Module Outline

Module Outline

This module centres on a 12/14-week internship with a host (state body; charitable organization; arts or cultural organisation; or corporate body) and is supported by pre-placement workplace training. The purpose of the module is to enhance core skills, attitudes and competencies that are not only a fundamental feature of our students' degree programme, but are also portable and relevant to the workplace and important for active and engaged citizenship.  The internship requires students to train through continuous practice, personal organisational and communication skills (written and oral) and to develop an awareness of the intellectual, cultural, social and practical requirements of specific working environments. Furthermore, students are expected to reflect actively and critically on their skills and knowledge and to engage in the planning of their future learning and career pathway. Students will demonstrate the consolidation and enhancement of their learning by means of critical, reflective writing on their working experience.  

Learning Outcomes: 

On successful completion of this module students will demonstrate:

1. career development awareness through practical actions and reflective written work
2. the acquisition of key communications, cognitive and professional skills
3. a sense of differentiated communication approaches including increased proficiency in the language and dynamics of the workplace
4. enhanced personal organisational skills including time management; ability to follow diverse instructions; ability to prioritise; achievement of task-specific deadlines; accountability and individual responsibility
5. an ability to differentiate and make connections between disciplinary approaches and methods
6. adaptability and flexibility in relation to the demands and expectations of different learning and working environments
7. a broader understanding of social, cultural, economic organisational structures, practices and customs including identifying, understanding and working with professional standards
8. a reinforced sense of their disciplinary competencies and skills
9. the ability to communicate to their peers, internship hosts, and the University community the value and purpose of your internship

Assessment

Students must submit a weekly diary/report on their internship activities, culminating in a full report on completion of the internship.

A positive Evaluation Report from employers must also be received.