration or the renewable energy sector. It will also give you a (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed range of broader skills in teamwork, six months after graduation) problem solving and communication. A very high proportion of graduates enter minerals-related employment, EMPLOYED either in the UK or overseas. There are worldwide career opportunities including Europe, South America, •ExplorationGeologist,AtlasIron,Perth, •EngineeringGeologist,Geotechnical Australia and Africa. Australia Engineering Ltd, Gloucester •MiningEngineer,EnergyBuild,Neath •MiningEngineer,H.W.EMining, Other graduates move into related •MiningEngineer,GoldFields,Australia Western Australia areas such as tunnelling, civil •RenewableEnergySpecialist,Wardell •TechnicalFieldSupport,Yara,Seaton engineering design or the oil and gas Armstrong International Ltd, Truro •SupplyDemandAmpPlanner,Thames industry. However, recent graduates •RockMechanicsEngineer,Xstrata, WaterUtilities,Reading are working in fields as diverse as Mount Isa, Australia •ResearchEcologist,StatesofJersey sales and marketing and operations •ProjectEngineer,Seacore,Falmouth Environmental Department management for major UK minerals •MiningEngineer,AngloAmerican,Co. •TunnellingEngineer,Arup,NewYork providers. Some graduates opt to Tipperary •MiningEngineer,AustralianMining continue their training by undertaking •TechnicalAnalystWindDevelopment, Company, Tasmania taught postgraduate (MSc) courses in WindPowerGenerators,Stroud •DevelopmentManager,Green geotechnical engineering or computing •EnergyConsultant,WSPConsultants, Peninsula,Truro orundertakeresearchdegrees(MPhil/ Manchester •Analyst,PureEnergyProfessionals, PhD). •MineGeologist,Kalgoorie Helston Consolidated Gold Mines, Western •EnvironmentalScientist,Environmental Australia ResourceManagement,Australia •UtilitySurveyor,KempEngineeringand •ProjectDevelopment,Green Surveying,Redruth Peninsula,Charleston •TunnelsEngineer,BalfourBeaty, •AssistantDevelopmentOfficer, Guildford Ecotricity, Stroud •OfficerCadet,BritishArmy,Sandhurst •ExplorationGeologist,Triassic Geological Services, Brisbane, Australia •RenewableEnergyEngineer,Natural Generation Ltd, St Agnes
FURTHER STUDY
•MScAppliedGeotechnics, •MScQuarryManagement, University of Exeter University of Exeter •PhDWavesandHydrodynamics, •MScEuropeanMineralsEngineering, University of Exeter University of Exeter •MScHydrogeology, •MAAdvancedMechanicalEngineering, University of Birmingham Brunel University •MScMiningGeology, •MPhilRenewableEnergy, University of Exeter University of Exeter •MScMiningEngineering, University of Exeter
2009AS039.indd 11 03/09/2009 09:48 ECONOMICS
A degree in a business related DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER subject from Exeter will help you to develop a wide range of skills ECONOMICS GRADUATES such as analytical problem solving, Full time UK domiciled undergraduates teamwork, research and organising and communicating information. (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed six months after graduation) The majority of graduates from the Business School follow their degree with a career in finance, banking or EMPLOYED management both in the commercial and public sectors. A large number of graduate recruiters in these •Associate,PricewaterhouseCoopers, •TraineeCharteredAccountant, sectors visit Exeter to recruit our London / ACA, Kaplan Financial Kingston Smith, London / ICAEW, students. Some of our graduates •RetailBusinessLeadershipGraduate Kaplan Financial pursue their interest in their studies Scheme,RoyalBankofScotland, •Associate,Deloitte,London/CFA to a greater depth by following a London •AssistantAccountant,HWFisher, higher degree, often here at Exeter. •ShipBroker,Clarksons,London London •AuditAssistant,LloydsTSB,Haywards •ConferenceandEventsSales Heath Executive, Hilton Hotels, Cobham •TraineeFundManager,F&C •ActuarialTechnician,FriendsProvident, Investments, London Dorking •ValuationAnalyst,DessFelts,London •FinancialHeadhunter,WiltonBaine, •Intern,LufthansaTechnik,China London •TraineeAccountant,Ernst&Young, •Ta x Advisor,PKFUKLLP,Guildford/ Bristol / ACCA Association of Tax Technicians, ATT •Analyst,DuetAssetManagement, •ResearchOfficer,NewLocal London Government Network, London •TraineeAuditor,FrancisClark,Exeter •GraduateTrainee,KPMG,London/ •MarketingCommunicationsOfficer, ACA,KPMG Polaroid,StAlbans •OfficerCadet,BritishArmy,Sandhurst •Analyst,NomuraInternationalPlc, •GraduateManagementTrainee, London Harrods Ltd, London •BusinessAnalyst,BarclaysWealth, •CaseWorker,InsolvencyService, Leeds Reading •SupportWorker,CommunityCase •AssistantEconomist,Departmentof Management Services Ltd, Cirencester Health, London •TraineeFinancialPlanner,Saunderson •ActuarialAnalyst,AxaLife,Bristol/ House Ltd, London Institute of Actuaries •InsuranceAssistant,CanadaLife •MA Ethics,ReligionandSociety, International, Isle of Man University of Exeter
FURTHER STUDY
•PGCESecondaryMaths, •MScFinanceandInvestment, University of Exeter University of Exeter •MA EuropeanHistory,University •GraduateDiplomainLaw,BPP College London •MA SocialandPoliticalThought, •MScFinancialAnalysisandFund University of Exeter Management, University of Exeter •MScEconomics,UniversityofExeter
•MScInternationalManagement, University of Exeter
2009AS039.indd 12 03/09/2009 09:48 ENGINEERING
