Looking for part-time work or an internship? Need help with your CV or a job interview? Want to find out about your options when you graduate?  Thinking about starting a business?

The QM Careers & Enterprise Team provides a range of services that enable you to develop your employability skills, access work experience and graduate job opportunities, network with employers and decide on your next steps after graduation.

careers information online. 

There are over 100 employer-led events on campus a year, from fairs to skills workshops. These offer you the chance to network with recruiters and get training on self-presentation skills for the recruitment process. We also provide a range of paid work experience opportunities, from real life consulting projects via QConsult to part-time or full-time internships via  QInterns, as well as insight and taster programmes that give you understanding about different sectors and employers.  

 For those who are aspiring entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs, our enterprise programme supports students in setting up their own businesses via seed funding, QAccelerate workshops, events, bootcamps and 1-to-1 careers guidance.

 Get the latest news on social media, search jobs on our online jobs board, read our jobs blog or website for advice and insights and use our practice interviews and psychometric test software.

You can

• Book an appointment for one-to-one careers guidance. Book by phone (020 7 882 8533) or in person up to a week in advance, or drop by on the day – we may have appointments free. We are also able to offer all our appointments to run remotely.
• Find out more about the world of work from employers and former students at our careers events http://www.careers.qmul.ac.uk/events/
• Attend workshops on job applications, interviews, assessment centre techniques and a range of graduate skills – from leadership to commercial awareness.
• Find a range of part-time, and full time job vacancies on our website www.careers.qmul.ac.uk/jobs
• Use our work experience hub to find out about internships, temporary work or local work experience placements https://www.qmul.ac.uk/careers/jobs-and-experience/

QMUL will communicate with you in a variety of ways. Formal correspondence will be sent to you by electronic letter, and it is important that you keep Queen Mary up to date with your personal details and address. You can do this online via the MySIS record system: http://www.arcs.qmul.ac.uk/students/mysis-record/index.html

It is most common for the School of Politics and International Relations, QMUL and the Students’ Union to contact you by your QMUL email. You are assigned a university email address when you enrol, and you are responsible for checking this account on a daily basis. All major notifications and updates will be sent to you at your QMUL email first.

You can access your email account by logging on to a QMUL computer, or, if you are not on campus, at: http://mail.qmul.ac.uk. 

You are also advised to check the plasma screen and notice boards in the School foyer for information on undergraduate news and events, postgraduate news and events, careers, and Staff-Student Liaison Committee minutes.

Detailed information on the following can be found on the Undergraduate area of QMPlus:

We are also active on Social Media: the School of Politics and International Relations has a Facebook and Twitter page.

Connect with us to receive all the latest news, upcoming events and important announcements immediately!

Follow us: https://twitter.com/qmpoliticsir?lang=en

We hope that you will enjoy your time with the School. However, if you do experience a problem, we aim to solve this quickly and simply.

Full details on the Schools Student Complaints Policy and the more formal process of Queen Mary, can be found below.

In essence, if you have a complaint you should raise this with the member of staff concerned. If you do not feel able to approach the member of staff concerned you should talk with your Personal Adviser or the Senior Tutor.

You can make an appointment to see the School Manager or the Head of School to discuss the matter further, if you feel the above approach did not resolve your issue.

You are reminded that issues which affect a whole group of students should be brought to the attention of the School’s Student Staff Liaison Committee. Equally, each School has Course Reps who are elected through the Student Union. Details of Course Reps for the School can be found on the Student Union website - http://www.qmsu.org/coursereps/

If your issue is not resolved through the informal process then you will need to complete the Stage 1 complaint form and submit this for investigation under the Student Complaints Policy:

http://www.arcs.qmul.ac.uk/students/student-appeals/complaints/index.html

Most complaints are resolved at Stage 1 but if your matter is still not resolved then there are two further stages to the policy, which are the institutional level and review stage.

 When the complaint process is finished you will be issued with a Completion of Procedures letter explaining the final decision and the reasons for it.

 Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA)

If you are unhappy with the outcome of an appeal or complaint then you may submit a complaint to the OIA within 12 months of receiving your Completion of Procedures letter. The OIA is the independent body set up to review student complaints and is free to students. For further information regarding the OIA please visit their website: http://www.oiahe.org.uk/

Compulsory Year Abroad

SPIR offers four year programmes that involve spending the full third-year studying at a carefully selected overseas institution.

If you are taking a degree which involves a full-year studying abroad, whilst the year abroad does not count towards your overall degree classification, you must pass this third-year to remain registered on your degree.  To pass the year abroad you must pass the equivalent of 105 credits and maintain an average of 40.0.  If you fail the year abroad, when you return to Queen Mary you will be changed to the relevant three year programme.

Optional Semester Abroad

Students may spend semester A or semester B of their second-year studying at a carefully selected overseas institution.

The grades that you obtain from your semester abroad will be converted into equivalent credit values and grades at Queen Mary  according to approved conversions and these will be used to contribute to your overall second-year results. Overall the second-year contributes to 30% of the final degree classification.

The Code of Student Discipline applies to any action of misconduct whether it takes place on or off Queen Mary premises. The Code also applies to actions that are electronic and occur via electronic means such as (but not limited to) the internet, email, social media sites, chat rooms or text messages.

http://www.arcs.qmul.ac.uk/students/student-appeals/complaints/

Queen Mary is committed to creating an environment for work and study where staff and students are treated with dignity and respect.  We have no place for bullying, harassment and hate. We recognise that these behaviours can take many forms.  Any allegation of harassment, hate crime, bullying or victimisation will be treated seriously, regardless of the seniority of those involved, and anyone found to have behaved unacceptably may be the subject of disciplinary action subject to the processes detailed in the relevant Queen Mary policies.

Report + Support is our secure online platform for anyone at Queen Mary to report harassment, gender-based violence or hate crime, and find out about support options. If you have experienced or witnessed any form of bullying, harassment, violence or hate crime, please see reportandsupport.qmul.ac.uk.