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Business and Economics Internship (BUSA90525)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Off Campus
For information about the University’s phased return to campus and in-person activity in Winter and Semester 2, please refer to the on-campus subjects page.
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Summer Term
For all application enquiries contact FBE-internships@unimelb.edu.au
For academic enquiries please contact the subject coordinator, Ms Sharon Soltys, ssoltys@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 1
For all application enquiries contact FBE-internships@unimelb.edu.au
For academic enquiries please contact the subject coordinator, Ms Sharon Soltys, ssoltys@unimelb.edu.au
Winter Term
For all application enquiries contact FBE-internships@unimelb.edu.au
For academic enquiries please contact the subject coordinator, Ms Sharon Soltys, ssoltys@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
For all application enquiries contact FBE-internships@unimelb.edu.au
For academic enquiries please contact the subject coordinator, Ms Sharon Soltys, ssoltys@unimelb.edu.au
November
For all application enquiries contact FBE-internships@unimelb.edu.au
For academic enquiries please contact the subject coordinator, Ms Sharon Soltys, ssoltys@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability | Summer Term - Off Campus Semester 1 - Off Campus Winter Term - Off Campus Semester 2 - Off Campus November - Off Campus |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject involves the completion of a professional work placement, integrating academic learning in business & economics areas of study. Students will gain an improved knowledge of employability skills, workplace culture, and career pathways. Students will be required to undertake pre-placement online modules designed to equip students with project management skills and techniques for creative problem solving. The placement will draw on students' specific discipline skills associated with the specialisation of their degree.
This subject is intended to provide students with the opportunity to apply their business knowledge in an industry setting under the joint supervision of an industry and an academic mentor. Students will be responsible for identifying and securing a suitable work placement. Applications should be submitted by the due dates published on the MBS website. Selection into this subject is based on suitability of the placement, and demonstrated motivation to benefit from the program, and timely submission of the application.
The subject coordinator will have final approval of all selected students. Enrolment will be capped and subject to meeting the relevant academic program requirements. There will be a minimum of 30 places available per semester, additional places offered will be subject to Academic availability.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Identify and articulate their knowledge and skills and apply them to relevant business organisational contexts and work-settings, as well as linking them to specific professions and career pathways;
- Review and reflect on the process and output of a work project/placement to articulate their academic and career development learning from the experience;
- Understand the value of industry and professional networks and their importance to self-reliance, lifelong learning and career progression;
- See themselves as beginning professionals and potential change agents rather than inductees into an existing work environment;
- Demonstrate communication skills via workplace contributions and interactions during the subject.
Generic skills
- Ability to communicate effectively in a professional workplace and to work with and interact with a wide range of people inside and outside their host organisations, including working in teams
- Flexibility, adaptability, time management and organisational skills as a result of their participation in the workplace
- Understanding of organisational culture and ethics, safe work practices, and the diversity of workplaces
- Analytical, problem-solving, research and report writing skills
- Ability to manage and plan work
- Capacity for lifelong learning, self-reliance, and professional development
- Demonstrate key attributes sought by employers including interpersonal skills, time management, commercial acumen, initiative, and independent learning
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
- This subject is only available to students in the following courses; Master of Management suite of programs, Master of Finance, Master of International Business, Master of Actuarial Science, Master of Applied Econometrics, Master of Economics, Master of Enterprise and Master of Supply Chain Management.
- Students must submit an application via the MBS internships web site for review by the subject coordinator.
- Students must have capacity in their degree to complete an internship as a general elective. If students wish to complete an internship as a discipline specific elective, they must first seek approval from their Program Director.
- Students must organise their own work placement, which must be approved by the Subject Coordinator prior to the commencement of the teaching period.:
- Additional information, including the application process, is available: https://mbs.unimelb.edu.au/career/apply-your-learning/internship
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Online pre-placement modules and tests (including test preparation)
| Prior to commencing work placement | 30% |
Report: Prepare a report on an aspect of the intended internship project in regard to future career plans
| Prior to commencing work placement | 10% |
Satisfactory participation in work placement activities Hurdle requirement: Confirmed by workplace supervisor at the completion of the work placement. | Assessed over duration on work placement | 10% |
Satisfactory work placement
| Throughout the teaching period | 0% |
Report: Specify and reflect on which skills are required in the placement environment, and which subject(s) you found more relevant for that placement opportunity.
| Completed one week after the completion of the work placement | 10% |
Online post-placement modules and test
| Completed one week after the completion of the work placement | 10% |
Post-placement essay
| Completed two weeks after the completion of the work placement | 30% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Summer Term - Off Campus
Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours Total time commitment 169 hours Teaching period 2 January 2020 to 1 March 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 January 2020 Census date 17 January 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 February 2020 Assessment period ends 1 March 2020 Summer Term contact information
For all application enquiries contact FBE-internships@unimelb.edu.au
For academic enquiries please contact the subject coordinator, Ms Sharon Soltys, ssoltys@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 1 - Off Campus
Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours Total of 169 hours: • Online pre-placement modules and associated online tests, total 12 hours. • 500-word Employability Skills Action Plan, total 8 hours • 500-word Employability Skills Report, total 8 hours • Online post-placement modules and associated online test, total 6 hours. • 2,000-word post-placement essay, total 30 hours • Minimum 105 hours of satisfactory work placement Total time commitment 169 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
For all application enquiries contact FBE-internships@unimelb.edu.au
For academic enquiries please contact the subject coordinator, Ms Sharon Soltys, ssoltys@unimelb.edu.au
- Winter Term - Off Campus
Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours Total time commitment 169 hours Teaching period 6 July 2020 to 2 August 2020 Last self-enrol date 10 July 2020 Census date 17 July 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 July 2020 Assessment period ends 2 August 2020 Winter Term contact information
For all application enquiries contact FBE-internships@unimelb.edu.au
For academic enquiries please contact the subject coordinator, Ms Sharon Soltys, ssoltys@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2 - Off Campus
Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours Total of 169 hours: • Online pre-placement modules and associated online tests, total 12 hours. • 500-word Employability Skills Action Plan, total 8 hours • 500-word Employability Skills Report, total 8 hours • Online post-placement modules and associated online test, total 6 hours. • 2,000-word post-placement essay, total 30 hours • Minimum 105 hours of satisfactory work placement Total time commitment 169 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
For all application enquiries contact FBE-internships@unimelb.edu.au
For academic enquiries please contact the subject coordinator, Ms Sharon Soltys, ssoltys@unimelb.edu.au
- November - Off Campus
Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours Total time commitment 169 hours Pre teaching start date 27 November 2020 Pre teaching requirements . Teaching period 30 November 2020 to 1 January 2021 Last self-enrol date 27 November 2020 Census date 11 December 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 January 2021 Assessment period ends 15 January 2021 November contact information
For all application enquiries contact FBE-internships@unimelb.edu.au
For academic enquiries please contact the subject coordinator, Ms Sharon Soltys, ssoltys@unimelb.edu.au
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Off-campus study
This subject has a workplace component
This subject involves the completion of a professional work placement, integrating academic learning in business & economics areas of study. Students will gain an improved knowledge of employability skills, workplace culture, and career pathways. Students will be required to undertake pre-placement online modules designed to equip students with project management skills and techniques for creative problem solving. The placement will draw on students' specific discipline skills associated with the specialisation of their degree.
Last updated: 3 November 2022