A degree in Engineering from Exeter DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER will open many doors to future careers. During the course ENGINEERING GRADUATES you will develop a wide range of Full time UK domiciled undergraduates highly employable general skills such as project management, time (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed management, IT and communication, six months after graduation) alongside your specific engineering knowledge. These skills are all highly prized by recruiters and many EMPLOYED leading employers actively target our engineering graduates. •CivilEngineer,TPS,Croydon •CivilEngineer,CostainLtd,London Most of our graduates choose to •DevelopmentEngineer,DelphiDiesel •DevelopmentEngineer,RicardoUK, enter a technical career in industry Systems, Stroud Shoreham-By-Sea after their degree studies, however •Engineer,PellFrischmann •Engineer,BPEngineering,Godalming some prefer to use their skills in •CivilEngineer,RichardJackson, •CivilEngineer,JacobsEngineeringLtd, more generalist areas such as finance Hadleigh Exeter or general management. Others •Engineer,Sitec,Chippenham •EngineeringResearchAssistant,Exeter choose to continue their studies •CivilEngineer,ScottWhiteHookins, Advanced Technologies with a higher degree in engineering Winchester •DesignEngineer,Impey,Ilminster or study to become a teacher. •SupportEngineer,UltraElectronics •Engineer,AppliedEnergyLtd,London Audiosoft, Cirencester •ProductEngineer,Bookham •ProjectEngineer,RospenIndustries, Technology,Paignton Stonehouse •ElectronicDesignEngineer,AntechLtd, •Engineer,FaberMaunsell,Exeter Exeter •TraineeCharteredAccountant,Moore •DevelopmentEngineer,Pico Stephens, Bath / ACA Technology, St Neots •CivilEngineer,ScottWilson,Bristol •Engineer,BabcockLtd,Plymouth •Engineer,FaberMaunsell,Chelmsford
FURTHER STUDY
•MScUrbanWaterSystems, •PhDMechanicalEngineering, University of Exeter University of Exeter •MScCivilEngineering,Swansea •PhDEngineering,ImperialCollege, University London •MScEngineering,OpenUniversity •MScEconomics,Universityof •PhDEngineering,UniversityofExeter Cambridge •PGCESecondary,GoldsmithsCollege •PhDMaterialsEngineering, •MScEngineeringandManagement, University of Exeter University of Exeter •PhDMaterials,UniversityofExeter
2009AS039.indd 13 03/09/2009 09:48 ENGLISH
A degree in English, whether DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER studied at our campus in Exeter or in Cornwall, can provide you with ENGLISH GRADUATES an excellent general understanding Full time UK domiciled undergraduates of language, literature and culture. For our graduates, it opens up (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed career paths in related areas such as six months after graduation) teaching, publishing and the media as well providing a path to other areas such as the Civil Service, business, EMPLOYED law and management.
•CommunicationsOfficer,Eurorap, •Journalist,SuperSweet,London Hampshire •RecruitmentConsultant,Logic •AccountManager,BBH,London Engagements, Cobham •Runner,Momoco,London •TranslationAssistant,RWSTranslations •Researcher,Aspen,Marlow Ltd, Buckinghamshire •Teacher,NationalYouthTheatre, •EnglishTeacher,EdgehillCollege, London Bideford •P o s t ProductionAssistant,MetFilm, •PublicRelations,PremierPR,London London •MarketsEditor,EspicomBusiness •GlobelinkIntern,Shakespeare’sGlobe, Intelligence, Chichester London •AssistantEditor,DavidandCharles •TEFLTeacher,EuropeanLanguage Publishers,NewtonAbbot Schools, Spain •YouthAdministrator,YoungPeople •MarketingExecutive,London Cornwall, Truro Marketing Services, London •P R andCommunityRelationsAssistant, •ResidentialEducationWorker,Ludlow Balfour Beatty, Hindhead Street Healthcare Group, Sully
FURTHER STUDY
•MA EnglishStudies,Universityof •MA InternationalRealEstate,Oxford Exeter Brookes •MScMarketing,UniversityofExeter •PGCESecondaryEnglishandMedia, •P G DiplomaMagazineJournalism, University of Exeter Cardiff University •MA CreativeWriting,University •PGCEPrimaryEnglish,University of Exeter of Exeter •MScComputing,CardiffUniversity •MA EnglishwithVictorianStudies, •MA TVProduction,UniversityCollege University of Exeter Falmouth •P G CourseinTheatreDirecting, •MA Publishing,OxfordBrookes Mountview Theatre Academy University •MA EnglishLiterature,KingsCollege •MA Journalism,LondonCollege London of Communication •MA MagazineJournalism, •GraduateDiplomainLaw,College City University London of Law, London •MA EnglishLiterature,University •MPhilGenderStudies,TrinityCollege, of Leeds Dublin
2009AS039.indd 14 03/09/2009 09:48 FILM STUDIES
A degree in Film can lead to a DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER wide variety of careers including working in TV production, the film FILM STUDIES GRADUATES industry or publishing. Yet others will Full time UK domiciled undergraduates carry on with postgraduate study in film. The imaginative practice, (of those who completed their courses in the last two years, surveyed six months critical analysis and communication after graduation) skills which you acquire uniquely equip you as facilitators and communicators. You’ll also develop EMPLOYED transferable skills that are highly regarded and in demand by employers in all fields. •ProductionRunner,AvalonTelevision, •MediaMarketingOfficer,South London Somerset District Council •PressAssistant,DiscoveryChannel, •AccountExecutive,IgnisLtd,London London •EmploymentAdviser,Mencap, •Administrator,RoyalBankofScotland, Bromley Kent •AssistantPressOfficer,RoyalDevon •CustomerRelationsAssistant, and Exeter Hospital University of West of England, Bristol •GraduateSalesExecutive,Softcat, •TeachingAssistant,ActonHighSchool, Marlow / CIM Academy London •TeachingAssistant,PrepSchool, •CaseOfficer,OfficeofFairTrading, Tonbridge London •PressOfficeandCommunications •F X OperationsClerk,BankofAmerica, Assistant, Torbay Council Bromley •AssistantController,Cambridge •U K Assistant,Canopy,London UniversityPress •GraduateTrainee,MandB, •I T HelpdeskTechnician,Friends Birmingham Provident,Dorking
