Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

FHSS Employability

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is committed to improving the employability of its students. At the start of 2013 the Faculty wide Placement and Internship Centre was launched and is based at the heart of the campus, in Park Building.

Opportunities

The Placement and Internship Centre is focussed on providing a range of opportunities for students to get involved in activity which will help to progress career ideas and key skills essential for the working world. The provision of offer includes;

  • Internships for the summer and at other points in the year
  • Support to our Learning from Experience Unit (LiFE), which gives academic credit for undertaking paid or unpaid work, ideally related to career ideas
  • Yearlong sandwich or industrial placements
  • Work shadowing
  • Projects working in groups to solve a business problem
  • Full events programme, centring on careers ideas, getting ready for placement or an internship and recruitment events for employers

Organisations

The team works closely with local employers, charities and statutory organisations to provide a range of positions and events. Some of the organisations we have worked with recently include;

  • Portsmouth Football Club
  • Hampshire Probation Service
  • Hampshire Constabulary
  • Portsmouth City Council
  • Royal Marines Musuem
  • Aurora LTD
  • Portsmouth Hospital Trust

Purple Door

The Placement and Internship Centre works closely with the team at Purple Door who provide information, advice and guidance to all undergraduate students and for graduates up to five years after completion of your studies.