Professional Experience

Course aim

To encourage students to acquire practical work-place experience, and provide an opportunity to relate and integrate course material in practical situations.

Course content

The course focuses on understanding the role of positioning, networking, CVs and addressing job specifications when applying for jobs. Students choose and complete an appropriate 40hrs discipline related placement and attend two workshops on career planning.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
GEOE 1018	Geospatial Information Science
BIOL 1015	Sustainable Ecosystems
BIOL 1014	Biodiversity for the Environment
EART 1010	Landscape Fundamentals
ENVT 1016	Environmental Analytical Methods
ENVT 1013	Environment: A Human Perspective
ARCH 1011	Land Use Planning
EART 1011	Soils in the Australian Landscape

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop	2 hours x 2 weeks
Industrial Placement	40 hours x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Professional experience report

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.000
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.