Internship by area of study

In this section you will find the sectors in which Study Abroad students have found internships through the University of Westminster. Be aware, though, that the list below is merely an indication of some of the most popular areas in which we have helped to match internship students so far.

If your interests lie in another field, or if you have multiple interest areas, simply tell us! We continuously develop new partnerships with companies in London and can target new sectors for you.

Download an internship information and application pack here 

Arts, Fashion & Design

Fashion: shop floor assistance, merchandising, administrative duties, runner duties.

  • ceramics
  • cosmetics marketing
  • design agencies e.g. textiles (practical and desk-top publishing)
  • fashion agencies
  • fashion PR
  • small-scale interior design for events

Our Arts, Fashion & Design partners include French Connection.

Business & Trade

Various duties and tasks – this is a wide-ranging area for Study Abroad internship placements.

  • Foreign Direct Investment Agency
  • international mail-order business
  • SMEs (small-medium sized enterprises)

Charities & NGOs

Administrative duties, assisting with focus groups, mentoring, helping to develop projects.
Environment: research, report writing, attending lobbying events, administrative duties.

  • community centres in disadvantaged areas
  • corporate fundraising
  • international development campaign organisations
  • mental health charities
  • Refugee Support Centre

Our Charity & NGO partners include The Prince’s Trust charity.

Finance & Accounting

More experienced students will work on specific projects and administrative duties in finance at the larger firms. Less experienced students with accounting skills will assist smaller firms with their business accounts and administrative duties.

  • accountancy firms
  • environmental finance research
  • finance departments of corporate firms
  • international business organisation with some sectoral research on the international finance sector

Human Resources

Administrative duties, project work, opportunity to gain insight into legal side of employment.

  • Various for large and small organisations (including National Health Service)

Journalism, Media & Publishing

Journalism: Please note that it is very difficult to secure specific Internships when in high demand. Most work is in research, editorial or in technical graphic design for experienced students. Also, there are only very occasional opportunities to write articles.

  • academic and fiction publishing
  • desk-top publishing (for experienced interns)
  • museum publishers
  • print journalism (limited fields)
  • TV documentary production (scripts and post production)
  • web journalism

Our Journalism, Media & Publishing partners include Parthenon Entertainment, Ltd.

Marketing, PR, Advertising & Sales

Market research, client liaison, events, administrative duties.

PR: writing and preparing press packs, supplier & client liaison, planning, administrative duties.

  • advertising agencies
  • communications
  • corporate marketing for charities (including events)
  • cosmetics industry marketing
  • general PR agencies
  • marketing for SMEs (small-medium sized enterprises)
  • PR for corporate, business and political public relations
  • PR for fashion companies
  • PR for music companies

Music & Theatre

Administrative duties, internet pr work, media liaison, delivering promotional demos to tv/radio, attending & reviewing concerts.
Theatre: administrative duties, runner duties, theatre bookings. More experienced students may also help backstage.

  • music PR agencies
  • talent booking agencies
  • small theatres – admin (occasionally backstage work available for suitable candidates)

Politics

Administrative support for MP constituency office including databases, handling queries, political research, help with press releases (some which have featured on live House of Commons debates).

  • environmental policy lobby groups
  • member of parliament (MP) constituency offices (occasionally involving some work connected with the House of Commons)
  • PR for political bodies and individuals

Psychology

Administrative duties, assisting with focus groups, mentoring, helping to develop projects.

  • mental health charities (administrative and practical work)
  • women’s health research

Some other areas of request that we have recently matched

  • Architecture
  • Catering Management
  • Ceramics
  • Environmental Organisations (politics and technical/financial research)
  • IT
  • Libraries

Some areas are more competitive than others. The Business Experience Team will make every effort to offer you an internship in your chosen field, but you should be aware that certain fields are particularly difficult to secure employment in.

  • Theatre, especially in the field of Performance, sees extremely high demand for very few places.
  • Internships in the stock market are very hard to come by, although there are finance and accounting opportunities.
  • Law and law courts and the medical profession are the most difficult fields in which to achieve internships, and may not be possible due to sector regulations and insurance.
  • The most highly competitive placements are in Media, Advertising, Fashion Design and the Music industry.
  • Highly specialised internships (for example in Health Care or Biological Sciences) are very difficult to obtain and are unlikely to include any hands-on experience or direct patient contact. You may need to supply health or vaccination certificates.
  • For placements in areas such as Education, Government, Social, Health or Care work, you must provide a Police Clearance Report from your home country and in the UK.