FSC5091 Food science and agribusiness industry internship
Faculty of Science
FSC5091 Food science and agribusiness industry internship is a level 5, 24-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Science, offered in 2025 in Summer A, Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 24
- Offered in 2025
- Summer A, Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 6 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before FSC5091
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After FSC5091
No unit lists FSC5091 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
PREREQUISITE: Parts A, B and C should be completed before undertaking Part D, exceptions may be approved
COREQUISITE: Enrolment in the Master of Food Science and Agribusiness
Overview
This unit is the advanced practice unit (Part D) within the Master of Food Science and Agribusiness, and representing a capstone of the overall Master’s program. You select one of the two advanced practice units (FSC5090 or FSC5091) based on your preference. This unit, in line with the other science units, provides the practical experience of how scientific knowledge is applied into researching food with outcomes that influence innovation and industrial practices.
This course allows you to devote yourselves to a substantial industry-driven project as part of your final year of study in the Master of Food Science and Agribusiness.
The internship may be carried out within a supportive Faculty of industry premises, in collaboration with an industrial partner by arrangement and approval of the unit coordinator. Allied with the industrially applied focus of the internship is tutorial materials and discussion on formal matters relating to OH&S, database searching, data analysis and presentation and report presentation.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Summer semester A | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
| Term 4 | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Assessment task 1: Placement brief work plan internshipWork integrated10%
- Assessment task 2: Reflection 1 & 2Work integrated20%
- Assessment task 3: Interview with a professionalWork integrated5%
- Assessment task 4: Oral presentationPresentation10%
- Assessment task 5: Major report including self and supervisor reviewWork integrated55%
- Pre-assessmentWork integrated-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Develop a practical project proposal, including a clear model or conceptualisation of the project;
- 2
Investigate and use established professional practice relevant to the project;
- 3
Communicate the findings, implications and limitations of the project in a clear and professional manner, in written and verbal forms;
- 4
Collaborate with industry partner effectively to deliver a major project;
- 5
Demonstrate knowledge and ability to carry them out of modern laboratory practices and procedures;
- 6
Reflect and participate constructively in strategic and outcome-aware decision making consistent with impact areas relevant to food science and agribusiness.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachIndustry-based learning
576 hours over the course of one semester.
By undertaking a project by host organisation in special area. The host organisation provides field supervision, and the faculty provides academic supervision. The unit includes some scheduled activities alongside the project work to enhance and develop professional skills.
Learning resources
Required resources
Learning to follow the academic writing and university format
Attending workshop and following instructions
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Toby Bell
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Shahnaz Mansouri
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FSC5091?
FSC5091 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is FSC5091 offered?
In 2025, FSC5091 runs in Summer A, Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton.
Does FSC5091 have an exam?
No. FSC5091 has 6 assessment tasks and no exam.