Graduate careers
At De Montfort University (DMU) we deliver courses that fully prepare our students for the competitive job market. From real-world placements to projects set and graded by leading employers, our courses are designed to equip students with the skills and experience highly sought after by today’s employers.
And our support continues beyond the classroom. From employment fairs to graduate internships and from enterprise support to a whole range of careers advice we make sure our students graduate ready to hit the ground running and embark on exciting and rewarding careers.
In fact, in the last two years the average salary for our graduates, six months after completing their course, has increased by 8.4 per cent to £23.9k.
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96 per cent of our Health and Life Sciences undergraduates seeking to enter employment or further study are successful after six months of graduating, earning an average salary of £23,705.
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87 per cent of Humanities, part of Art, Design and Humanities, undergraduates were either in full-time employment or further study within six months of graduating.
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Within six months of graduating Technology students are earning an average salary of £21,852.
Graduate opportunities
The Careers and Employment Support team has a free of charge service called DMU Works| which advertises graduate, part-time, vacation, voluntary, internship and placement opportunities for DMU students and graduates. Make sure you log inand find out what roles are available.
The Graduate Game
The Graduate Game| is a free online resource that helps final year students and job-seeking graduates in their search for employment. Set up by recent graduates who have personal experience of the recruitment process, it provides advice and guidance from the student's perspective to support the expertise of careers departments.