Graduate Research SchoolInternship and Community Engagement (PG)Western Sydney University Unit Code: 800176.2
Discipline: BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Prerequisite
800166 Research Design 1: Theories of Enquiry OR 800218 Researcher Development 1: Reading ,Writing, and the Business of Research
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 8083 Bachelor of Research Studies/Master of Research, 8084 Master of Research (High Cost) or 8085 Master of Research (Low Cost). Students must have organised and confirmed their own internship or work placement before enrolling in the unit.
About this Unit
The aim of this unit is to provide Master of Research students with an opportunity to develop professional identity through exposure to workplaces, community settings or research processes related to their chosen field of study. Students will need to apply the knowledge and skills that they have developed to this internship or engagement activity. This is a cross-disciplinary unit that will employ experiential learning to achieve the learning outcomes. This placement will be chosen by the student in consultation with staff of Graduate Research School and will be undertaken either as an individual or part of a project team.