Teaching, Assessment and Attendance Monitoring during work placements

During their Placement Year, students remain enrolled at the University of Warwick. They are expected to be active participants in their module and are required to engage in scheduled teaching, complete assessments, and meet University attendance monitoring and engagement requirements. Our teaching, assessment and attendance monitoring structures help to ensure students stay connected to their learning and University community, receive appropriate academic support, and meet regulatory obligations, including those related to UK Student Visa compliance, where relevant.

Placement providers are not expected to deliver teaching or assessment, but your support is important. This includes allowing the student to attend occasional scheduled virtual teaching sessions or staff check-in meetings, enabling them to meet assessment deadlines, and confirming attendance / engagement when requested. We also ask that placement providers notify the University of any significant concerns regarding the student’s attendance and engagement, wellbeing, and health or safety concerns.

Working in partnership helps ensure the placement runs smoothly and supports your organisation in getting the highest level of engagement, reliability and contribution from your employee throughout their time with you

Our degrees

All of our degrees offer a 'Year Away' option, to work in industry, study abroad or a combination of two activities.

BSc Accounting and Finance with Placement Year

This four-year course will prepare students for their future career, enabling them to challenge the status quo and learn about key financial factors affecting businesses.

Students will gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to operate effectively in the fast-paced world of multinational companies and global financial markets.

They can focus their studies in Accounting, Finance or a combination of the two.

In their third-year, they complete a full-time work placement, study abroad exchange or a combination of the two. Most opt for a year in industry, helping to prepare them for their future career in accountancy, financial services, or management. This offers a combination of cutting-edge theory with real-world practice.

BSc International Management

BSc International Business and Management (2027 entry onwards)Link opens in a new window

In this four-year course, students will learn how to operate across cultural boundaries, embrace different perspectives and challenge traditional ways of thinking. It's designed to equip students with a broad knowledge of business and management, and the employability skills for a successful career in global business.

Their third-year is spent abroad, either studying abroad on exchange, on a work placement, or a combination of the two.

Students often choose to study abroad for a semester at one of our partner universities in 40+ institutions across 20 countries. This degree truly offers unparalleled global opportunities, with the opportunity to take theoretical skills and apply in practice in a global setting.

BSc Management with Placement Year

BSc Business and Management with Placement Year (2027 entry onwards)Link opens in a new window

This flexible four-year course provides students with the skills and confidence to step into a range of roles.

Students can follow a generalist route in business and management or choose one of our specialist course pathways in Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Strategy and Organisation.

In their third-year, they complete a full-time work placement, study abroad exchange or a combination of the two. Most opt for a year in industry, allowing them to apply academic knowledge into practice and gaining first-hand experience in a professional environment.

Module, Teaching and Assessments

Module information

Module Title: IB2PY Year Away in Context (120 CATS)

All students are assessed through this module for their work placement. The module contributes 10% towards their final degree classification.

The purpose of this module is to help students prepare a portfolio which will provide a record of how their time was spent during their year, and to conduct a critical evaluation of their own personal experiences and skills development, regardless of what their year looks like, for example, study abroad, work in industry or a combination of two activities.

The portfolio should demonstrate an awareness, appreciation and understanding of the wider cultural and business-related issues in the relevant industries/sectors/countries in which they have undertaken their placement(s).

This syllabus is student-led, requiring students to critically evaluate and reflect on their personal experiences and reference to research in relevant areas such as expatriate training, learning styles and intercultural issues.

There is no requirement for students to include confidential or commercially sensitive information and/or data from their placement activity, as focus for these assessments is related to critical evaluation of personal experience and skills development during their placement.

Academic Year 2026/2027 dates to be confirmed on commencement of the academic year

Warwick Term Dates

Assessment

Assessment 1
Assessment 2
Assessment 3

The staggered assessments during the Year Away will help students to reflect on their journey

Teaching

The module is supported by online teaching sessions.

Online seminar 1
Online seminar 2
Online seminar 3
Year Away Insights Day online or at the Shard, London

Attendance Monitoring and Engagement

The academic year 2026/2027 monitoring plan schedule will be confirmed on commencement of the academic year.

Warwick Term Dates

In accordance with University Regulations, and in order to support the academic progression and welfare of all students, Warwick Business School regularly monitors the attendance and progress of its students.

Students on a year away are required to meet 11 monitoring points during their year. Further details of what these points may consist of can be found below.

Meeting monitoring points is crucial. If a student misses 8 or more monitoring points, the University may start formal proceedings to withdraw the student from the University, meaning they are unable to continue with their studies and any work placement will be in a personal capacity only and not contribute towards their degree.

In addition, UK based visa-sponsored students who do not engage meaningfully with their studies (including work placements) for 30 consecutive days will be reported to UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI). Overseas based visa-sponsored students who do not engage meaningfully with their studies (including work placements) for 60 consecutive days will also be reported. This is a UKVI requirement that we must follow.

If you have any concerns about a student’s engagement with their placement at your organisation, please notify us by email at undergraduate@wbs.ac.uk.Link opens in a new window

Attendance Monitoring and Engagement Plan

The following are an illustrative list of some of the monitoring points students may be required to meet on a year away:

Submission of Arrival Plan
Enrolment
Personal Tutor meetings
Attendance at online seminars
Submission of assessments
Submission of Completion Plan

Additional requirements for UK student visa holders

In addition to the Attendance Monitoring and Engagement Plan, UK student visa holders must;

ask their employer/line manager to sign a form on a monthly basis to confirm attendance and engagement
the student is responsible for returning the form to the University
failure to comply may result in withdrawal from the University and their placement

Undergraduate Programme