UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

BMS5009 Industry training and internship

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

BMS5009 Industry training and internship is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2025
Semester 1, Semester 2
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
7 tasks

This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before BMS5009

Corequisites

Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.

After BMS5009

No unit lists BMS5009 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Corequisite: Must be enrolled in course M6003

Overview

This unit constitutes the work preparation component to complete the Master of Biomedical and Health Science. It prepares you with the skill set for work and industry preparedness and provides you with a professional internship experience undertaken over two months.

You will gain skills in developing an employment/work portfolio, including writing a CV and a cover letter, and addressing key selection criteria, for model jobs in the biomedical sciences. You will also learn the skills to develop effective online portfolios to market yourself professionally.

You will also develop industry awareness for the biomedical and biotechnology industries.

In the internship, you will acquire experience by working in a professional environment in the biomedical and biotechnology industries. The internship will include considerations of ethical issues in the workplace and the development of a workplace written report.

Offerings in 2025

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterClaytonImmersive
Second semesterClaytonImmersive

Assessment

  • Work-readiness portfolio (1,500 words)Portfolio
    15%
  • Professional online portfolio (20 minutes)Artefact
    10%
  • Behaviour-based professional interview (15 minutes)Demonstration
    8%
  • Oral presentation on ethical considerations in their internship workplace (20 minutes)Work integrated
    10%
  • Production of a work-environment specific report (3000 words limit)Work integrated
    30%
  • Oral presentation on growth trends in the biomedical and biotech industries (15 minutes)Work integrated
    7%
  • Workplace-specific codes for professionalismWork integrated
    20%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Create a professional written portfolio for different types of positions within the biomedical or biotechnology industries.

  2. 2

    Evaluate explicit and implicit key selection criteria for different types of positions within the biomedical or biotechnology industries and formulate appropriate oral and written responses.

  3. 3

    Design and construct professional online portfolios to promote skills for self-employment in the biomedical and Biotech industries.

  4. 4

    Appraise and critique interview techniques for models of real world jobs in the biomedical or biotechnical industries.

  5. 5

    Apply professional biomedical science skills to generate a workplace -appropriate research report such as preparation of findings for publication or creating a pipeline of product marketing or evaluation.

  6. 6

    Appraise current trends in the biomedical and biotechnology sciences to Identify potential growth areas.

  7. 7

    Evaluate the impact of organisation culture upon ethical practise and approaches to problem solving.

  8. 8

    Formulate and apply a set of professional codes of conduct for a specific internship workplace.

Workload and teaching

  • Workshops12 hours

For the coursework component: Contact 24 hours/week for four weeks.

Internships: Maximum 7.5 h/day x 5 days/week x 2 months

Learning resources

Required resources

See Moodle for details about required resources.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Professor Ramesh Rajan
Unit Coordinators
Nicole Wiedmann
Professor Ramesh Rajan

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for BMS5009?

None, but you must take BMS5008 before or alongside it.

When is BMS5009 offered?

In 2025, BMS5009 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton.

Does BMS5009 have an exam?

No. BMS5009 has 7 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
School of Biomedical Sciences
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available