{"id":1490,"date":"2026-02-02T08:29:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2026-02-02T08:31:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:31:28","slug":"do-something-different-stand-out-from-the-crowd-and-take-a-year-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2026\/02\/02\/do-something-different-stand-out-from-the-crowd-and-take-a-year-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Do something different. Stand out from the crowd and take a Year In."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Applications are now open for Kent\u2019s Year In programmes for 2026\/27<\/h3>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">A Year In gives you the opportunity to add an extra year of study in a different subject area, helping you broaden your knowledge and develop a distinctive skillset valued by employers. <strong>You can take a Year In between Stage 2 and Stage 3 of your degree, or after completing Stage 3.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The programme you choose is added to your degree title, clearly showcasing your additional expertise. Combined with the new skills, experiences, and confidence you\u2019ll gain, a Year In can significantly strengthen your CV and help you stand out in a competitive graduate job market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">For 2026\/27, you can boost your employability by adding one of the following six Year In programmes to your degree:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/school-of-computing\/about\/year-in-computing. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/school-of-computing\/about\/year-in-computing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Year In Computing<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/mathematics-statistics-actuarial-science\/about\/year-in-data-analytics. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/mathematics-statistics-actuarial-science\/about\/year-in-data-analytics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Year In Data Analytics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/language-centre\/year-in-a-language. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/language-centre\/year-in-a-language\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">Year In a Language<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/journalism\/undergraduate\/year-in-tv-production. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/journalism\/undergraduate\/year-in-tv-production\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">Year In Television and Online Broadcasting<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\/year-in-management. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\/year-in-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\">Year in Business Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/journalism\/undergraduate\/year-in-journalism. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/journalism\/undergraduate\/year-in-journalism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\">Year In Journalism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">For more information, check out the\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/careers\/year-in. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/careers\/year-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">Year In webpage<\/a>\u00a0or sign up to attend the\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/careers.kent.ac.uk\/leap\/event.html?id=18564&amp;service=Careers%20Service. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/careers.kent.ac.uk\/unauth?leap=true&amp;currentUserLocale=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"7\">information event<\/a> on Wednesday 4 February at 14:00.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applications are now open for Kent\u2019s Year In programmes for 2026\/27 A Year In gives you the opportunity to add an extra year of study &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2026\/02\/02\/do-something-different-stand-out-from-the-crowd-and-take-a-year-in\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40853,"featured_media":1494,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[312383,223276],"tags":[178181],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40853"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1490"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1495,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490\/revisions\/1495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}