The internship course provides students with the opportunity to gain real-world experience in a relevant partner/organisation through a workplace internship.
The internship course (6UOC) aims to provide students enrolled in the Master of Public Health, Master of Global Health, Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence or Master of Health Leadership and Management degree programs (or dual degrees), with the opportunity to gain real-world experience in a relevant health partner/organisation through a workplace internship of 168 hours either full time or part time.
During the course, interns will have an opportunity to make valuable contributions to partner/organisation initiatives that may involve areas such as policy development, planning, or evaluation associated with the delivery of public health or healthcare services, or the preparation, appraisal, implementation of health related projects. The activities and focus of the internship will be relevant to the partner/organisation and student and can be either project or normal operations-based.
On successful completion of the internship, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate capacity to contribute to an partner/organisation within the parameters of an agreed internship.
- Identify and delineate a significant practice based area for inquiry and focus, within the internship.
- Systematically collect and synthesise relevant information about the practice based area of inquiry drawing on relevant literature and workplace activities and experiences
- Analyse, interpret and evaluate the outcomes from engagement with the practice based area of inquiry.
- Demonstrate capacity for self and professional reflection.
- Provide a reflexive interpretation on the implications for future professional practice drawing upon the internship experience and relevant themes within the Master’s program.
Pre-requisite courses: None
Eligibility
This is a merit based course and internships will be awarded based on the outcomes of submitted written responses to questions.
In order to be eligible to apply, students must:
- be enrolled in either Master of Public Health, Master of Global Health, Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence or Master of Health Leadership and Management degree programs (or dual degrees).
- have completed at least 24 units of credit (UOC) by the start of the course*
- have a minimum WAM 65 i.e. a credit average (65% or higher).
*If you are enrolled part time or in a double degree program, this criterion will not be waived. If you are enrolled full time in a single degree, you are eligible to apply prior to completing the 24UOCs
Application Process
Applications open approximately 3 months before the start of term and will be advertised on the Application Process tab.
More information can be found on the Application Process tab.
Enrolment into course
Students cannot self-enrol into this course. The School of Population Health staff manually enrol students into the course, PHCM9143 – Internship, approximately 1 week before the start of term.
During the course
Students are required to meet with the Course Authority regularly throughout the term. The timing of these meetings will be determined prior to the commencement of the term and will consist of a combination of individual check-ins and whole class discussions. Note that these are not optional, and all effort will be made to accommodate work and study commitments.
Students have the optional opportunity to access at least 1 personalised career coaching session which provides PHCM9143 students with the opportunity to individually meet with a UNSW Career Coach to plan their career and enhance their employability. These 30-minute sessions accommodate a variety of topics including career planning, building a resume, interview preparation, job advice and transition to or through the workforce.
Costs relating to the internship
The following costs will be the responsibility of the student:
- travel to and from the internship
- accommodation (if applicable)
- visa/immunization (if applicable)
- food and other sundries etc
Items of expenditure connected with the completion of internship tasks will be borne by the partner/organisation.
Internships are unpaid and Interns will not receive any remuneration.
Course fees are listed in the UNSW Handbook.
This course is only available to currently enrolled School of Population Health students who meet the eligibility above.
Further enquiries can be directed to Wil Central via WIL.Central@unsw.edu.au