Graduate industry placements

Want to get hands-on experience while you study, and open up new possibilities for your career? Then an industry placement (internship) might be for you!

Features

• Available to domestic, and international students (some restrictions may apply)
• Can be paid or unpaid depending on the industry partner
• Available in a wide range of host organisations, including for profit and not-for-profit
• Run from 15 days to 12 weeks
• Include academic and work supervisor assessment activities
• Students can find their own industry placements and projects, but they MUST be approved by the IE Team and Academic Coordinators before enrolment to ensure they meet the unit requirements and Monash University guidelines.

Eligibility criteria

• An industry placement unit(s) counts as an elective unit(s) in your degree
• You must have completed 48 credit points of study prior to internship commencement
• You must have an appropriate number of open elective units left in your course.
• You must have a minimum WAM of 60 to apply for a Monash-sourced placement.
• If you are in a 1.5-year masters degree AND doing a student-led placement, you must have completed 24 credit points of study prior to your placement commencement.

Eligibility to graduate

Please note, internships or placements that extend beyond the teaching period may delay the release of your results for the unit. This may mean you are not eligible to graduate until the following ceremony.

Results for all completed BEX units are released on the university’s official release date.

International student visa holders

All international student visa holders must comply with the work limitations specified on their student visa.

Your IE experience may count towards your work limitation – please check this website for specific information about IE and visa conditions.

Industry placement

There are three sets of BEX units covering industry placements:

Students have two options in sourcing a placement. Students may find their own placement or they may apply to Monash to find a placement for them. Placements may be local, interstate or overseas. Please note that the IE program is highly competitive and there is no guarantee that every student submitting an application will be successful.

Assessment

Academic induction to be completed in week 1 (Online and recorded).

Tasks

1. Quiz – Graduate capitals evaluation (10% at the start of placement)
2. Quiz – Resilience and work attitudes (10% at the start of placement)
3. Team project (20% at the end of placement)
4. E-folio (50% at the end of placement)
5. Evaluations (10% at the end of placement)

Application process

Students are required to make a formal application to undertake these units. All students should supply the following information during the application process:

• Contribution expected to be made to the organisation
• Expected gains for the student from undertaking the placement or project
• How the placement relates to the student’s degree or major discipline area

Students finding their own placement will also need to supply the following information:

• The placement role
• Company details (name, location etc.)
• Supervisor details (name, contact information). If overseas, this needs to be an English-speaker
• Starting and finishing dates

Where students find their own placement, it should be in a business-related role, preferably in the student’s major discipline area. Student-led placements are assessed and approved by the academic coordinators to ensure they meet unit requirements.

For all application enquiries, please contact the IE Placement Team: ie.buseco@monash.edu

Academic contact

• BEX5001 Dr Jacqueline O'Toole
• BEX5012 Dr Jacki O'Toole E: IE.BusEco.Academic@monash.edu

2026 application dates

You’ll have to complete your internship within the approved academic intakes. Take a look at the application dates below to find the best fit for your schedule.

Monash Business School units are not available in Trimester 2 (T2-58) and Summer B (SSB-02) – make sure you review the Handbook to check that your chosen unit is offered during your preferred intake.

2027 application dates

How to apply

Only apply for one opportunity, per teaching period. Applying for more than one opportunity, will not increase the likelihood of a successful outcome – duplicate applications in the same teaching period, will be removed.

To submit your application log into your Monash student placement portal (InPlace) and submit an online IE placement application.

For assistance with your online application, see the step-by-step guide.

Discover more

Discover more Have questions about internships eligibility, specific opportunities or the application process? Contact us via Monash Connect.