Science and Technology Internship (SCIE90017)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Off Campus
About this subject
Contact information
Summer Term
For application processing/enrolment – Contact Careers & Industry team with hyperlink of this form https://forms.your.unimelb.edu.au/4747166?SID=a3xOY000000018z
For assessments/LMS - Uta Wille uwille@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 1
For application processing/enrolment – Contact Careers & Industry team with hyperlink of this form https://forms.your.unimelb.edu.au/4747166?SID=a3xOY000000018z
For assessments/LMS: bhenley@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
For application processing/enrolment – Contact Careers & Industry team with hyperlink of this form https://forms.your.unimelb.edu.au/4747166?SID=a3xOY000000018z
For assessments/LMS - hayden.dalton@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
| Availability | Summer Term - Off Campus Semester 1 - Off Campus Semester 2 - Off Campus |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject involves completion of an 80-100 hour science or technology work placement integrating academic learning in science areas of study, employability skills and attributes and an improved knowledge of science and technology organisations, workplace culture and career pathways. The placement is supplemented by pre- and post-placement classes designed to develop an understanding of science and technology professions, introduce skills for developing, identifying and articulating employability skills and attributes and linking them to employer requirements in the science and technology domains. Work conducted during the placement will be suitable for a graduate level of expertise and experience. While immersed in a work environment, students will be expected to challenge themselves by accepting roles and responsibilities that stretch their existing capabilities. They will interrogate the requirements of specific careers and continually monitor their own progress towards developing the necessary knowledge, skills and attributes to thrive in these roles.
Students will be responsible for identifying a suitable work placement prior to the semester. Application for credit need to be submitted via the Internships Portal at least 3 weeks prior to internship commencement and within the Key Dates mentioned on the website. More information is available on the subject webpage here: https://science.unimelb.edu.au/students/plan-your-study/internship-subjects. If you have questions on how and where to find internship, you should contact the Careers and Industry team in the Faculty of Science at hyperlink: https://forms.your.unimelb.edu.au/4747166?SID=a3xOY000000018z
On completion of the subject, students will have completed and reported on a course-related project in a science or technology 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
On completion of the subject, students will have completed and reported on a course-related experience in a science or technology workplace. They will also have enhanced employability skills including communication, interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving, organisational and time-management skills, as well as an understanding of career planning and professional development.
More specifically, students should be able to:
- Identify and articulate their knowledge and skills and apply them to relevant science organisational contexts and work-settings; as well as linking them to specific professions and career pathways;
- Produce original work in an appropriate format which demonstrates scientific analytical, research and problem-solving skills;
- 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
Generic skills
On completion of Science and Technology Internship, students should be able to demonstrate:
- Flexibility, adaptability, time management and organisational skills as a result of their participation in the workplace;
- 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;
- 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 initiative and enterprise;
- Capacity for lifelong learning, self-reliance and professional development
Last updated: 4 March 2025