Moving into graduate employment
Career Options with a Degree in Pharmaceutical Science
Sorting out what you might do after graduation takes time. You need to start this process early, ideally in year one by:
The School of Pharmacy supports you in numerous ways:
Sorting out what you might do after graduation takes time. You need to start this process early, ideally in year one by:
- considering your options and planning ahead
- gaining your work experience
- building employability skills
- developing career management skills
The School of Pharmacy supports you in numerous ways:
- Personal Development Planning (PDP) will be introduced to you during your first semester. This will encourage you to critically reflect upon your skills, achievements, strengths and weaknesses. This will help you set and achieve career goals from Level 1.
- The Careers notice boards are also updated regularly with notices of part- time employment for undergraduates and information on pre-registration places from a community, hospital and industry background.
The University Careers, Employability and Skills
Careers, Employability and Skills offer a range of facilities to help students develop their career potential. These include the following:
It is never too early to start thinking about how you can use your time at Queen’s to enhance your employability and develop your career. Call in for a chat:
Careers, Employability and Skills
Student Guidance Centre
University Terrace
Belfast, BT7 1NN careers@qub.ac.uk
http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/careers/
- Guidance on a drop-in or appointment basis
- Accredited employability programmes and workshops
- www.qub.ac.uk/careers > Careers Programmes
- Events such as careers fairs and business insights
- www.qub.ac.uk/careers > Events Calendar
- Graduate jobs, placement opportunities and work experience vacancies
- www.qub.ac.uk/careers > Vacancies
- Part-time work on and off campus through the Student Jobshop www.qub.ac.uk/careers > Vacancies
It is never too early to start thinking about how you can use your time at Queen’s to enhance your employability and develop your career. Call in for a chat:
Careers, Employability and Skills
Student Guidance Centre
University Terrace
Belfast, BT7 1NN careers@qub.ac.uk
http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/careers/
Personal Development Planning
Personal Development Planning (PDP) is a process of reviewing and planning your own development. You will be encouraged to take control of your learning needs by reflecting on your personal performance and the feedback you receive. An electronic portfolio (e-folio) is provided in Queen’s Online to help
you set out plans and personal goals to improve your academic performance and enhance your employability. Research suggests that students who engage with PDP are better equipped to study and
develop their professional skills and experiences than those who do not. You should also look at the PDP webpage in the Student Gateway and talk to your Personal Tutor.
PDP is a very helpful process to assist you in identifying what study- and skills-related changes you need to make to be even more effective as an undergraduate. Our experience shows that students who use PDP do better academically than those who choose not to. Don’t forget it’s not just about helping
you study throughout your course, but it will also help you develop skills for all aspects of your life at Queen’s and beyond.
http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/careers/StudentsandGraduates/ImproveYourEmployability/PersonalDevelopmentPlanningPDP
you set out plans and personal goals to improve your academic performance and enhance your employability. Research suggests that students who engage with PDP are better equipped to study and
develop their professional skills and experiences than those who do not. You should also look at the PDP webpage in the Student Gateway and talk to your Personal Tutor.
PDP is a very helpful process to assist you in identifying what study- and skills-related changes you need to make to be even more effective as an undergraduate. Our experience shows that students who use PDP do better academically than those who choose not to. Don’t forget it’s not just about helping
you study throughout your course, but it will also help you develop skills for all aspects of your life at Queen’s and beyond.
http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/careers/StudentsandGraduates/ImproveYourEmployability/PersonalDevelopmentPlanningPDP
Degree Plus
Degree Plus is a unique and innovative programme that allows Queen’s students to gain accreditation for skills and experiences gained outside of their academic programme.
Students may register for the programme at any time during their academic career but must have submitted evidence for the award of Degree Plus by 1 April in the year they hope to graduate. Successful completion of the programme provides students with the award of Degree Plus on their transcript.
Any extra-curricular activities which enables the development of academic, personal, career or employability skills may be included eg volunteering, involvement in a club or society, completion of an additional course or programme, summer experience or working part-time. The award may be obtained in two different ways either by undertaking a programme which is fully accredited through Queen’s or by combining two experiences and presenting evidence on a Degree Plus application form. For further details and to view programmes available under Route A or to download the application form for Route B visit the website www.qub.ac.uk/degreeplus
Students may register for the programme at any time during their academic career but must have submitted evidence for the award of Degree Plus by 1 April in the year they hope to graduate. Successful completion of the programme provides students with the award of Degree Plus on their transcript.
Any extra-curricular activities which enables the development of academic, personal, career or employability skills may be included eg volunteering, involvement in a club or society, completion of an additional course or programme, summer experience or working part-time. The award may be obtained in two different ways either by undertaking a programme which is fully accredited through Queen’s or by combining two experiences and presenting evidence on a Degree Plus application form. For further details and to view programmes available under Route A or to download the application form for Route B visit the website www.qub.ac.uk/degreeplus
student JOB-HOP - Paid Employment and Part-time work
A high percentage of students work part-time whilst completing their degree. There are a number of good reasons for doing this as part-time work can help you:
Register with the Student Jobshop to access a range of opportunities and fairly paid part-time jobs at www. qub.ac.uk/careers under ‘Vacancies’.
Please note the University strongly recommends that students do not exceed 15 hours part-time work per week as there is strong evidence to show that significant levels of part-time work can affect degree outcomes.
Note: Paid Employment and Part-time Work for International Students
If you are an international student there will be prohibitions or restrictions on working in the UK. It is very important that you confirm you have a legal right to work and if you do have the right to work, that you don’t exceed the permitted hours. If you want to work, you must bring your visa to the International Student Support Office where your visa will be checked to confirm whether or not you can work and if you can, how many hours you are allowed to work.
Internationalstudentsupport@qub.ac.uk
http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/iss/
- develop valuable employability skills that will impress future employers
- gain experience and a greater understanding of the workplace
- access and develop networking opportunities
- help financially during your studies
Register with the Student Jobshop to access a range of opportunities and fairly paid part-time jobs at www. qub.ac.uk/careers under ‘Vacancies’.
Please note the University strongly recommends that students do not exceed 15 hours part-time work per week as there is strong evidence to show that significant levels of part-time work can affect degree outcomes.
Note: Paid Employment and Part-time Work for International Students
If you are an international student there will be prohibitions or restrictions on working in the UK. It is very important that you confirm you have a legal right to work and if you do have the right to work, that you don’t exceed the permitted hours. If you want to work, you must bring your visa to the International Student Support Office where your visa will be checked to confirm whether or not you can work and if you can, how many hours you are allowed to work.
Internationalstudentsupport@qub.ac.uk
http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/iss/