FURTHER STUDY
•MA FilmResearch,Universityof •DiplomainNutritionalHealth, Reading Berkshire •MA ProductionFilmandTelevision, •PGCE,UniversityofPlymouth University of Bournemouth •MScInternationalManagement, •MA InternationalStudies,Universityof University of Exeter Exeter •MA FilmStudies,UniversityofExeter •PGCE,UniversityofBath •MA CreativeWriting,Universityof •MA EnglishStudies, Exeter University of Exeter
2009AS039.indd 15 03/09/2009 09:48 GEOGRAPHY
A Geography degree, whether DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER studied at our campus in Exeter or in Cornwall, will equip you with GEOGRAPHY GRADUATES a very wide range of skills with Full time UK domiciled undergraduates which to enter further study or employment. These include: data (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed gathering; information retrieval; six months after graduation) problem solving; project planning and management; report production and presentation (written and oral); EMPLOYED plus the ability to work as part of a team. These skills are in demand •LocalGovernmentOfficer,Boroughof •MonitoringandDataOfficer, across a wide range of graduate Poole,Dorset Environment Agency, Bodmin employers. •AssistantTransportPlanner,Hampshire •GraduateTrainee,CovantaEnergy, County Council, Winchester Kingsewinford •TraineeSurveyor,Savills,Exeter •LandSurveyor,SurveySolutionsLtd, •BusinessSupportOfficer,Stroud South England District Council •TechnicalOfficer,EnvironmentAgency, •GraduateTrainee,TheHomesand Exminster Communities Agency, London •AssistantTechnician,SurreyHighways, •HousingAdviceAssistant,SouthHams Guildford District Council •WaterAnalyst,SouthWestWater, •GraduateManagementTrainee, Exeter The Hyde Group, London •LandManagementandConservation •MediaAssistant,LPCMedia,London Adviser, Natural England, Worcester •ConsultantRelationsAssistant, •ProjectSupportOfficer,Cornwall ProcterandGamble,Weybridge Sustainable Energy, Cornwall •AccountExecutive,BrandRapport, •AssetManagementSupport,Cornwall Guildford County Council, Truro •FinanceOfficer,SanctuaryHousing, •Engineer,H2okSystemsLimited,Truro Exeter •ScientificOfficer,NorthernIreland •Paralegal,GibsonYoungSolicitors, Environment Agency, Belfast London
FURTHER STUDY
•PGCEPrimaryHumanities,University •PGCESecondaryGeography, of Exeter University of Exeter •MASurveying,OxfordBrookes •MSc Sustainable Development, •MCDMasterofCivicDesign, University of Exeter Liverpool University •MSc Environmental Science, •MAEuropeanRealEstate, Brunel University Kingston University •MSc Surveying and Land/Environment •MScClimateChange,University Management, University of Exeter of Exeter •MA Marketing, University of Exeter •MScEnvironmentalManagement, •MSc International Development Sheffield Hallam University Studies, University of Amsterdam •MScEnergyPolicyandSustainability, •MResCriticalHumanGeographics, University of Exeter University of Exeter •MScRealEstate,UniversityofReading •PhDMeteorology,University ofReading
2009AS039.indd 16 03/09/2009 09:48 HISTORY
A degree in History, whether studied DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER at our campuses in Exeter or in Cornwall*, will provide you with HISTORY GRADUATES a wide range of skills which will Full time UK domiciled undergraduates be useful in your future study or employment. Our students develop (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed skills in researching, analysing and six months after graduation) assessing sources, written and verbal communication, managing and interpreting information and EMPLOYED developing ideas and arguments. Some of our graduates choose to follow their interest in their degree •SupportWorker,BarnabasHousing •InvestmentAssociate,P-Solve,London studies with further study or with a Association,Yeovil •I T SupportAssistant,SouthernTrent career in teaching or museum and •ProductionIntern,USPContent, Water, Birmingham archive work. Others use the skills London •UnderwritingAssistant,Hardy gained on their course to enter a •RecruitmentConsultant,Matchtech, Underwriting, London wide variety of careers. Whiteley •TraineeAccountant,Deloitte,Reading/ •BusinessManager,DorsetHealthcare ACA, ICAEW * Our Cornwall Campus took its first NHS Foundation Trust •Analyst,BarclaysCapital,London History students in 2007. •RecruitingAssistant,Mckinsey& •MitigationClaimsHandler,BikersLegal Company, London Defence,Ringwood •SeniorAdministrativeAssistant, •ArchivesAssistant,BerkshireRecord Hampshire County Council, Office,Reading Winchester •MarketResearchOfficer,UCAS, •Paralegal,ParalawLtd,London Cheltenham •AuditAssistant,KPMG,Plymouth/ Auditing, ICAEW
FURTHER STUDY
•GraduateDiplomainLaw, •MA History,UniversityCollegeLondon The College of Law, Guildford •MA MuseumandHeritage •MA MedicalHistory,Universityof Management, Nottingham Trent Exeter University •MA MiddleEastPolitics, •MA MedievalHistory, University of Exeter Kings College London •GraduateDiplomainLaw, •MA HeritageManagement, Brunel University University of Birmingham •GraduateDiplomainLaw, •PGCESecondaryEnglish, University of West of England University of Exeter •MA Violence,Conflictand •MA NavalHistory,UniversityofExeter Development, SOAS •MA FilmandTVProduction, •MA History,UniversityofExeter RoyalHolloway •MA IntellectualHistory, •GraduateDiplomainLaw, University of Sussex BPPLondon
2009AS039.indd 17 03/09/2009 09:48 LAW
