Postgraduate - UnitAPG5059 - Internship (postgraduate)

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 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.

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics
Offered	Clayton First semester 2015 (Flexible)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Nadine Normand-Marconnet

Notes

This is an internship that requires an application to be enrolled - see the Arts InternshipsArts Internships (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/internships/) page for further information.
This is an international study program that requires an application to be enrolled - see the Arts PratoArts Prato (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/prato/) page for further information.
The unit is offered as a Summer Semester and a Term 1 unit - see the Summer Arts ProgramSummer Arts Program (http://www.monash.edu/students/courses/arts/summer-program.html) page for further information.
The unit is offered as a Term 3 unit - see the Winter Arts ProgramWinter Arts Program (http://www.monash.edu/students/courses/arts/winter-program.html) page for further information.

Synopsis

The internship (postgraduate) is aimed at helping students gain real world experiences in a range of professional industries. By working with professionals students will be able to acquire skills that will help prepare them for the transition from university to the work place. In applying the knowledge acquired in the classroom, students are able to broaden their understanding of the discipline. The coursework component of the unit will require students to engage in a critical reflective process and this will be evidenced by completion of at least one of the following: critical portfolio, internship reports, critical research essays, or through alternative assessment as appropriate to the specific parameters of the internship. Employers participating in the internship may also become a useful recruitment resource for graduates.

Outcomes

The internship unit aims to help students to:

obtain practical experience in a professional sector.
draw conclusions about the criteria and skills involved in a practical working environment.
apply the principles and practices acquired in their study
demonstrate their skills to prospective employers
make decisions about their careers
reflect on the connection between theory and practice

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Additional requirements
Industry placement

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Nadine Normand-Marconnet

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Applied linguistics
Interpreting and translation studies

Prerequisites

Approval by unit co-ordinator.

Prohibitions

APG4059