Official Lancaster Uni Offer Holders Thread 2025 entry

Hey, I was wondering whether there were any 'year in industry' or 'study abroad' or 'exchange program with another university' opportunities and what would be required for these? Is there much funding support available as well?

Hello,
What degree are you interested in specifically?
Certain courses indeed offer year in industry and study abroad programmes. Lancaster University has a lot of international partnerships, so there are often opportunities to study at those institutions, however, it depends on the course.
Furthermore, there are plenty of summer schools and various programmes available to Lancaster students (e.g. at Sunway University in Malaysia, and others). Lancaster University also has a "global experience" funding program to support students who are studying or doing internships abroad in the summer.
Specific destinations, conditions and requirements of study abroad and year in industry programs depends on the course.
I hope this is helpful, let me know if you'd like me to elaborate on any of the above-mentioned points 😊
Best wishes,
Polina,
Lancaster University Student Ambassador.

I applied for the Cyber Security with Industrial Experience degree so I was wondering whether there are any extra opportunities to study abroad or at other institutions alongside the course

Hi @iive
As you applied for a "with industrial experience degree", it looks like you have the opportunity to take a 10-week industrial placement in your final year. I'm unsure if this placement has to be UK-based or if you would be allowed to look for an opportunity in another country, it may be worth emailing [email protected] to ask?
Lancaster also offers a Cyber Security (with Study Abroad) programme, where you spend your third year in a different country studying at one of Lancaster's partner universities. Some of the other computing degrees at Lancaster also offer a placement year, where you spend your full third year working in industry. Although I know it is more common to take your placement year in the UK, I have heard of people in other departments finding international opportunities- however this is up to the student to find and arrange.
For both the study abroad year and the placement year you pay reduced fees to university. I believe there is funding you can apply to for study abroad programmes (however I don't know much about it) and you would be earning a salary during a placement year.
Outside of this, you could try to arrange a summer internship at an international company, however, this would be your responsibility and outside of your university course.
You might be able to get more information by emailing the department, or reaching out to one of our computing students on Unibuddy?
Rebecca (Lancaster Student Ambassador)

Hi, I have an offer holder day for Human Geography and I’m looking forward to coming to the uni to visit and explore the city, as coking from kent I don’t know much about Lancaster as a whole.
Does anybody know any specific time slots for the offer holder events (specifically April 26th)?
Is anybody else going on their own to these offer holder events?
Thank you!

Anyone going to the offer holder day tomorrow? I am going for film, media, and cultural studies. X

I originally applied for cybersecurity at Lancaster but I was wondering if I could change it to include industrial experience after I start at Lancaster? Or since it’s in the third year will I have time to choose wether or not to do jt

Hi, I have an offer for Computer Science at Lancaster. I was wondering how the course is assessed? Is it coursework, exams, a mix? If it’s a mix, roughly what percent exams, and what percent coursework? Thanks!

Hi there,
I was unsure as to whether the computer science BSc course goes across 2 or 3 semesters of the year?

Hi @LicenceM
Currently, most of our courses at Lancaster are spread across 3 terms, with the final summer term mainly consisting of exams.
-Jasmine (Lancaster Student Ambassador)