A Law degree from the University DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER of Exeter, whether studied at our campus in Exeter or in Cornwall*, LAW GRADUATES will equip you with a wide range of Full time UK domiciled undergraduates skills suitable not only for careers as a solicitor or barrister but also (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed in the wider world of finance, six months after graduation) administration and commerce. Skills such as assimilation of large amounts of material, writing concise reports EMPLOYED AND FURTHER STUDY and problem solving, which you will develop during your degree, are vital to a range of graduate •TraineeSolicitor,BondPearce, •LegalPracticeCourse,Nottingham recruiters. The majority of our Law Plymouth Law School graduates follow their degree with •LegalPracticeCourse, •PhDLaw,UniversityofExeter further study in the law and then Cardiff University •Intern,GermanBankingFederation, enter a training contract with a firm •RegionalCoordinator,Reed, Brussels of solicitors or enter a pupillage in a Maidenhead •LegalPracticeCourse,OxfordInstitute Barrister’s chambers. The Careers •TraineeforLegalTeam,Carphone ofLegalPractice and Employment Service organises Warehouse, West London •LegalPracticeCourse, an annual Law Fair for students •CharityFundraiser,Unicef,London University of Bristol wishing to pursue a legal career. •HRAssistant,NuffieldHealth,Exeter •LegalPracticeCourse, •ProbationOfficer,YouthOffending Kaplan Law School Team, West Berkshire •MALaw,King’sCollegeLondon * Our Cornwall Campus took its first Law •PensionsAdministrator,Axa, •LLMInternationalHumanRightsLaw, students in 2007. Basingstoke University of Exeter •MAInternationalBusinessLaw, •TraineeAccountant,Carpenter University of Exeter BoxLLP,Worthing/ACCA, •LegalPracticeCourse,BPPLawSchool Northbrook College •LegalPracticeCourse,CollegeofLaw, •BarVocationalCourse, Bloomsbury BPPLawSchool •BarVocationalCourse,London •Paralegal,Falbrat&Jaworshi •MAInternationalRelationsand International, London Diplomacy, Leiden University, •MADiplomaticStudies, The Netherlands University of Westminster •MPAPublicAdministration, •MarketingAssociate,Corporate University of Exeter Executive Board, London •MAPlanning,UniversityofCardiff •BarVocationalCourse,LincolnsInn •TraineeSolicitor,DundasandWilson •LLMPublicInternationalLaw, LLP,London Leiden University, The Netherlands •LegalPracticeCourse,CollegeofLaw, •MastersEuropeanLaw, Birmingham UniversityofParis,France •MarketingAssistant,Universityof Plymouth
2009AS039.indd 18 03/09/2009 09:48 MATHEMATICS
A degree in Mathematics from DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER Exeter will equip you with a wide range of skills both specific MATHEMATICS GRADUATES to your subject and also more Full time UK domiciled undergraduates general. Specific skills will include an analytical approach to problem (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed solving, handling data and a six months after graduation) readiness to tackle new concepts. In addition you will develop the ability to work independently, work EMPLOYED to tight deadlines and develop communication skills. All of these are highly prized by employers. •TechnicalSupportAssistant, ICAEW Sellafield Limited, Cumbria •OfficeStatistician,AlverServicesLtd, Our graduates enter a wide variety •DocumentCoordinator,SPSGroup, Gosport of fields where their analytical skills New Milton •BusinessAnalyst,BritishGas,Middlesex are valued both in business and •RevenueAssistant,HampshireCounty •GraduateRotation,RBS,Feltham in the public sector. Areas such Council, Winchester •K TP FloodRiskManagement,HR as finance and actuarial work are •SatelliteApplicationsResearchScientist, Wallingford, Oxford particularly popular. A number of Met Office, Exeter •SoftwareEngineer,BAE,Guildford graduates each year decide to follow •InvestmentAnalyst,WatsonGarret, •ActuarialAnalyst,HSBC,StAlbans/ their degree with higher degree Surrey ActuaryQualification study in an area of particular interest •RoyalAirForcePilot,RAF,Cranwell •ExecutiveManagementTrainee,HSBC, or to study to become teachers. •TraineeCharteredAccountant,Baker Reading Tilly, Bristol / ACCA, ICAEW •AuditAssociate,GrantThorntonUK •TransportPlanner,ParsonsBrinckerhoff, LLP,Slough Exeter •ActuarialConsultant,EMB,Epsom •TraineeAccountant,OldMill •TraineeInvestmentManager,Gore AccountancyLLP,Yeovil/ACA,ICAEW Browne Investment Management, •FundManager,Sanne,Jersey Salisbury •TraineeCharteredAccountant,Winter •InformationManager,NHS,Exeter Rule,Truro/ACAAccountancy,
FURTHER STUDY
•PhDAstrophysics,Universityof •PGCE,UniversityofBristol Cambridge •PhDMathematicalEcology, •PGCESecondaryMaths, University of Exeter University of Exeter •PGCESecondaryMaths, •MScEnvironmentalEconomics, University of Bath University College London •PGCEPrimary,CanterburyChrist •PhDMaths,UniversityofExeter Church University •MScComputationalScienceand •MScModernApplicationsof Modelling, University of Exeter Mathematics, University of Bath •PhDMathematicalModelling, •PhDEngineering,UniversityofExeter University of Exeter
2009AS039.indd 19 03/09/2009 09:48 MEDICINE
