Business and Economics Internship (BUSA90525)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Off Campus and Online
Please refer to the return to campus page for more information on these delivery modes and students who can enrol in each mode based on their location.
About this subject
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
Overview
| Availability | Summer Term - Off Campus Semester 1 - Off Campus Winter Term - Off Campus June - Off Campus Semester 2 - Online |
|---|---|
| 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
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following 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
Admission into one of the following:
- MC-MGMT Master of Management
- MC-MGMTMKT Master of Management (Marketing)
- MC-MGMTHRE Master of Management (Human Resources)
- MC-MGMTACT Master of Management (Accounting)
- MC-MGMTAFN Master of Management (Accounting and Finance)
- MC-MGMTFIN Master of Management (Finance)
- MC-FIN Master of Finance
- MC-IB Master of International Business
- MC-ACTSC Master of Actuarial Science
- MC-APPECON Master of Applied Econometrics
- MC-ECO Master of Economics
- MC-ENT Master of Enterprise
- MC-SCM Master of Supply Chain Management
Students must submit an application via the MBS website 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.
For information on how to apply:
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
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
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 31 December 2020 to 28 February 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 January 2021 Census date 22 January 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 February 2021 Assessment period ends 28 February 2021 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 1 March 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021 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 28 June 2021 to 25 July 2021 Last self-enrol date 2 July 2021 Census date 9 July 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 July 2021 Assessment period ends 25 July 2021 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
- June - 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 Pre teaching start date 14 June 2021 Pre teaching requirements Online pre-placement modules and associated online tests Teaching period 28 June 2021 to 10 September 2021 Last self-enrol date 16 June 2021 Census date 9 July 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 September 2021 Assessment period ends 8 October 2021 - Semester 2 - Online
Mode of delivery Online 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 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021 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
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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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.
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Last updated: 3 November 2022