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ENV533E - Environmental Internship

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Postgraduate Faculty of Arts

Leader: Sharron Pfueller

Offered

Clayton First semester 2008 (Evening)
Clayton Second semester 2008 (Evening)

Synopsis

The internship offers students the opportunity to apply and consolidate the knowledge and professional skills they have acquired through their previous study. Under supervision of a member of Monash staff the student will undertake and report on practical and analytical work within the practical context of a business or other organisation outside Monash University (government department, or non-government organisation).

Objectives

On successful completion of the internship students will have:

  1. gained experience in a project which is of direct benefit to the environmental interests of a client organization outside of Monash University,
  2. developed skills in project formulation, implementation, analysis and communication
  3. enhanced their capacity to evaluate environmental policy and project work
  4. improved their ability for self-evaluation in the context of environmental engagement.

Assessment

Internship Journal (1000 words ) : 15%
Report (8000 words ) : 85%

Contact hours

One 2 hour workshop in week 1 of the semester. Subsequent hours to be negotiated between supervisor, student and host organisation.

Prerequisites

ENV4020, ENV4030 and ENV4040

Prohibitions

ENV538C

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