Our Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER of Surgery (BMBS) degree is taught by the Peninsula College of Medicine MEDICINE GRADUATES and Dentistry (PCMD), a partnership Full time UK domiciled undergraduates between the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth. The BMBS is a five- (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed year degree which forms the first six months after graduation) stage of training to become a doctor. Following this, graduates undertake two foundation years of clinical EMPLOYED AND FURTHER STUDY practice. In 2008, 142 student doctors graduated of whom 91 stayed in the South West to continue •F1Doctor,SouthDevonNHSTrust, •F1Doctor,PortsmouthNHSTrust their training. Torbayx19 •F1Doctor,LincolnshireHospitalsTrust •F1Doctor,PlymouthHospitalsNHS •F1Doctor,NorthBristolTrust Trustx21 •F1Doctor,SouthernHealthandSocial •F1Doctor,RoyalDevonandExeter Care Trust, Craigavon NHSFoundationTrustx12 •F1Doctor,Heatherwoodand •F1Doctor,RoyalCornwallNHS WexhamParkHospitalsTrust Trust x 29 •F1Doctor,KingsCollegeHospital •F1Doctor,NorthDevonHealthcare Trust, London NHSTrustsx11 •F1Doctor,GreatWesternHospital, •TraineeClinicalScientist,RoyalDevon Swindon andExeterNHSTrust/PhDMolecular •F1Doctor,BasingstokeandNorth Haematology,PCMD Hampshire NHS Trust •ResearchTechnician, •ConsultantDermatologist,NHS,Truro University of Exeter •ResearchFellow,PeninsulaMedical School, Exeter •F1Doctor,UniversityHospital Birmingham NHS Trust
2009AS039.indd 20 03/09/2009 09:48 MODERN LANGUAGES
A Languages degree from Exeter DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER aims to provide you with a range of academic, personal and professional MODERN LANGUAGES GRADUATES skills that will prepare you Full time UK domiciled undergraduates confidently for future employment. Language skills can be used in a (of those who completed their courses in the last two years, surveyed six months wide range of employment such as after graduation) finance, law, customer service and the teaching profession. In addition to your knowledge of a foreign EMPLOYED language you will develop skills such as gathering information and developing ideas as well as working •EnglishAssistant,FrenchEducation •MediaAnalyst,Esmerk,Reading to tight deadlines. During your year Authority, Ile-De-France •EnglishLecturer,UniversiteRennes2 abroad you will not only learn to •PersonalAssistant,AssociationAmecat, •PublishingProjectManager, live in a different culture but you Paris Imprimatur Ltd, Godalming will develop independence and •LanguageAssistant,BritishCouncil, •TranslationCoordinator,RWS adaptability alongside a command Germany Translations Ltd, Bucks of your chosen language(s). These •AdvertisingSalesPlanner,Microsoft, •MarketResearch,GDPGlobal, skills are in demand by graduate London Alicante, Spain recruiters. •AccountExecutive,GuardianNews •Consultant,JPMorgan,Bournemouth and Media, London •P R Consultant,FinancialDynamics, •Translator/Editor,LanguageLink,Russia London •MagazineEditor,EclecticPublishing, StPetersburg
FURTHER STUDY
•MAMarketingManagement, •MAAppliedTranslation, Business School, Madrid University of Exeter •MATranslationStudies, •MAModernandMedievalLanguages, University of Warwick University of Oxford •MAInterpretingandTranslation, •PGCEModernLanguages, University of Bath University of Cambridge •MResEuropeanLanguagesand •PGCESecondarySpanish, Cultures, University of Exeter University of Exeter •MADevelopmentandRights, •MAFrenchLiteratureandCulture, Goldsmiths University Kings College London
2009AS039.indd 21 03/09/2009 09:48 PHILOSOPHY
Our programmes give you an DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER excellent all-round education, where you’ll learn to understand PHILOSOPHY GRADUATES other people’s points of view, to Full time UK domiciled undergraduates communicate your own position clearly and to argue effectively. (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed You’ll also learn to collect, assess six months after graduation) and present evidence and to work independently and in groups. Our programmes are demanding and EMPLOYED encourage initiative and open mindedness, helping to ensure that you’ll be well equipped with •SalesNegotiator,Foxtons,London •I T AuditTechnician,EastSomerset a range of academic, personal and •ResearchertoSeniorOppositionMP , NHSTrust,Yeovil professional skills, that will prepare House of Commons, London •ResearchAssistant,Eiris,London you for future employment or study •TEFLTeacher,HidakaBoardof •AdministratorforLegalServices,The in a wide range of fields. Education,Japan Legal Services Commission, London •PersonnelAssistant,Headways,Exeter •ProductionAssistant,InnovaBooks, •Researcher,Departmentofthe Herts Environment, London •ResearchAssistant,Futurelab •TraineeAccountant,Bullimores, Education, Bristol Dorking •MarketingExecutive,HSBC,London •L a w FirmAdministrator,Pinkerton- •ManagementAccountant,BOC, Leeke, Cheltenham Cumbernauld •OfficeManager/PA,Douglasand •SeniorAssociate,WiltonandBain, Gordon,Pimlico,London London •ResettlementWorker,Christian •BusinessAdministrativeOfficer,DCLG, Alliance Housing, Exmouth Brighton •ResidentialDevelopmentInvestments •MarketingManager,ReepLtd, Negotiator, Hamptons International, Plymouth London
FURTHER STUDY
•PGCEReligiousEducation, •MA HumanRights,UniversityCollege University of Brighton London •MScDevelopmentStudies,Schoolof •PGCE,UniversityoftheWestof Oriental and African Studies England, Bristol •GraduateDiplomainLaw,University •MA MiddleEastStudies, of Westminster University of Exeter •MScInternationalManagement, •MA SocialandPoliticalThought, University of Exeter University of Exeter •P G DiplomainFrenchLanguage •MA HistoryofPoliticalThought, and Culture, University Stendhal, University of Exeter Grenoble, France •MA UnderstandingandSecuring •MA Philosophy,UniversityofBristol HumanRights,UniversityofLondon •MA CulturalHeritage,University College London
2009AS039.indd 22 03/09/2009 09:48 PHYSICS
The course at Exeter will develop DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER your skills in a variety of technical areas such as practical laboratory PHYSICS GRADUATES work, problem-solving, using Full time UK domiciled undergraduates advanced mathematical techniques and research. You will also acquire (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed many more generic skills such as six months after graduation) IT skills, project management, communication and the ability to manage your own time. EMPLOYED
