Undergraduate - UnitATS3948 - Internship (undergraduate)

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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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2015 (Flexible) Clayton Summer semester A 2015 (Flexible) Prato Summer semester A 2015 (Flexible) Prato Term 1 2015 (Flexible) Clayton Term 3 2015 (Flexible)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Nadine Normand-Marconnet (Term 1)(Semester 1); Dr Shani Tobias (Term 3)(Semester 2)(Summer A)

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 (undergraduate) 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 will be 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.

Outcomes

The internship unit aims to help students to:

Obtain practical experience in a professional sector.
Reflect on the criteria and skills involved in a practical working environment.
Reflect on the principles and practices being acquired in their course and how these might be applied to real world contexts
Demonstrate their skill development in relation to a real world context
Make decisions about further study and possible career paths

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 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 (Term 1)(Semester 1); Dr Shani Tobias (Term 3)(Semester 2)(Summer A)

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

Chinese studies
English as an international language
French studies
German studies
Indonesian studies
Italian studies
Japanese studies
Korean studies
Linguistics
Spanish and Latin American studies
Arts enrichment units

Prerequisites

Approval by unit co-ordinator