Industry Placement subjects
Industry Placement subjects - LTU3IND and LTU5IND
Undertaking an Industry Placement is an excellent way to put theory into practice and develop professional skills in a working environment.
Completing an industry placement as part of your degree will assist you to develop professional networks that enable you to more easily gain employment upon graduation. You will explore what it means to be a member of a professional team in a workplace, reflect upon your experiences and career aspirations and develop transferrable skills that will improve your employability.
The industry placement experience is designed by you, to meet your interests, with the support of La Trobe academic staff.
Available to Undergraduate students in their second and third year and Postgraduate students across all La Trobe University campuses, LTU3IND and LTU5IND respectively offer a range of domestic placement opportunities. Both are 15-credit point elective subjects designed to help you develop your employability skills within a professional setting.
Subject Specifics
As a student in LTU3IND or LTU5IND, you will:
- complete 100 hours of approved work placement
- contribute to the workplace in a meaningful way as a supervised professional; this may include working on solving an organisational problem, developing a new activity, analysing data to improve a work practice, and more.
LTU3IND and LTU5IND require you to self-source your placement, which must be approved by your Subject Coordinator before census date or you will need to withdraw your enrolment. Undergraduate students must also have completed 120 credit points prior to undertaking LTU3IND.
Key information below for - LTU3IND and LTU5IND
Practera Industry Placements
La Trobe is offering students the opportunity to complete an industry placement through the Practera Program. Enrolling in the the 15-credit point LTU3IND elective subject, students complete a 6-week program offered by Practera.