Many of our graduates choose to continue their studies with a higher •DataAnalyst,Atass,Exeter degree in their chosen speciality. •MarketingAgent,LBM,Altrincham Others choose to use their •CommercialAnalyst,BMI,Castle knowledge of physics in an industrial Donnington setting or through teaching at •Auditor,SasseyChampness,Guernsey secondary schools. Some graduates •Physicist,QinetiQ,Farnborough prefer to make use of the wider •WebDesigner,PearlessWindows, skills they learn at Exeter and enter Ealing a variety of careers in finance, IT and •Researcher,TRL,Wokingham business management. •SoftwareEngineer,Aerosystem,Yeovil •GraduateScheme,Ministryof Defence, Bristol •LabTechnician,NationalWeightsand Leisure Society, Teddington •SystemsEngineer,SelexGalileo, Edinburgh •Analyst,Deloitte,London
FURTHER STUDY
•MA RenewableEnergyand Environment, University College London •PhDPhysics,UniversityofExeter •PhDPhysics,UniversityofWarwick •PhDNanotechnology,Swansea University •PGCEPhysics,UniversityofExeter
2009AS039.indd 23 03/09/2009 09:48 PHYSICSPOLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Exeter Politics and International DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER Relations graduates are highly successful in obtaining graduate POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS employment or moving on to GRADUATES take further study. Whether you study at our campus in Exeter or Full time UK domiciled undergraduates in Cornwall*, you will develop a (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, number of skills that are useful in surveyed six months after graduation) professional and managerial careers. The ability to research and analyse EMPLOYED information from a variety of sources, together with the written and verbal skills needed to present •Researcher,Telegeography,Exeter •ParliamentaryCaseworkerand and discuss your opinions and •CustomerServiceAssistant, Researcher,Westminster conclusions, are attributes that many Techstainer, Surrey •DataCoordinator,ImtechProcess, employers look for in graduates. •ProjectAdministrator,Devonand Pontypridd Your understanding of complex CornwallPolice,Exeter •Administrator,ReedEmployment political and cultural issues, often in •PublicAffairsConsultant,Lexington Agency, Buckinghamshire continually changing environments, Communications, London •ResearchExecutive,IFFResearch, can also be relevant to both business •ProductionEditor,Swalesand London and public sector appointments. Willis Ltd, Exeter •BusinessExecutive,BayMedia,London •ManagementConsultant,Morse, •DirectorofOperations,TheYoung *Our Cornwall Campus took its first Politics London Britons Foundation, London students in 2007 •ContractsOfficer,Bournemouth •AuditingAssistant,Avtrac,Crawley Borough Council •ManagementConsultant,Accenture, •FinanceAdministrator,Serco, London Cambridge
FURTHER STUDY
•MA FilmStudies,UniversityofExeter •MScFinanceandManagement, University of Exeter •MA Politics,UniversityofExeter •MA InternationalRelations,University of Exeter •MA MiddleEastPolitics,Universityof Exeter •MSc(Econ)InternationalRelations Theory, University of Aberystwyth •GraduateDiplomainLaw,Guildford •GraduateDiplomainLaw,BPP
2009AS039.indd 24 03/09/2009 09:48 PSYCHOLOGY
Our BPS-accredited programmes DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER provide you with a range of academic, personal and professional PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATES skills that will prepare you for Full time UK domiciled undergraduates employment, future study or training for professional practice. (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed As a Psychology graduate you’ll six months after graduation) possess a wide range of skills and a broad range of knowledge about people and how they function and EMPLOYED adapt to various circumstances. Our graduates are scientists who can design experiments, analyse data •ResidentialSupportWorker,Devon •HonoraryAssistantPsychologist, and use computers. These skills County Council SomersetPartnershipNHSFoundation can give a foundation for careers in •CaseOfficial,LloydsTSB,Bristol Trust,Yeovil research, high technology industries •TraineeResearchExecutive,Opinion •MentalHealthWorker,MentalHealth or management, personnel, legal PanelResearch,London Centre, Blackburn and advertising services. You’ll have •FamilyCareWorker,RoyalBoroughof •GraduateSupportWorker,Residential communication skills that form Kingston Council, Surrey CommunityCareLtd,Reading the basis of careers in marketing •SpecialSupportAssistant,StJoseph’s •GraduateTrainingScheme,Accenture, and the economic world. You’ll be CatholicPrimarySchool,Bucks London able to help people, in personnel •HealthcareAssistant,PrioryGroup, •AssociateAuditor,Ernst&Young, roles or in the caring professions. Chelmsford Cambridge You’ll be able to progress in many •PrimaryCareMentalHealthWorker, •MediaSalesExecutive,CondeNest branches of professional psychology, PCT,London Publications,London such as, clinical, educational or •HealthCareAssistant,Bodmin •FosterFamilySupportWorker,Devon research. An essential transferable PsychiatricHospital County Council, Willand skill is the ability to present well •RegistryAssistant,InstituteofCancer •MediaAccountsExecutive,Generation at interview, which will enhance Research,Surrey Media, London your employment prospects in a •BereavementCounsellor,Cruse •CompensationsAnalyst,Netapp, competitive environment. Bereavement Care, Cardiff London •PsychologyTherapist,NHS,Cheshire •IntelligenceAnalyst,GCHQ, •SupportOfficer,YoungPeopleinCrisis, Cheltenham Exeter •MarketResearchExecutive,GfKNOP, London
