Science Work Placement - SCIF2199
Faculty: Faculty of Science
School: Faculty of Science
Course Outline: http://www.science.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 11
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: 48 units of credit. Students must have a WAM of 65 or above to be eligible for this course
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
This course will enable students to explore and gain a practical understanding of the requirements and expectations of the professional workplace through experiential learning. Students will develop their knowledge, capabilities and employability skills. Internships/work placements enable students to gain practical, supervised experience in the work place.
The course is available to domestic and international students. If a domestic or international student wishes to undertake an overseas work placement, extra conditions will apply before the placement is approved.
Permission to enrol in SCIF2199 will only be granted if the work internship/work placement is compatible to the student's major. Students who wish to enrol must have successfully completed a minimum of 48 UoC and have a WAM of >65 with no more than 1 fail.
Placements are to be a minimum of 3 weeks full-time (105 hours or more). This may be done intensively in the semester break or spread out over the semester as approximately 10 hours per week.
The course will count as a Science elective and is non-graded - this course is satisfactory/unsatisfactory completion.
Note: To enrol in SCIF2199 please contact the Science Student Centre.