Hawke Ambassador International Volunteer Experience

Course aim

To enable students to gain work experience in an international setting and enhance the practical relevance of their academic specialisation or intercultural understanding.

Course content

International relations; the United Nations; non-governmental organisations; the less-developed world; risk management; volunteering; inter-cultural communication; risk management; pre-service orientation; in-country supervision; case managed support and feedback; written and oral reports.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Successful completion of 18 units of the International Relations, Languages, Applied Linguistics majors, or Communications major.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
Industrial Placement	N/A 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

Achievement Report, Evaluative Report, Portfolio: continuous assessment tasks, Posting Preparation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.500
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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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.