Arts Internship and Community Volunteering for Change information sessions
Two new subjects are to be offered in Semester 2, 2011 by the Faculty of Arts, in conjunction with Academic Enrichment Services staff (Careers & Employment and Student Engagement).
These subjects give Arts students the opportunity to broaden their academic experience by getting involved in work placements and community volunteering projects.
Students must have completed 100 points in the Bachelor of Arts to be eligible and the subjects are at Level 2.
MULT20010 Arts Internship
An 80 hour placement is supplemented by pre- and post-placement classes designed to introduce career development strategies and topics related to professional practice and skill development.
Lectures will include interactive activities, employer input and workshops on reflective practice. Students usually combine project work with assistance on day-to-day work tasks.
Placements will vary depending on your interest and study focus.
Past internship placements have been with government, non-government and community organisations, media and communications, education and business as well as at the University, including:
- social and political research and policy projects
- organising fundraising and cultural events
- writing, publishing, researching for media, marketing, public relations and journalism
- developing online resources
- arts and cultural projects
SOCI20012 Community Volunteering for Change
Students spend the equivalent of about one day a week during semester as an intern in a host not-for-profit organisation.
You will have an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills acquired during your course to address issues of significance to a community and enhance your understanding of approaches in the field of community and social development. While on placement you will examine the structure, culture and policy environment of the organisation, and complete a report on a workplace project.
Placements will vary depending on your interest and study focus, and projects on offer from organisations.
If you have previous experience of community volunteering, consider what you got out of your past experience and whether you have a preference for organisations with a particular focus, for example, working with refugees or on environmental sustainability.
Examples of projects include:
- social, political research and policy reports
- environmental projects
- organising fundraising events
- newsletter production
- web development
- media and publicity campaigns
- business plan development
If this sounds exactly like something you would be interested in (and we know it does!), please attend the following information sessions.
You will get a deeper insight into the subjects, learn about enrolment and have the opportunity to ask questions:
Biomed, Environments, Music and Science students
Students undertaking a Bachelor of Biomedicine, Bachelor of Environments, Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Science degree are able to enrol in SOCI20012 Community Volunteering for Change as breadth provided they have completed 100 points in their degree. Futher information will follow including information session dates.