FURTHER STUDY
•MResPsychology,BrunelUniversity •MScRehabilitationPsychology, •PGCEPrimary,UniversityofExeter University of Nottingham •MScPsychologicalResearchMethods, •PGCEEarlyYears,Universityof University of Exeter Birmingham •DiplomaMentalHealthNursing,Kings •MScForensicPsychology,Universityof College London Wales Cardiff Institute •PhDPsychology,UniversityofExeter •P G CertPrimaryMentalHealthCare, •MScOrganisationalPsychology,City University of Manchester University
2009AS039.indd 25 03/09/2009 09:48 RADIOGRAPHY
Our Medical Imaging (Diagnostic DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER Radiography) degree is accredited by the Society and College of RADIOGRAPHY GRADUATES Radiographers and the Health Full time UK domiciled undergraduates Professions Council. It produces graduates who combine the (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed technical and scientific skills required six months after graduation) by practising radiographers with a strong academic science knowledge base. Interprofessional learning is EMPLOYED AND FURTHER STUDY a core element of the programme and enables students to develop the insight and skills required to work •Radiographer,UniversityHospital •Radiographer,JohnRadcliffeHospital, effectively in a multi-disciplinary North Staffordshire Oxford hospital setting. The vast majority of •Radiographer,TauntonandSomerset •Radiographer,WestonGeneral our graduates to date have entered NHS Trust, Minehead Hospital, Bristol careers as radiographers in clinical •Radiographer,AllianceMedical, •Radiographer,YorkHospital,York departments or related work using South West •Radiographer,DevonPrimaryCare their degree. •Radiographer,BathRoyalHospital, Trust, Barnstaple Bath •Radiographer,NHSWestonArea •Radiographer,BroomfieldNHS Health Trust, Weston-Super-Mare Hospital, Chelmsford •Radiography,StThomasandGuys •Radiographer,FrimleyParkHospital, Foundation Trust, London Camberley •MScMedicalUltrasound,Universityof •MScRadiationandEnvironmental The West of England, Bristol Protection,UniversityofSurrey •Radiographer,StRichardsHospital, •Radiographer,CentralManchesterand Chichester Children’s Hospital •Radiographer,PooleHospital •Radiographer,YeovilDistrictHospital Foundation Trust, Dorset Foundation Trust
2009AS039.indd 26 03/09/2009 09:48 SOCIOLOGY
Our programmes give you an DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER excellent all-round education, where you’ll learn to understand SOCIOLOGY GRADUATES other people’s points of view, to Full time UK domiciled undergraduates communicate your own position clearly and to argue effectively. (of those who completed their courses in the last three years, surveyed six months You’ll also learn to collect, assess after graduation) and present evidence and to work independently and in groups. Our programmes are demanding EMPLOYED and encourage initiative and open mindedness, helping to ensure that you’ll be well equipped with •AdminandProjectSupportWorker, •CourtUsher,OxfordMagistrates a range of academic, personal Exeter Community Initiatives, Exeter Court, Oxford and professional skills, which will •MarketingOfficer,ZenithOpti-Media, •PersonalAssistant,Allianz,London prepare you for future employment London •AssistantProductionsEditor,Sage or research in a wide variety of •TeachingAssistant,OakGreenPrimary PublicationsLtd,London fields. Many of our graduates School, Bucks •TraineeConsultant,CampbellTickell, choose to follow their degree with •CampaignManager,KingstonCounty London employment or further study in Council, Kingston •P R andCommunicationsExecutive, people-focused fields whereas •TraineeAccountant,SheenStickland HaymarketPublishingGroup,London others choose to use their skills LLP,Alton/ACA,ICAEW •RecruitmentConsultant,Toner to follow careers in business or •MarketingAnalyst,Universityof Graham,Reading public sector administration. Plymouth •CustomerResolutionsConsultant, •H R Administrator,RiverPublishingLtd, Higham Group, London London •Tutor,SedgemoorCollege,Taunton/ •TEFLTeacher,JapaneseEducation Support Worker, Exeter Women’s Aid Board,Japan •OperationsAssistant,ClarionEvents, •AssistantVolunteerCo-ordinatorand Earls Court, London Administrator,TheIvyProject,Exeter •Fundraiser,Face2FaceFundraising, •MediaRelationsOfficer,Chartered Bristol SocietyforPhysiotherapy,London •JuniorPRAccountExecutive,LDA •ProjectWorker,Stonham,Exeter Communications, London
FURTHER STUDY
•MScInternationalManagement, •PGCEPrimary,UniversityofWorcester University of Exeter •MAGenderStudies,UniversityCollege •PGCEEarlyYears,Roehampton London University •MAPhilosophyandSociologyof •GraduateDiplomainLaw, Science, University of Exeter College of Law, Guildford •MScSocialWorkStudies,Universityof •PGCE,UniversityofExeter Southampton •MScGenomics,UniversityofExeter •PGCE,UniversityofBristol
2009AS039.indd 27 03/09/2009 09:48 SPORT SCIENCES
You can be secure in the knowledge DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER that a Sport Sciences degree from Exeter has a high academic standing SPORT SCIENCES GRADUATES and will provide opportunities Full time UK domiciled undergraduates to develop a range of problem- solving, decision-making, personal (of those who completed their courses between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008, surveyed communication and leadership skills six months after graduation) that are demanded in many careers.
