School Of Humanities And Communication ArtsInternship and Community EngagementWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102212.1
Discipline: BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in The Academy @ Western Sydney or at the discretion of the Director of Academic Program and/or Head of The Academy and must have successfully completed 40 credit points of study.
About this Unit
The aim of this unit is to provide second/third year Academy 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 be encouraged to identify, examine and discuss the multiplicity of leadership factors in such environments while providing work experience. 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 The Academy and will be undertaken either as an individual or part of a project team.
Special Requirements - Legislative Pre-requisites
In some cases, some of the students' projects will comprise working with vulnerable populations, and in some cases may need to undertake Child Protection course/background checks, First aid etc. This will depend on the Internship/Engagement undertaken.