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FST3800 Food science internship

Dr Lee Yee Ying - FST3800 Unit Coordinator

lee.yeeying@monash.edu

Key dates

How to apply
1. Attend the FST3800 General Information Briefing
  - Session for Summer A 2026/2027 will be held on 15 April 2026 (Wednesday) at 1pm in Seminar Room 4832
  - This briefing is compulsory for all students taking FST3800 this year
2. Research and apply to your internship companies. Start preparing your application documents (resume, cover letters etc.) and research on the organisations where you wish to intern with. This process should start as early as possible.
  - The School will provide you with a list of companies that Food Science students have previously interned with. They may or may not be accepting interns this year. You can use this list as a starting point but can explore organizations outside of this list.
  - Company list
3. Request for supporting letter if needed.
  - Some companies will require you to submit a University supporting letter. If you need one, you can submit your request via the FST3800 Supporting Letter Request Form and the letter will be emailed to you within 5 working days.
  - Update: You only need to submit the form once and a generic supporting letter will be issued to you which can be used to apply to multiple companies. Please use the letter responsibly.
  - It is the student's responsibility to ensure the internship company and job scope is suitable for FST3800. If you are unsure, please email the unit coordinator directly. If the internship offer you received is unsuitable, you will not be allowed to enrol into FST3800 with the offer.
  - The request form will close on 23 October 2026. No further supporting letter requests will be accepted after this date.
4. Provide status updates to the School on your progress in June and July. You will receive details on how to update via email.
5. Final status update by 1 September. This is the final update request from the school before enrolment starts. Students who are still struggling with securing an internship offer should email the Unit Coordinator by this date for discussion.
6. Complete typhoid vaccination
  - Typhoid vaccination is compulsory for all FST3800 students.
  - You will have to make a visit to the clinic arranged by the school within a specific timeframe in August/September to complete the vaccination. If you miss the timeframe to take the vaccination, you will need to complete them at your own cost and show proof of vaccination before you are allowed to proceed with the internship.
7. Apply to enrol into FST3800
  - You won’t be able to enrol into FST3800 via WES yourself. The School will manual enrol you once we confirm you have secured an internship.
  - Apply for enrolment by submitting your offer letter to the FST3800 Enrolment Form.
  - The form will be open from 6 July to 30 October. If you cannot secure an offer by 1st October, immediately email the Unit Coordinator.
8. Attend the compulsory pre-departure and workplace safety briefing
  - Briefing session for Summer A 2026/2027 will be held on 26 October 2026 (Monday of SWOT VAC) at 10am in Seminar Room 4832.
  - This briefing is compulsory for all students taking FST3800 this year.
Note: The internship period is from 23 November 2026 - 12 February 2027.
Workplace conduct:
You are expected to represent Monash University in a manner that does not compromise the integrity, reputation or relationship of the University and the School of Science with the participating companies, in any way.
Submission of biweekly summary
This is a short journal (one paragraph of no more than 300 words) to dictate the activities and experience gained during internship, written and submitted every two weeks.
You are required to submit the remaining assessments after completing your internship. Detailed description and timelines can be found on Moodle nearer the internship commencement date.
FST3800 Food Science internship Assessments:
1. Induction Quiz (5%)
  - This is an induction quiz to be completed within the first week of the internship to familiarise yourself with some common expectation at work.
2. Biweekly Summary (Hurdle)
  - This is a short journal (one paragraph of no more than 300 words) to dictate the activities and experience gained during internship, written and submitted every two weeks.
3. Video Presentation (20%)
  - This is a video presentation of no more than 8 min to reflect your internship experience. A detailed description of the assessment can be found in the Moodle page for FST3800.
4. Project Report (55%)
  - This is an internship written report of no more than 8 pages to reflect your internship experience. A detailed description of the assessment can be found in Moodle page for FST3800
5. Employer Assessment (20%)
  1. This is an assessment done by an employer to assess your performance at the workplace. Employers will be required to fill up the Employer Assessment Form with a shared link using their work email.

Date/Time	Activity	Location
15 April 2026, 1pm - 2pm	FST3800 briefing (compulsory)	Seminar Room 4832
15 April 2026	Supporting Letter Request Form opens	FST3800 Supporting Letter Request Form
6 July 2026	FST3800 enrolment for Summer A 2026/20267 opens (Submission of offer letter is required for enrolment)	FST3800 Enrolment Form (TBA)
August/September 2026	Typhoid vaccination	TBA
23 October 2026	Supporting Letter Request Form closes
30 October 2026	FST3800 enrolment closes
October 2026 (Date TBC)	Pre-departure and workplace safety briefing (compulsory)	Seminar Room 4832
23 November 2026 - 12 February 2027	Internship commences