Industrial project

So for the 4th year of my Meng degree all students have to complete an Individual Research Project or Industrial Project. This usually lasts 6 months and can be done within the university or with a private company. You also have the option of spending a year or more in industry if 6 months is not an option. I will probably be offered a place to work at a lab to start next month, and I'm thinking I may be able to do it as part of my degree industrial project. My question is, Does the industrial project have to be centered on a specific topic, or can it be more like a year in industry or placement? If I can't do it as part of the Meng it might be worth it to drop out to graduarte with just a bachelors, but I don't know.

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artful_lounger

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Usually the project will be a specific thing you work on and write up as a dissertation. It's not typically just "I spent 6 months working generally", and even industrial experience/placement modules where that is the crux of what happens will require some reflective log or essay written during/after the placement (and may also require you to present on your experiences orally or through a poster conference or similar). I'd recommend checking with your director of studies/the module coordinator for the industrial project module to see what is expected from it.