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MUCH Heritage Industry Internship (ABPL90360)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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Students enrolled in this subject will complete an internship of a minimum of 20 days 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 with 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.

Note:

Students are responsible for identifying a suitable work placement to be approved by the course coordinator. Upon approval, students are required to complete all the steps found at https://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/graduate/subject-options/internships-vocational-placements This should be completed at least 2 weeks before the start of semester.

Contact the course coordinator for further advice on identifying a placement opportunity.

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: 24 January 2023

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

Option 1

Two of

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
ABPL90075 Urban and Landscape Heritage
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90282 Principles of Heritage and Conservation
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90355 Issues and Techniques in Global Heritage
August (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

AND

One of

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
ABPL90020 Measured Drawings & Digital Heritage
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90089 Australian Architecture
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90241 Representing and Remembering Place (PG)
Not available in 2023
 12.5

ABPL90355 Issues and Techniques in Global Heritage, can be taken concurrently

Option 2

Approval from the subject coordinator

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: 24 January 2023

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Project proposal and work plan developed in consultation with the host organisation and the Subject Coordinator

  • 2000 words
Within two weeks of beginning the internship placement20%

Project for the host organisation developed in consultation with the host organisation, to be assessed by the Subject Coordinator

  • 5000 words
Within six weeks of the conclusion of the internship placement 50%

Journal that documents and reflects on the Internship Experience, to be assessed by the Subject Coordinator

  • 3000 words
Within three weeks of the conclusion of the internship placement30%

Additional details

Written assessment equivalent to 10,000 words comprised of the tasks above.

Last updated: 24 January 2023

Dates & times

  • Semester 1
    CoordinatorHannah Lewi
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours
    Total time commitment340 hours
    Teaching period27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023
    Last self-enrol date31 May 2023
    Census date31 May 2023
    Last date to withdraw without fail 2 June 2023
    Assessment period ends23 June 2023
  • Semester 2
    CoordinatorHannah Lewi
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours
    Total time commitment340 hours
    Teaching period24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023
    Last self-enrol date31 October 2023
    Census date31 October 2023
    Last date to withdraw without fail 3 November 2023
    Assessment period ends17 November 2023

Time commitment details

340 hours

What do these dates mean

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  • Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
  • And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
    - Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
    - Completion rate. Students who started their course from 2022 and are in a CSP or receiving a HELP Loan (eg FEE-HELP) must meet the completion rate to continue to receive Commonwealth Support for that course.

Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement, and as a fail toward the completion rate, unless there are approved ‘special circumstances’.

Last updated: 24 January 2023

Further information

  • Texts

    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.
  • Related Handbook entries

    This subject contributes to the following:

    TypeName
    CourseMaster 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: 24 January 2023