Practical Employability Experience (PHSS2000)
Information valid for Summer Semester, 2019
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities and Social Sciences
School
Humanities and Social Sciences
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Flexible Delivery
Class hours
Please see course description
Prerequisite
Minimum number of units completed: 16 Submission of EOI
Assessment methods
Work plan, case study, me-in-a-minute video
Course enquiries
Dr Deanne Gannaway (d.gannaway@uq.edu.au)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Work Integrated Learning
Industry Placements, Entrepreneurship/Enterprise, Field Experience, Industry Projects
Course description
This course allows HASS students to embed workplace learning and employability experiences into their program. This course is designed to be flexible and accommodate a range of authentic and varied work-related experiences open to HASS students. Students are encouraged to engage in diverse experiences of their choosing. Through completing a minimum of 80 hours and maximum of 120 hours of work experience, placement, internship or work related project activities, students will have the opportunity to apply their discipline-based educational experiences to a practical setting. The course provides students with the opportunity to enhance their understanding of their potential to contribute to professional working environments, developed through the explicit, real world application of their program. Face-to-face workshops are conducted as intensives in weeks 1 and 2, and weeks 12 and 13. See learning activities in the course profile for details. Please see the course website for information on how to enrol.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Summer Semester, 2022 (28/11/2022 - 11/02/2023) | External | External | Course Profile |
Summer Semester, 2021 (29/11/2021 - 12/02/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Summer Semester, 2020 (30/11/2020 - 13/02/2021) | St Lucia | External | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) | St Lucia | Flexible Delivery | Course Profile |
Summer Semester, 2019 (25/11/2019 - 08/02/2020) | St Lucia | Flexible Delivery | Course Profile |