How it works
Your journey through the degree
Section titled “Your journey through the degree”Year 1 — Build your foundations
Undertake your first-year units and develop the foundational knowledge and capability you will need before joining an Industry Practice company.
Year 2 — Join and contribute
Join a company part-way through the first semester of second year, in a role aligned with your developing capabilities, and begin contributing to its projects and ongoing work.
Year 3 — Grow your responsibilities
Take on more complex responsibilities, support incoming students and, if you are interested, submit an expression of interest for the available leadership roles.
Graduation — Take your experience forward
Graduate with a portfolio demonstrating your work, contributions and capabilities, while handing your responsibilities and company knowledge to the students who follow.
How to join and participate
Section titled “How to join and participate”01 — Explore the companies
Section titled “01 — Explore the companies”Discover what each company does, the areas it works across, and where your interests and strengths could contribute.
02 — Select your preferences
Section titled “02 — Select your preferences”Review the available companies and submit your preferences based on your interests, capabilities and professional goals.
03 — Join your company
Section titled “03 — Join your company”Become part of a student-led company, meet your team and mentors, and learn how your company operates. Students interested in eligible leadership roles may also submit an expression of interest.
04 — Contribute and deliver
Section titled “04 — Contribute and deliver”Take on responsibilities, contribute to company projects, and collaborate with others to deliver outcomes.
05 — Build your practice and portfolio
Section titled “05 — Build your practice and portfolio”Reflect on your development, demonstrate your individual achievements, and build evidence of your capabilities for your professional portfolio.
Ready to begin?
Section titled “Ready to begin?”Explore the companies, learn about the preference process, and discover where your interests and capabilities could contribute.
Assessment
Section titled “Assessment”Your assessment reflects what you contribute, demonstrate and develop throughout the semester.
Collaborative work, individual assessment
Section titled “Collaborative work, individual assessment”You work with others towards shared company deliverables, but you are assessed individually on your own contributions, capabilities and development.
Progressive task checkpoints
Section titled “Progressive task checkpoints”Task checkpoints are assessed as pass or fail and signed off progressively throughout the semester, rather than assessed only at the end.
Regular feedback and support
Section titled “Regular feedback and support”Sessional studio mentors take part in weekly studio classes, at roughly one mentor for every 20 students. They review your work, evaluate your individual contributions, and give feedback as you progress.
If you receive consecutive incomplete task results, you will meet with the teaching team and receive a formal improvement plan outlining the progress and work required.
The semester cadence
Section titled “The semester cadence”Every company meets its board three times a semester. These are the fixed points everything else is planned around.
| Week 2 | Plan | Student leadership team presents the semester plan to the board for sign-off. |
| Week 7 | Progress | Mid-semester progress review against the plan, with the board and lead industry mentor. |
| Week 15 | Achievements & handover | Deliverables signed off, maturity reviewed, leadership handed to the next cohort. |
Still have questions?
Section titled “Still have questions?”The FAQs cover enrolment, company selection, assessment, workload and support.