Industry Placement Minor
Apply the knowledge and skills from your course in a professional work setting, gain valuable work experience, and build your professional network. Designed with flexibility in mind, choose from completing one major placement in a single semester, or undertaking multiple placements over two or more semesters.
The Industry Placement Minor is a University-wide elective placement Minor being offered at La Trobe University to support career and life-capable graduates. It is designed to be an online self-directed flexible learning subject with a focus on learning through placement experience. Please note that placement subjects have assessments and seminars.
As indicated in the diagram adjacent, you may enroll in the Industry Placement Minor in a range of ways. This placement minor is complex so once you have completed your Industry Placement Minor Plan, please don’t hesitate to ask questions from the Subject Coordinator or Industry Placements team.
The Industry Placement Minor is recommended if you:
- want to explore different career options or complete more than one placement of 100 hours.
- want to focus more time on gaining industry experience, up to 400 hours of placement, and up to 4 different organisations.
- do not have access to enough placement subjects for your discipline to undertake the placement you have sourced.
The Industry Placement Minor comprises:
- 4 subjects - LTU2PP1, LTU2PP2, LTU3PP3 and LTU3PP4, a total of 60 credit points each has 100 hours of placement as a hurdle requirement.
- a minimum of 400 hours (approx.50 days) of placement if you wish to qualify for the Industry Placement Minor on your transcript. You may also undertake 2 or 3 of the Industry Placement Minor subjects if you secure a placement opportunity of more than 100 hours.
- the Industry Placement Minor is offered through La Trobe Academic Terms calendar, each 6 weeks long. It is strongly recommended that subjects are taken in sequence from LTU2PP1 to LTU3PP4. Check the handbook for subject offerings.
The Industry Placement Minor requires you to source your placement(s) including those that may be advertised by the University. The placement must be approved by the Subject Coordinator before the commencement of the Term, or you will be required to withdraw from the subject.
The Industry Placement team has tools and resources to help you identify suitable organisations and guide you through the process. Occasionally we offer university sourced placement opportunities that are made available to you throughout the year.
Contact us
For further information about the industry placement subjects, the application process and placement opportunities, please email: industryplacements@latrobe.edu.au
For general enquiries about La Trobe WBL placements, please submit via the Work Based Learning Placements Student Enquiry form