Internship or Project

Course aim

To provide students with practical experience in applying their discipline knowledge and skills, and to reflect deeply on the relevance and applicability of previous studies in their program to professional practice.

Course content

Students will apply advanced skills to critically analyse the practical application of discipline-specific knowledge and skills in modern organisations, prepare for transition to employment, and consolidate their preparation for lifelong learning. Students will undertake an internship, placement or project and will be guided through a deep reflection of these experiences in relation to their studies throughout the program. Students with a Grade Point Average of Credit and above (GPA > 5.0) will be given the option to undertake an internship in an industry position appropriate to their professional major, for a minimum of 10 days.  Those students who choose not to complete an internship, and the students with a Grade Point Average below credit level (GPA< 5.0), will undertake an industry-based project either as an individual, as a member of a team from their discipline, or in a multidisciplinary team. Students will critique professional practice in terms of their theoretical knowledge and analyse the organisation and their role within, or in support of it.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Completion of all required second year courses from either the Bachelor of Journalism and Professional Writing, Bachelor of Communication and Media, Bachelor of Media Arts, Bachelor of Arts (Sociology), Bachelor of Journalism and Professional Writing/Bachelor of Arts (English and Creative Writing), Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Journalism and Professional Writing, or by approval from the Program Director. COURSE ALERT: This course is not available to students who have completed: COMM 3014 Communication Practicum 2 OR COMM 3014 Communication and Media Research Project OR COMM 3043 Internship in Communication, Media and Cultures

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Field Placement (Internship or industry project)	80 hours x N/A
Seminar	2 hours x 10 weeks
Online (activities)	2 hours x 2 weeks
INTERNAL, MAGILL (INTENSIVE)
Field Placement (Internship or industry project)	80 hours x N/A
Seminar	2 hours x 10 sessions
Online (activities)	2 hours x 2 sessions
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Field Placement (Internship or industry project)	80 hours x N/A
Seminar	2 hours x 10 weeks
Workshop (teacher assisted oral workshop)	0.5 hour x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
Field Placement (Internship or industry project)	80 hours x N/A
External	2 hours x 10 weeks
Online (activities)	2 hours x 2 weeks

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

Assessment

Critical analysis, Portfolio

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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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.