Internships

This subject is available to Bachelor of Commerce students. You must receive permission from the subject coordinator before enrolling in the subject via an application process. You must have completed a minimum of 100 credit points of undergraduate study at the time of application.

The following situations are not suitable placements for this subject:

1.  Working within your family business or where a member of your immediate family (parents, step-parents, spouse, partner or sibling) will be the work placement supervisor.
2.  Organisations with fewer than five staff employed.
3.  Retail assistant roles.
4.  Hospitality front-of-house roles such as bar attendants and waiters.

Normally, a role within a workplace where you are currently employed as a part-time or full -time employee is not suitable, unless you can work on a particular project with defined learning outcomes during the enrolment period, or there is enough evidence that the placement is substantially different from your current role.

If you have already commenced an internship we can still consider your application provided it is a genuine internship and you can complete a minimum of 90 hours placement during the enrolment period.

Students that are currently in an internship that would like to gain credit for CMCE20001 are required to demonstrate that they are undertaking activities that are substantially different from the previous tasks, in order to achieve a learning outcome. You can refer to the Intended Learning Outcomes in the handbook and address them as part of your application form.

Prior to starting your internship, please read the health and safety - off-campus requirements.

International students on student visas are limited to 40 hours a fortnight for both unpaid/paid internships.

International students on student visas must also ensure that they are compliant with the working hours' limitations attached to their visa. Commerce Internship is an elective subject that may count towards your working hours, even if your internship is unpaid.

For further information see the Department of Home Affairs website: Check visa details and conditions.

Students seeking to take an unpaid internship in Australia must meet the guidelines set out by Fairwork Ombudsman. Please see the website for guidance.

Internships are generally paid. Under the Fair Work Act, an internship needs to be paid unless it is:
- with a not-for-profit organisation,
- a ‘vocational placement’ as defined in the Fair Work Act (2009) as a required and/or assessable part of your course.
With paid internships, your employer normally provides insurance cover. The University will only provide insurance cover if the internship is an assessable part of your course.

If you have secured your placement and agreed on your start and end dates, you are ready to apply. Before submitting your application, please ensure you have completed all required documents, some of which need to be completed and signed off by your host company supervisor.

Please see the section above 'How to apply: Self-sourced internships'.

Yes, due to the assessments that are part of the subject, the nominated internship must take place within the chosen enrolment period. Any additional hours are acceptable if assessment is completed by the end of the selected enrolment period; however, this is subject to approval.

The cost of the Business and Economics Internships is a standard University subject fee.

• Interstate/Regional/Overseas placements may also incur additional travel and/or accommodation fees and expenses

If your application is successful, at least five business days are required between enrolment and your internship start date, for timely completion of pre-placement modules.

The subject will be assessed on a pass/fail basis. Please refer to the Handbook for assessment information.

The estimated total time commitment is 170 hours, comprising:

• workplace attendance: 90 hours
• learning activities not related to assessment: 36 hours
• assessment tasks: 44 hours

Commerce Internship is a for-credit university subject with associated assessment tasks. Internships that have started prior to the subject enrolment dates or have been previously completed cannot be considered for credit or backdated.

If you have already commenced an internship we can still consider your application provided it is a genuine internship and you can complete a minimum of 90 hours of placement during the enrolment period.

Students that are currently in an internship that would like to gain credit for CMCE20001 are required to demonstrate that they are undertaking activities that are substantially different from the previous tasks, in order to achieve a learning outcome. You can refer to the Intended Learning Outcomes in the handbook and address them as part of your placement proposal.

Normally, a role within a workplace where you are currently employed as a part-time or full-time employee is not suitable, unless you can work on a particular project with defined learning outcomes during the enrolment period, or there is enough evidence that the placement is substantially different from your current role.

Opportunities will only be visible on SONIA and Careers Online when the application period is open.

Each opportunity has a maximum number of applications that can be submitted. Once an opportunity has reached this maximum, it will no longer appear for you to select in SONIA.

Unfortunately, exchange students cannot enrol in CMCE20001.

As MGMT30017 Global Management Consulting is an intensive subject where students travel overseas, if your internship crosses over with the overseas travel component, it may not be possible to do both CMCE20001 and MGMT30017 at the same time.

You can complete these subjects in different semesters.

Yes, your self-sourced documents need to be submitted in English. Please also submit your documents in their original language including any official company logos, seals or letterheads.