This course provides an opportunity for HDR students to apply and develop professional skills and attributes in an area of their choice. This course offers opportunities to network with professional organisations such as local and national government and industry, and to acquire skills, knowledge and professional attributes which will facilitate future employment and career outcomes. The internship will be under the mentorship of a workplace professional, with access to an appropriate academic within the ANU Colleges. Students are generally expected to undertake an internship that is broadly relevant to their research field.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Demonstrate the ability to work under professional supervision, and gain useful background of a professional context and how that workplace operates;
- Communicate complex concepts clearly and coherently in a professional context;
- Analyse, consolidate and synthesise advanced theoretical and professional knowledge through research to identify and propose solutions to complex problems with intellectual independence;
- Exercise critical thinking and judgment in the context of developing advanced professional knowledge;
- Independently conduct a research project; and
- Demonstrate the ability to deliver outcomes as per the terms negotiated in the Placement Agreement.
Work Integrated Learning
Placements
All students engage with WIL partners (internal/external) as a major component of the course
Other Information
Students wishing to undertake a College of Health and Medicine Internship can find more information about available placements and frequently asked questions on the Science HDR Internship web page .
Indicative Assessment
- Final Internship Report or video presentation (70) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Oral presentation (20) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Course reflection (10) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Professional Internship Portfolio which must include the Placement Agreement, Host Supervisor evaluation of performance, Log books indicating activities conducted over the course of the internship and may also include other artefacts as negotiated in the internship agreement. (0) [LO 1,6]
- Qualtrics survey (0) [LO 1,6]
- All components of the assessment must be completed satisfactorily to meet the grade of Course Requirements Satisfied. (null) [LO null]
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Workload
Subject to agreed supervision arrangements, students should consult each week with the professional supervisor.
The timing and duration of attendance at the workplace will be negotiated with the professional supervisor.
Students may be required to attend an Internship Induction prior to the placement.
One unit of enrolment is equivalent to 1 week, full-time and 2 weeks part-time.
Where enrolment is spread across multiple semesters or sessions, these must be consecutive.
Inherent Requirements
No specific inherent requirements have been identified for this course, but the workplace agreement may include requirements specific to the placement.
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the ANU College of Science and Medicine to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
None specified
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 3 to 24 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
Units | EFTSL |
---|---|
3.00 | 0.06250 |
4.00 | 0.08333 |
5.00 | 0.10417 |
6.00 | 0.12500 |
7.00 | 0.14583 |
8.00 | 0.16667 |
9.00 | 0.18750 |
10.00 | 0.20833 |
11.00 | 0.22917 |
12.00 | 0.25000 |
13.00 | 0.27083 |
14.00 | 0.29167 |
15.00 | 0.31250 |
16.00 | 0.33333 |
17.00 | 0.35417 |
18.00 | 0.37500 |
19.00 | 0.39583 |
20.00 | 0.41667 |
21.00 | 0.43750 |
22.00 | 0.45833 |
23.00 | 0.47917 |
24.00 | 0.50000 |
Course fees
If you are a domestic student, information about course fees can be found at Fees.
- International fee paying students
Year | Fee |
---|---|
2025 | $1060 per unit |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Quarter 1
Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
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General Internship | ||||||
1510 | 01 Jan 2025 | 02 Jan 2025 | 30 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | In Person | N/A |
RTP Internship | ||||||
1511 | 01 Jan 2025 | 02 Jan 2025 | 30 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | In Person | N/A |
First Semester
Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General Internship | ||||||
4231 | 01 Jan 2025 | 01 Jan 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | In Person | N/A |
RTP Internship | ||||||
4232 | 01 Jan 2025 | 01 Jan 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | In Person | N/A |
Quarter 2
Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
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General Internship | ||||||
5491 | 01 Apr 2025 | 01 Apr 2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | In Person | N/A |
RTP Internship | ||||||
5492 | 01 Apr 2025 | 01 Apr 2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | In Person | N/A |
Quarter 3
Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General Internship | ||||||
6562 | 01 Jul 2025 | 01 Jul 2025 | 30 Sep 2025 | 30 Sep 2025 | In Person | N/A |
RTP Internship | ||||||
6563 | 01 Jul 2025 | 01 Jul 2025 | 30 Sep 2025 | 30 Sep 2025 | In Person | N/A |
Second Semester
Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
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General Internship | ||||||
9228 | 01 Jul 2025 | 01 Jul 2025 | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | In Person | N/A |
RTP Internship | ||||||
9229 | 01 Jul 2025 | 01 Jul 2025 | 31 Aug 2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | In Person | N/A |
Quarter 4
Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General Internship | ||||||
9431 | 01 Oct 2025 | 01 Oct 2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | In Person | N/A |
RTP Internship | ||||||
9432 | 01 Oct 2025 | 01 Oct 2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | In Person | N/A |