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ATS3935 Professional practice

Faculty of Arts

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ATS3935 Professional practice is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2027 in Summer A, Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2027
Summer A, Semester 1, Semester 2
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

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Requisites

Before ATS3935

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After ATS3935

No unit lists ATS3935 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of second-year Arts or Psychology units with a credit average

Overview

You will undertake a professional placement with a host partner organisation.  The host partner organisations are from a diverse range of industries and sectors, including government departments, private industry and not-for-profit organisations.   While undertaking your placement, you will complete a professional project as defined by the host partner organisation and the unit coordinator. The host partner organisation will appoint a field supervisor for the project although the Chief Examiner remains the principal assessor for the unit.

Offerings in 2027

Teaching periodCampusMode
Summer semester AClaytonFlexible
First semesterClaytonFlexible
Second semesterClaytonFlexible
Trimester 2ClaytonFlexible

Assessment

  • Padlet postsExercise
    20%
  • Career development taskWork integrated
    35%
  • ReportWritten
    45%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Set and lay out achievable and measurable goals aiming for professional skills development in alignment with professional aspirations;

  2. 2

    Demonstrate critical and reflective thinking in relation to professional development;

  3. 3

    Create effective resumes communicating your professional achievements;

  4. 4

    Prepare documentation and written reports to a professional standard.

Workload and teaching

  • Teaching approachWork-integrated learning
  • Teaching approachResearch activities
  • Teaching approachProfessional placement
  • Teaching approachOnline learning
  • Teaching approachActive learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

This unit provides you with the opportunity to engage in Work-Integrated Learning or industry-based learning to incorporate professional and industry experience into your studies.

This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.

This unit provides you with opportunities to engage in professional settings relevant to your practitioner field.

The unit will be delivered through Moodle and other online platforms, such as Zoom. Other online resources - Kahoot and Polleverywhere.com - will be used to enhance student learning.

This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.

Learning resources

Technology resources

This unit requires access to a laptop that meets minimum specifications (https://www.monash.edu/esolutions/students/bring-your-own-device-byod). Free specialist software is available via MoVE (https://www.monash.edu/learning-teaching/innovation/learning-technologies/move).

Where it fits

ATS3935 is part of 45 areas of study in the 2027 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Susan Carland
Dr Claire Moran
Unit Coordinators
Dr Claire Moran
Dr Susan Carland

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ATS3935?

ATS3935 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is ATS3935 offered?

In 2027, ATS3935 runs in Summer A, Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton.

How much work is ATS3935?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does ATS3935 have an exam?

No. ATS3935 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include ATS3935?

ATS3935 is part of Anthropology; Archaeology and ancient history; Chinese studies; Communications and media studies; and Criminology, and 20 other areas of study.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
3
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Sociology
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
20202021202220232024202520262027