University Handbook
2025 unit information
Trimester 1: Internship unit
Trimester 2: Internship unit
Trimester 3: Internship unit
Students must have completed at least 4 credits of study in a Graduate Diploma or Masters program within the School of Communication and Creative Arts.
Additional entry requirements apply – please refer to the Faculty of Arts and Education Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Team note below for further information.
100-hours on-site professional experience (internship placement) with an approved host organisation per trimester
Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.
All students must complete the following three-step internship application process to enrol in the unit:
*Please note: domestic internship applications need to be registered at least two weeks before commencing an internship. Overseas internships need to be registered at least 4 weeks before commencing an internship. Students will have the best success if they commence their research, planning and preparation early.
Please contact the Faculty of Arts and Education Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Team for further information on the experiences on offer and how to apply
This Internship unit, available to all students in Communication and Creative Arts courses, is an internship placement with an approved host organisation. Internships may be undertaken across a very broad range of industries such as creative arts industry sectors, corporate/government/community organizations, associations and practitioners involved in the fields of writing/publishing/editing, visual communication design, dance/performance/theatre production, film, video, television, radio, sound, animation, web design, photography, visual arts, and communications/digital media.
Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)
Research and examine trends in workplace structures, systems and cultures, in relation to disciplinary knowledge, theories and concepts, to inform cultural fit and prospective career decisions
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO6: Self-management
Evaluate workplace and professional practices relevant to your discipline, to advance attainment of career goals
Articulate and evidence your transferable skills
GLO2: Communication
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
The texts and reading list for ACC700 can be found via the University Library. Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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