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MUCH Heritage Industry Internship (ABPL90360)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Semester 2
Overview
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Students enrolled in this subject will complete a internship of a minimum of four weeks full-time placement with an external organisation in the architectural, urban and cultural heritage field. Students will be supervised by the Subject Coordinator in collaboration with a designated party at the host organisation. They will work across a range of tasks relevant to the organisation's objectives, and will develop and complete a specific project in discussion with the host organisation and the Subject Coordinator. The Internship experience will enable students to extend and apply the knowledge acquired through the MUCH coursework subjects, will provide students will a valuable professional experience, and will extend their professional networks. The internship will facilitate the application of knowledge acquired through coursework to a professional workplace.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject the student is expected to:
- Develop skills to work effectively in a professional heritage environment;
- Apply and extend knowledge obtained through prior completion of MUCH subjects in a professional setting, including the application of knowledge and techniques in urban and cultural heritage to a heritage-related project;
- Develop the capacity to work autonomously on a range of methodological and theoretical tasks, and to draw upon an understanding of cross-disciplinary approaches to heritage, in the undertaking of the designated heritage project;
- Develop an understanding of project management skills in an industry setting;
- Effectively communicate the results of the heritage project to the host organisation and to an academic audience.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
completion two of the following subjects:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ABPL90282 | Principles of Heritage and Conservation | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90355 | Issues and Techniques in Global Heritage | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90075 | Urban and Landscape Heritage | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AND
One of the following subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ABPL90020 | Measured Drawings & Digital Heritage | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90089 | Australian Architecture (PG) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90241 | Representing and Remembering Place (PG) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
Written assessment equivalent to 10,000 words comprised of the following tasks:
- 2,000 word project proposal and work plan developed in consultation with the host organisation and the Subject Coordinator, due within two weeks of beginning the internship (20%);
- 5,000 word project for the host organisation developed in consultation with the host organisation, to be assessed by the Subject Coordinator, due within six weeks of the conclusion of the internship (50%);
- 3,000 word journal that documents and reflects on the Internship Experience, to be assessed by the Subject Coordinator, due within three weeks of the conclusion of the internship (30%).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Kate Darian-Smith Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Internship time commitment:160 hours Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
340 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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Prescribed texts
Students will acquire a specific set of skills related to completing a research/problem solving task in a professional environment. Specific skills include:
- Advanced communication skills (written and verbal) appropriate to professional heritage contexts;
- Ability to apply broad theoretical and cross-disciplinary knowledge about heritage to a specific case-study or project;
- Project management skills, including scoping projects, developing timelines and meeting deadlines;
- Research and critical thinking about the methodological and theoretical frameworks of urban and cultural heritage as applied to a professional context;
- High level interpersonal skills, including the capacity to work effectively in a professional setting, and with a professional team.
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Urban and Cultural Heritage - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022