Business Practicum

Eligibility

• You are enrolled into an approved graduate degree
  • Students enrolled in an approved MBS graduate degree are eligible to apply. Please check the University of Melbourne handbook or with Course Planners at Stop 1 if you are unsure whether the Business Practicum can be taken as part of your current degree.
  • MBS students who have already completed one Graduate Practicum subject may apply to take another but will be placed on a waiting list and only offered a place based on availability.
  • Students enrolled in the Master of Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, and Software streams), Master of Information Systems and Master of Information Technology are eligible to apply.
  • Other non-FBE students are not eligible to apply for any FBE practicum subjects without the prior approval of the Subject Coordinator and the MBS Deputy Dean. Proof of approval must be emailed to mbs-practicums@unimelb.edu.au before the application close date. Late approval submissions will not be accepted and applications without the required approval will be withdrawn.
• Your Weighted Average Mark (WAM) is 70% or higher

  Due to limited spaces, entry into the Business Practicum is competitive. Selection is based on a University of Melbourne equivalent weighted average mark for all undergraduate and postgraduate subjects successfully completed at the selection date, and is contingent on permission from the Subject Coordinator.

  The minimum average mark requirement for the subject is 70% and the Selection Committee considers the following when allocating places:

  • academic performance
  • an overall match of skills, experience and interests to the available projects.
• You have completed a minimum of 50 credit points
  • 200-point degree and non-MBS students: completion of a minimum of 50 credit points at time of application; or
  • 150-point degree students: completion of a minimum of 50 credit points at time of practicum commencement if you have a business background (e.g. studied business subjects in an undergraduate degree or relevant work experience).

  Note: All students enrolled in a 200-point degree must first have completed 50 credit points before applying, regardless of educational background.

• You have met with a Course Planner from STOP 1 and checked that there is capacity within your study plan for this elective subject worth 12.5 credit points

  Students are required to seek guidance from a Stop 1 Course Planner prior to applying to ensure there is space in their study plan for this subject. Book a Course Advice appointment here.

  Please note: students undertaking the Master of Commerce (Finance) are generally ineligible to apply, due to limited elective options available in the course.

• You have prepared your CV and had it reviewed

  Students who receive an official offer for the Business Practicum must submit a CV with evidence that the CV has scored a 'green' rating on the University of Melbourne's Smart Resume platform. Find out more about preparing your CV.

  The Careers & Employability Team hosted a workshop on 'Using Smart Resume in your Business Practicum subject' at 4pm Thursday 22 April. Watch the recording of the workshop here.

  EmployMe provides tools, resources and videos to build your skills in job seeking, resume building, interview performance and more.

• Step 1

  Login to Sonia Live using your University of Melbourne student credentials: https://unimelb.sonialive.com/.

  Click into Faculty of Business and Economics.

• Step 2

  Click on the Placements tab on the menu bar at the top of the page and search for the placement group you’re interested in applying for. For the 2021 Winter and Semester 2 intakes, this will be called “2021 Graduate Practicum_Winter_Sem 2”.

  Please note that the Graduate Practicum placement group will only appear in the Placements screen if applications are currently open for an upcoming intake. If the subject does not appear in the list, it is likely that applications have not yet opened or have already closed. Check the key dates section above to find out when applications are open for this intake.

• Step 3

  Next, click the green + Join option. This will give you access to the subject application form which can be found on the Forms tab (you may need to refresh your browser for this to appear).

• Step 4

  Complete all fields of the application form and, when ready, click submit. Please ensure you take note of the application due date as we do not accept late submissions.

• Step 5

  After the subject application closing date, applications will then go through a shortlisting process and students will be emailed an outcome within 7 working days.

Frequently asked questions

• Can I apply if I don’t have any consulting experience?

  Yes, there is a full selection process to determine your eligibility and suitability for the program. Selection is not based on existing consulting experience.

• I want to take an online intensive subject over Summer/Winter while also completing a Summer intensive /July intensive BP. Is this okay?

  No, Business Practicum participants enrolled in the Summer or Winter intake will not be permitted to enrol in any other subjects that run in the same period as the their Business Practicum intake. Both Summer and Winter intakes are intensive and will require 100% commitment from students.

  Please note: This relates to the intensive stream (Summer or Winter) only, a normal subject load can be undertaken with the semester-long stream (Semester 1 or Semester 2).

• Can I choose the company or type of project?

  No, students are allocated to teams and companies with specific projects. However, students are given the opportunity to advise their areas of interest which we endeavour to consider when allocating teams. Students would not be allocated to a project where they did not have the technical skills required. Most projects are multi-disciplinary.