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Undergraduates
can offer you a range of specialised skills and experience,
and more general transferable skills.
Transferable
skills
In the course
of their work, work experience, voluntary work and leisure pursuits,
students develop many transferable skills that are essential
to the workplace. You as an employer will want to know that
a placement student can 'fit in ' to your team. The list below
conveys the typical skills undergraduates are likely to develop
through their degree:
| communication
skills |
time
management |
planning |
| adaptability |
information
management |
prioritising |
| team
working |
problem
solving |
interpersonal
skills |
| presentation
skills |
evaluating |
listening
skills |
| analaytical
skills |
initiative |
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Degree related
skills
Students will
also develop skills that are directly related to their academic
specialism.
Examples of
these are as follows:
| Scientific |
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A student
studying Biotechnology at the University of Abertay Dundee
will study a range of subjects including biotechnology in
agriculture and horticulture, immunotechnology and haematology
and serology. |
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Studying
Environmental Science at the University of Stirling will
equip students with field work skills, laboratory practice,
statistics, and IT skills. |
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Studying
Chemical Engineering at Paisley will provide students with
a strong foundation of mathematical sciences, chemistry,
physics and computing |
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| Business
& Administration |
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Marketing
Management at Napier University equips graduates to work
in marketing management posts in all areas of industry,
commerce, services and the public sector. |
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The University
of Dundee offers a BA in Public Management & Administration,
which equips students with skills in public administration,
general management, human resource management and financial
management. |
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Students
studying Business Studies at the University of Edinburgh
will study key concepts of management, finance, production
management, marketing, and management of people . |
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| Computing
and Information Technology |
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of the universities offer courses in this field and consequently
students on such courses become skilled in a range of areas
including programming and knowledge of applications and
professional issues. Students on certain courses also specialise
in web page design and multi-media techniques. |
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| Other
academic fields |
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Scottish universities offer a very wide range of courses,
including areas such as finance, law, the media, art &
design and hospitality, in addition to those mentioned above.
Refer to the relevant prospectus through the links above,
and explore some of the courses relevant to your sector. |
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To
find out more about offering a SUCCEEDS placement |
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