The degrees are first and foremost honours degrees in science. That EMPLOYED means that you can use them as you would any other science degree to get a job on the basis of being •AuditAssistant,KPMG,Crawley/ACA, •StaffWriter,AdvantagePublishing, accomplished at doing degree- ICAEW London level scientific work and many of •TraineeAccountant,TheMoore •Associate,Ernst&Young,Jersey/ our graduates use their degrees ScarrottPartnership,WestBuckland/ ACCA, ICAS successfully to gain employment ACC •ProjectManager,DavisLangdon, outside of exercise and sport •PersonalTrainer,VirginActive, London science. Many employers target West Midlands •SportsCoach,LordWandsworth the University when recruiting new •LearningSupportAssistant, College, North Hampshire graduates and the programme has a King Henry VIII School, Abergavenny •EventsAssistant,IMG,Singapore designated Careers Tutor who liaises •SportsCentreAssistant,University •AccountsExecutive,GreysofLondon with the Careers and Employment ofYork •PEInstructor,WoolmerHillSchool, Service. •BiomedicalScientist,Derriford Haselmere Hospital,Plymouth •CricketAdministrator,Englandand •GymInstructor,CornwallTherapy Wales Cricket Board, London and Fitness, Hayle •AccountExecutive,MashMarketing, •CivilServant,CMECChildSupport London Services, Dudley •Administrator,KipMcGrathEducation •RecreationalandClimbingAssistant, Centres, West Bridgford, Nottingham SLM, Watford •AssistantSportsDevelopmentOfficer, •LeisureAssistant,SwimGym, East Lindsey District Council, Louth Market Harborough •CommunityPartnershipOfficer, •GraduateTeachingAssistant,Rugby The Severn Centre, Highley School,Rugby
FURTHER STUDY
•MScInternationalManagement, •MScManagement,UniversityofBristol University of Exeter •PGDiplomainOccupationalTherapy, •MScSportandHealthSciences, Cardiff University University of Exeter •MScDietetics,UniversityofWales •MScCoachingScience,Universityof Institute Cardiff Wales Institute •MAPhysiotherapy,University •MScSportandExerciseMedicine, of Teeside University of Exeter •DiplomainSportsNutrition, •PGCEPrimary,UniversityofExeter International Olympic Committee •PGCESecondaryP.E,University of Exeter
2009AS039.indd 28 03/09/2009 09:48 THEOLOGY
Our programmes give you an DESTINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF EXETER excellent all-round education, where you’ll learn to understand THEOLOGY GRADUATES other people’s points of view, to Full time UK domiciled undergraduates communicate your own position clearly and to argue effectively. (of those who completed their courses in the last three years, surveyed six months You’ll also learn to collect, assess after graduation) and present evidence and to work independently and in groups. Our programmes are demanding and EMPLOYED encourage initiative and open mindedness, helping to ensure that you’ll be well equipped with •AdvocacyAssistant,TheToybox •RegistryOfficer,KingsCollegeLondon a range of academic, personal and Charity, Bucks •DevelopmentFoundationProgramme professional skills, that will prepare •AccountExecutive,HandlewithCare, Tutor, Somerset County Council, you for future employment. Exeter Frome •MuseumTourGuide,Wordsworth •MedicalSecretary,BMIHealthcare, Trust, Cumbria London •CaseYouthWorker,YMCA,Surrey •MinistryTrainee,EvangelicalChurch, •AssistantYouthWorker,DevonYouth Birmingham Service, Exeter •LearningSupportAssistant,Cossington •VoluntaryWork,VoluntaryServices CountyPrimarySchool,Cossington Overseas (VSO), Africa •Surveyor,CSWilliams,Taunton •ChurchApprentice,StHelensChurch, •GraduateTrainee,FlagshipConsulting, Bishopsgate London •YouthandFamiliesWorker,StMichaels and All Angels Church, Exeter
FURTHER STUDY
•PersianLanguageCourse,Schoolof •MATheologyandYouthMinistry, Oriental and African Studies Kings College London •MABiblicalStudies,University •PGCEEnglish,UniversityofExeter of Exeter •GraduateDiplomainLaw,BPPLondon •PGCERESecondary,University •MAInternationalRelations,University of Exeter of Exeter •PGCEEarlyYears,UniversityofExeter •MAReligiousConflict,Universityof •MATheology,UniversityofExeter Nottingham •MAReligionandCulture, •PGCEPrimary,Universityof University of Birmingham Southampton •MAEthics,ReligionandSociety, •PGCEReligiousEducation,University University of Exeter of Oxford
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