This capstone course is designed to enable you to apply your academic learning to a contemporary workplace situation.
In this course you will gain practical experience in a professional newsroom or workplace. In addition to your industry placement, you will attend a series of seminars throughout the semester to prepare you for your placement and for the workplace following graduation.
Limited international placements may be available.
This is a designated Work Integrated Learning (WIL) course for GD074 Graduate Diploma in Journalism. This course includes a work integrated learning experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and where feedback from industry and/ or community is integral to your experience.
An agreement including schedule and relevant insurance documentation is required to be completed before commencing each placement (local and international). International placements must be registered and processed through RMIT Global Mobility. In the case where a placement ends early, please refer to Changes or cancellation of WIL activities in the WIL Guideline.