This subject requires you to do a practical placement, please see Additional Requirements for more information.
Internship
UndergraduateMUR-ART3252024
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It’s time to put what you’ve learned into practice. You’ll be connected with an industry partner and complete real-world activities and projects. Start to think about the future of work and your place in the industry.
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- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Internship
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- Apply disciplinary knowledge, exercise critical thinking and analytical skills, demonstrate effective and professional communication skills, and work agilely in diverse contexts to solve real-world problems.
- Design and manage a self-directed project (or projects) that require independent inquiry and collaboration with others.
- Reflect critically on the skills and knowledge you have acquired through study and real-world experiences, and effectively communicate to others how these prepare you for the future of work.
- Students will participate in various professional practices as explained by their specific employer.
This unit provides students with real-world learning opportunities in which they apply their disciplinary knowledge, exercise critical thinking and analytical skills, demonstrate effective and professional communication, and work agilely to solve real-world problems. Working with an industry partner, the internship provides a practical bridge between university and the professions. Industry placements can be created and negotiated in diverse ways to suit both students and their industry partners. Students will acquire, demonstrate and reflect upon a diverse range of skills and understandings that prepare them for the future of work.
Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.
- Internship Plan (20%)
- Reflective Journal (50%)
- Presentation (30%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- MUR-BGS-DEG-2024 - Bachelor of Global Security (Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies)
- MUR-ASD-DEG-2024 - Bachelor of Arts (Sustainable Development)
- MUR-CDV-DEG-2024 - Bachelor of Arts (Community Development)
- MUR-AID-DEG-2024 - Bachelor of Arts (International Aid and Development)
Others
Enrolment in a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Global Security.
Approval of ART325 unit coordinator or student's Academic Chair.
Additional requirements
- Placement requirements - Students are required to organise their own workplace/employer for this internship undertaking.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.
Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Global Security (Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies)
UndergraduateMUR-BGS-DEG
Bachelor of Arts (Sustainable Development)
UndergraduateMUR-ASD-DEG
Bachelor of Arts (Community Development)
UndergraduateMUR-CDV-DEG
Bachelor of Arts (International Aid and Development)
UndergraduateMUR-AID-DEG