Many of the university's programmes offer the opportunity to study or work abroad, or undertake a work placement. The university students can apply for direct entry to programmes with options to study abroad and can also transfer to the study abroad variants after the first year of study. There are approximately 70 research centers and institutes within the University of Exeter including the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, the Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture, the Institute of Cornish Studies, the Environment and Sustainability Institute and the Marchmont Observatory. Every year at registration, new or continuing students are required to select one of ten statements indicating their current level of career planning. The Career Zone's goal is to empower students to "Decide," "Plan," and "Compete" for opportunities and follow their chosen graduate career path. This "Careers Registration" helps us define the support you need to succeed in your career, regardless of where you are in the process.