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Internship for Agricultural Sciences Pt1 (AGRI90083)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1 (Extended)
For application processing/enrolment – science-industry-internships@unimelb.edu.au
For assessments/LMS – ibland@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2 (Extended)
For application processing/enrolment – science-industry-internships@unimelb.edu.au
For assessments/LMS – Ian Bland ibland@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 (Extended) Semester 2 (Extended) |
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This subject involves completion of an 200 hours of 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 designed to introduce skills 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 consideration of career planning and professional skills.
Students are responsible for identifying a suitable work placement prior to the start of semester, with support from Subject Coordinator and the Careers and Industry team in the Faculty of Science. In the semester prior to the placement students should attend Melbourne Careers Centre (MCC) employment preparation seminars and workshops and access other MCC and Faculty resources to help identify potential host organisations http://careers.unimelb.edu.au/home.
Students will be responsible for identifying a suitable work placement prior to the semester. Applications 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 problems finding a placement you should contact the Careers and Industry team in the Faculty of Science at science-industry-internships@unimelb.edu.au
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
On completion this subject, students should be able to:
- Identify and articulate their knowledge and skills and apply them to relevant 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 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
Generic skills
- Demonstrated 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, work practices, and the diversity of workplaces
- Demonstrate 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: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Confirmation of enrolment in this subject will require approval by the Subject Coordinator or the Careers and Industry team in the Faculty of Science and be based on students having secured a host organisation and submitted details of their internship placement via the EMS database prior to the commencement of the teaching period.
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Reflective journal including a log of hours worked
| During the examination period | 20% |
Report or professional portfolio due 3 weeks after the completion of the project
| 3 Weeks after the end of teaching | 60% |
Oral presentation on the internship placement (equivalent to approximately 2000 words) and host supervisor assessment report due in the second last week of semester
| Late in the teaching period | 20% |
Hurdle requirement: 200 hours of satisfactory work placement. | N/A |
Additional details
This assessment statement applies to the entire enrolment across Parts 1 and 2 of the subject (i.e. AGRI90083 and AGRI90084 together).
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1 (Extended)
Principal coordinator Ian Bland Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Overall totals for both semesters of enrolment: 200 hours placement, 8 hours pre-placement, 2 hours mid-placement, 4 hours post-placement. Total time commitment 300 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 30 June 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 30 June 2024 Semester 1 (Extended) contact information
For application processing/enrolment – science-industry-internships@unimelb.edu.au
For assessments/LMS – ibland@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2 (Extended)
Principal coordinator Ian Bland Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Overall totals for both semesters of enrolment: 200 hours placement, 8 hours pre-placement, 2 hours mid-placement, 4 hours post-placement. Total time commitment 300 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 24 December 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 24 December 2024 Semester 2 (Extended) contact information
For application processing/enrolment – science-industry-internships@unimelb.edu.au
For assessments/LMS – Ian Bland ibland@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
Overall total for both semesters of enrolment: 300 hours.
What do these dates mean
Visit this webpage to find out about these key dates, including how they impact on:
- 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).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
- This subject continues over two consecutive study periods, with students first enrolling in AGRI90083 Internship for Agricultural Sciences Part 1 and then subsequently enrolling in AGRI90084 Internship for Agricultural Sciences Part 2 for a total enrolment of 25 credit points. Students will receive an overall result for the subject following completion of the two-subject sequence.
- Information provided on this page applies to Part 1 and Part 2 of the subject (AGRI90083 and AGRI90084)
- Students undertaking a 25 point internship across one semester should instead enrol in the subject AGRI90078
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Agricultural Sciences - 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: 31 January 2024