Bachelor of Arts
Professional Experience and Practice
MN-AU00033 (minor)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Overview
This minor introduces Arts, Humanities and Social Science students to the principles of professional development in order to increase students’ understanding of how their studies can contribute to their skill set and employability and enable them to make informed decisions about their studies and potential career pathways. As such, the units in this minor focus on career development, experiential learning and are organised around four themes: self-awareness, opportunity awareness, decision making and in the middle and final years, work-integrated learning. Drawing on practical experiences and engagement with placement opportunities, students in the minor explore how Arts, Humanities and Social Science degrees can facilitate graduate employability, and will consider what is involved in developing their personal ‘professional brand’.
Career outcomes
This minor provides foundation to improve the career readiness of students as they complete their major in their principle discipline, underpinning course specific skills with a broad range of soft skills. The structure of the minor encourages students to better understand how soft skills can be learnt, developed and refined through placement, work experience and community involvement.
Students who successfully complete this minor will graduate with a sound understanding of how the labour market functions, how to interact with this market and ultimately, develop and use their own personal brand to gain employment in the increasingly competitive world of work.
Units
- To complete a Minor sequence in Professional Experience and Practice select four (4) units from below
Complete 1 unit from level 1, selected from:
| AWL100 | Your Future Direction [replaces APE101] |
APE101 Create Your Own Career [no longer available for enrolment, replacement unit AWL100]
Complete 2 units from level 2, selected from:
APE201 Individual Professional Project [No longer available for enroment]
APE202 Team Professional Project [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit AWL203]
| AWL203 | Expand Your Experience [replaces APE202] |
Complete 1 unit from level 3, selected from:
| AWL300 | Internship [replaces APE301] |
APE301 Professional Practice Internship [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit AWL300]