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Arts Internship (MULT30019)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville) and Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Summer Term
Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
Availability | Summer Term - Online Semester 1 - On Campus Semester 2 - On Campus |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject involves completion of an 80-100 hour work placement integrating academic learning, employability skills and attributes and an improved knowledge of organisations, workplace culture and career pathways. The placement is supplemented by pre- and post-placement classes, including a compulsory placement induction in Week 1 and compulsory pre-placement sessions in Weeks 2 &3, designed to introduce workplace culture and strategies for developing, identifying and articulating employability skills and attributes and linking them to employer requirements. The placement should draw on specific discipline skills associated with the course of enrolment. Pre-placement seminars will also include career development and planning, self-assessment, reflexivity and professional skills.
Students are responsible for identifying a suitable work placement, by Week 1 of semester, with support from Student Programs staff. In the semester prior to your placement you should attend Melbourne Careers Centre's employment preparation seminars and workshops and access other careers resources to help you to identify potential host organisations (http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/careers/). You will need to commence your approaches to organisations at least 4 weeks before the placement. More information is available in the Subject Guide. Placements must be approved by the Coordinator. If you have problems finding a placement you should contact the Course Coordinator.
On completion of the subject, students will have completed and reported on a course-related project in a workplace. They will also have enhanced employability skills including communication, interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving, organisational and time-management, and an understanding of career planning and professional development.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete this subject will:
- Illustrate a general understanding of the concepts and principles of career development planning theory and practice
- Demonstrate an independent approach to learning and knowledge
- Identify and articulate their knowledge and skills and apply them to relevant organisational contexts and work-settings
- Produce original work in an appropriate format which demonstrates critical analysis, research and problem-solving skills
- Reflect on the process and output of a work project/placement to articulate their academic and career development learning from the experience
- Contribute as a member of a team
Generic skills
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
A minimum of 100 credit points of study completed
Students are required to apply for permission to enrol into this subject prior to commencement of the internship. Students should make this application via the online application form:
https://artsunimelb.formstack.com/forms/internship_application
Applications will be reviewed in three rounds:
Round 1 (Summer and Semester 1 availability): closing 31 October
Round 2 (Semester 1 availability): closing 31 January
Round 3 (Semester 2 availability): closing 31 May
Students will receive outcomes within two weeks of the closing date for the relevant round. For further information including FAQS on the Application and Selection Process see:
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MULT20010 | Arts Internship |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
MULT30020 | Arts Internship: Not for Profit | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
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
Students undertaking an internship with a host agency may be required to satisfy a number of requirements, including:
- undergoing a recent National Police Record Check
- holding a valid Working with Children Check for the relevant state/territory
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Semester 1
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Career case-study based on an information interview with an employee in your placement organisation, including a strategic career plan
| Mid semester | 30% |
Essay on the placement experience
| During the examination period | 50% |
Team-focussed activity: group presentation on a work-related or discipline specific topic (due in weeks 10, 11 & 12 classes)
| From Week 10 to Week 12 | 10% |
Individual academic poster on the group presentation topic (presentations and posters are both due in weeks 10, 11 & 12 classes) | From Week 10 to Week 12 | 10% |
80 hours of satisfactory work placement; and 100% attendance at seminars.
| Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Semester 2
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Career case-study based on an information interview with an employee in your placement organisation, including a strategic career plan
| Mid semester | 30% |
Essay on the placement experience
| During the examination period | 50% |
Team-focussed activity: group presentation on a work-related or discipline specific topic (due in weeks 10, 11 & 12 classes)
| From Week 10 to Week 12 | 10% |
Individual academic poster on the group presentation topic (presentations and posters are both due in weeks 10, 11 & 12 classes) | From Week 10 to Week 12 | 10% |
80 hours of satisfactory work placement; and 100% attendance at seminars.
| Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Summer Term
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Career case-study based on an information interview with an employee in your placement organisation, including a strategic career plan
| Due three weeks after commencing placement | 30% |
Essay on the placement experience
| 2 Weeks after the end of teaching | 50% |
Team-focussed activity: group presentation on a work-related or discipline specific topic (to be presented in the final class post placement)
| End of the teaching period | 10% |
Individual academic poster on the group presentation topic (presentations and posters are both due in the final class post placement) | End of the teaching period | 10% |
80 hours of satisfactory work placement; and 100% attendance at seminars.
| Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Summer Term - Online
Coordinator Elizabeth Lakey Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 80 -100 hours placement, 2 hour induction seminar, 8 hours of seminars pre-placement, a 2 hours mid-placement seminar, 8 hours of seminars post-placement. Total time commitment 152 hours Teaching period 4 January 2023 to 20 February 2023 Last self-enrol date 3 January 2023 Census date 20 January 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 17 February 2023 Assessment period ends 5 March 2023 Summer Term contact information
- Semester 1 - On Campus
Coordinators Olivia Meehan and Megan McIntosh Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 80 -100 hours placement, 2 hour induction seminar, 8 hours of seminars pre-placement, a 2 hours mid-placement seminar, 8 hours of seminars post-placement. Total time commitment 152 hours Teaching period 27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023 Assessment period ends 23 June 2023 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2 - On Campus
Coordinator Megan McIntosh Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 80 -100 hours placement, 4 hour induction seminar, 4 hours of seminars pre-placement, a 2 hours mid-placement seminar, 4 hours of seminars post-placement. Total time commitment 152 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
132-152 hours.
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Last updated: 31 January 2024
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- Subject notes
This subject is available as an elective subject in the Bachelor of Arts.
- Off-campus study
This subject has a workplace component
The subject includes a placement of 80-100 hours with an organisation, offering an opportunity to contribute to that organisation through project work, research and/or engaging in the key activities of the organisation.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Arts (Extended) Course Bachelor of Arts - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024