Careers and your future

After graduation

Exeter is targeted by graduate employers in all sectors so you will be joining a university that offers some of the best employment opportunities in the country. The University is also one of the few institutions in the UK where levels of graduate employment and postgraduate study actually increased during the recent economic recession. Even once you have graduated we will continue to support you up to three years after graduation and offer the following opportunities for further training:

Graduate Business Partnership (GBP) – This is a 20-week project-based placement scheme for recent graduates. The scheme places graduates with local companies and projects have taken place in a range of areas including: IT and e-commerce; market research; product development; and scientific and environmental research. During your placement you also benefit from a structured training programme run by the University.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) – This Government-run scheme helps companies access the knowledge and skills available through a one to three-year research-based partnership involving an academic consultant.

Postgraduate study – Many of our students stay on at Exeter to undertake Masters and PhD study.

PGCE – If you’re interested in a career in teaching, our PGCE programmes offer the perfect next step. We run both Primary and Secondary PGCE programmes and Exeter students studying many of our degree programmes are automatically guaranteed an interview for these providing specific criteria are met.