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CAMA6004: Praxis: Industry Placement
2025 unit information
This unit of study allows you to situate your emerging practice within the context of a chosen professional field. Within the framework of this unit you are required to undertake one stream of professional development activity. The streams have been developed to allow you to customise your professional development experience by providing a range of industry related outcomes. The Industry Placement stream of this unit provides you with the opportunity to work closely with recognised industry organisations in your chosen field of endeavour. It is intended that this stream contextualises your learning and develops your understanding of the expectations and responsibility of professional practice.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Sydney College of the Arts |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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(CAMI5001 and CAMI5002 and CAMI5003 and CAMI5004 and CAMI5005) or (CACA5002 and CACA5003) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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CAMA6001 or CAMA6003 or CAMA6005 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. assimilate and present research that is relevant to a series of proposed industry placements.
- LO2. confidently negotiate opportunities and professional experience at an industry placement organisation.
- LO3. effectively prepare, document, analyse and critically reflect upon the placement experience.
- LO4. effectively evaluate the contemporary concerns of film and screen art production specific to the selected Industry placement.
- LO5. conceptualise and situate your practice as filmmakers and media artists both, in terms of media discourses.
- LO6. demonstrate rigorous and independent thinking.
- LO7. demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of Ethics, Diversity and Cultural Competencies relevant to individual media practice and ongoing professional activities.
Unit availability
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2025
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Professional practice | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Modes of attendance (MoA)
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Important enrolment information
Departmental permission requirements
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Additional advice
Students are required to identify and organize their own internship and present to the unit coordinator for approval prior to enrollment.
