AMU3744 is a 6 credit points and work integrated learning (WIL) unit offered to students enrolled in SASS.
To be eligible for this credit bearing unit:
a. Students must be enrolled in either of the following courses to undertake this unit:
b. Completed 12 credit points of second-year Arts units and have 72 credit points of study (equivalent to 12 units) with at least one semester remaining to complete the degree at the point of unit enrolment.
The voluntary internship placement offered in Arts is a non-credit internship that does not require graded assessments and does not contribute credit points towards your degree.
To apply for a voluntary internship placement, students must be enrolled into a course in the School of Arts and Social Sciences in Monash University Malaysia and have completed at least 1 year of their course (equivalent to two semesters).
Note: Voluntary Internship Placement is only applicable to Domestic students.
Depending on your eligibility, AMU3744 Workplace Learning Internship can be used as a free elective or count towards an area of study (e.g.: Communication, Global Studies, Gender Studies and Film, TV & Screen Studies) or towards the general studies U4 requirement.
Your internship start date must align with the start date of the teaching period you are applying to. Students can only be placed in standard teaching periods: Summer A (AMU3744).
No, it is not possible to apply for credit for the voluntary internship work placement as it is a non-credit bearing unit.
No, you cannot enrol into this unit through the WES system. Once you have been confirmed for an internship and have met all the requirements, please submit your application via InPlace and EMO School of Arts and Social Sciences will facilitate your enrolment as shown in this link.
Applications received outside of the InPlace platform will strictly NOT be processed.
Start early by preparing your application documents (resume, cover letter, course progression map, etc.) and researching the organisations where you wish to pursue an internship. We recommend that you start this process at least two or three months ahead.
Please refer to the Monash Handbook for more information on the assessment details or contact the Internship Coordinator (Undergraduate), Mr Rubin Khoo (Email: Rubin.Khoo@monash.edu) for more information.
All internship placements offered by SASS are student sourced (self-placements or source your own).
If you have very specific interests and preferences, you can use your network of contacts to find your own self-placement. You can contact the host organisation and arrange to complete a placement by meeting the internship criterias.
Students may intern at their internship placement according to the following requirements:
*Any internship duration completed outside of the requirement period will not be allowed and will be made unsuccessful.
Students typically opt to intern at News agencies, PR consulting firms, Advertising agencies, Aviation, Banking, Insurance or even HR departments/companies. You may opt to intern either in Malaysia or abroad either as a home or international student.
We also strongly encourage students to consider interning at non-governmental organisations (NGO) as past student interns have done, either local or abroad.
If you’re not sure where to apply for an internship, you may refer to the following resources as a starting point:
Resource links:
To gain the utmost experience during your internship, the School would like to request all students to secure a 100% face to face internship placement.
However, if the company requires you to have a mixture in the mode of the internship (e.g.: hybrid), please indicate this requirement in the application form in Step 4 to seek an approval from the unit coordinator before accepting the offer.
Host organisations are not required to pay a student completing an internship either as a voluntary internship placement or as a credit bearing unit.
In most instances, the organisation may offer a monthly allowance or subsidise your transport costs. However, it is very rare to negotiate for a salary.
Not necessarily as the Internship offers the students an opportunity to explore different career pathways before deciding on your first job.
Placements need to be meaningful and relevant to your studies where you are able to demonstrate what you have learned from your course during your placement in the host organisation.
Follow the instructions via the following links for more information: Undergraduate students
Yes, the deadline to submit your internship undergraduate applications (credit bearing units) is on the Friday of the second week in October.
Please click here to begin. Otherwise, a link is provided in Monash Student Portal ( https://student.monash/ )
Please refer to question number 1 under ‘Internship application process’ for more information.
The internship letter is a general letter issued by the School of Arts and Social Sciences to support students in their internship application with potential employers. Some employers may request for this letter to verify the students university status and internship requirements.
Each student is issued with one letter only with the following information:
Please allow EMO time to assess your application as shown in this link. Please note that you cannot commence your placement until the School has confirmed your placement and enrolled you into the unit via WES before the semester commences in Summer.
Fees for the summer unit are due on the first Friday of the semester. A late payment penalty will apply after this date.
For more inquiries, please raise a ticket via AskMira or you may visit us at Monash Malaysia Connect (Student Hub) on Monday to Fridays (except Public Holidays).
Opening hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm (except Fridays at 9:00am to 1:00pm)
Location: Building 3, Level 1
Note: SASS Specialists will be available at the Student Hub on Tuesdays at 9:00am - 1:00pm.
Email: Rubin.Khoo@monash.edu
Next briefing session to be confirmed.
The recording of the previous briefing in 2025 is available HERE
NOTE: Please ensure you're logged into your Monash IT account to access the link
Please click here to read about student internship experience sharing.