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DESC9153: Graduate Internship

2025 unit information

The aims of the internship are to provide a direct link between the academic core of the course and the disciplines and methods of practice; to enable candidates to experience aspects of practice and provide the opportunity for them to work in areas of the field outside their specific expertise; to enable candidates to observe, analyse and comment on the interaction between theoretical and practical issues of their Program as it is practiced, and to establish connections between practice and the development of relevant research programs. The internship is intended to provide the opportunity for students to work in various situations in their Program's area. A secondary intention is that students use the opportunities of placement to broaden their own experience beyond the limitations of their chosen discipline. Candidates must find a suitable professional placement. Permission to enrol is given after the proposed placement has been approved by the Program Director. The host organisation will nominate a supervisor for the student for the internship. The student must complete at least 120 hours of full or part-time experience, supervised by a practicing designer (or other professional depending upon the field). A log-book of each day's work, signed by the supervisor must be submitted on completion. A 2000-word report on the benefits of the internship must also be produced. At the end of the internship the student will: demonstrate that they have completed a program of work (through a log-book); present a report; analyse their experiences and compare these to the theoretical content of the units they have completed, and suggest appropriate research directions so as to improve the complementarity of theory to practice.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning

Study level Postgraduate
Academic unit Architectural and Design Science
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. demonstrate the professional skills needed to work in your field of study
  • LO2. understand the ways in which the skills and knowledge gained through your coursework contribute to professional practice
  • LO3. execute the job duties of a practitioner in your field.

Unit availability

This section lists the session, attendance modes and locations the unit is available in. There is a unit outline for each of the unit availabilities, which gives you information about the unit including assessment details and a schedule of weekly activities.

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive February 2024
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive January 2024
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive June 2024
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive December 2024
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Intensive July 2024
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive November 2024
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2025
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Intensive February 2025
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Intensive January 2025
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Intensive June 2025
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Semester 2 2025
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Intensive December 2025
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Intensive July 2025
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Intensive November 2025
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Intensive February 2020
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Intensive January 2020
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive December 2020
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Intensive July 2020
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Intensive November 2020
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Semester 1 2021
Normal day Remote
Intensive February 2021
Block mode Remote
Outline unavailable
Intensive January 2021
Block mode Remote
Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Remote
Intensive December 2021
Block mode Remote
Intensive July 2021
Block mode Remote
Intensive November 2021
Block mode Remote
Outline unavailable
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Remote
Intensive February 2022
Block mode Remote
Intensive January 2022
Block mode Remote
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Remote
Outline unavailable
Intensive December 2022
Block mode Remote
Outline unavailable
Intensive July 2022
Block mode Remote
Outline unavailable
Intensive November 2022
Block mode Remote
Outline unavailable
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive April 2023
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Intensive February 2023
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Intensive January 2023
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Intensive June 2023
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Intensive March 2023
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Intensive May 2023
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Semester 1a 2023
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Semester 1b 2023
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Semester 2 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Intensive August 2023
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Intensive December 2023
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive July 2023
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Intensive November 2023
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive October 2023
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive September 2023
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Semester 2a 2023
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Semester 2b 2023
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Additional advice

Masters students only. Graduate Diploma students with permission of the Program Coordinator. Advanced Standing will not be granted for this unit of study.