Undergraduate - UnitMON2003 - Social inclusion internship: Working on migrant and refugee settlement in multicultural communities

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

print version

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered, or view unit timetables.

Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Monash Passport category	Depth (Enhance Program)
Offered	South Africa Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Victoria Graham (South Africa)

Synopsis

In the Social Inclusion Internship, students apply their academic and research skills to projects in the migration, refugees and multiculturalism sector. Drawing on prior study of migration issues, the internship enables students to participate in the activities and projects of an approved host organisation. It is an opportunity for students to gain first-hand experience of the culture and challenges of the workplace and to engage with the practical dimensions of migrant and refugee settlement and multicultural communities. The unit enables students to obtain practical workplace experience while gaining academic credit towards their degree.

Places are strictly limited and selection will be based primarily on academic merit.

Outcomes

On successful completion all students will have:

Gained first-hand experience of the practical dimensions of migrant and refugee settlement and integration
Attained practical workplace interpersonal skills
Completed relevant research and/or job study that demonstrates their understanding of the complexities of migration
Developed knowledge of both the theoretical and practical challenges of immigration
Consolidated their skills in project formulation, implementation, analysis and reporting
Enhanced skills in managing and organising workloads for the completion of their internship research project and related assessment tasks
Enhanced their skills in critical reflection by engaging with the host organisation's positioning in terms of broader refugee, migration and multiculturalism issues
Developed an understanding of the structures and intersections of the various stakeholders in the migration sector
Developed their ability for self-evaluation and reflective learning in the context of the workplace

Assessment

Pre-internship appraisal: 1000 words (10%)
Reflective placement essay: 2000 words (20%)
Seminar presentation: 2000 words (20%)
Research paper: 4000 words (50%)