Facts & figures
Rankings
- #1 in Australia for employable graduates
- #1 MBA programs and Master of Management in Australia
- #15 Ranked in top 20 business schools in Asia-Pacific
- 72,000+ Business School alumni worldwide
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Internships, industry placements and experience
Gain the real-world experience and networks to start your career
We offer a range of opportunities to work on real-life business projects with leading industry partners throughout your studies, so you'll graduate with the skills and experience you need to build an impactful career.
We believe that genuine work experience is essential to a degree in business.
Our dedicated and award-winning Work-Integrated Learning Hub provides elective (for credit) options and work experience opportunities for all Business School students to put their learning into practice, gain critical employability skills and solve real problems in collaboration with industry partners through work placements, internships, consulting projects and cultural immersion programs.
Work Integrated Learning at the Business School
Business School students share how our Work Integrated Learning programs gave them real-world experience.
Industry Placement Program
Work for a leading firm locally or overseas while earning credit towards a Business School degree. You'll gain quality industry experience and have the opportunity to learn from the best in the field.
The Industry Placement Program offers a work placement for a minimum of 3 days per week for 10 weeks during semester or an equivalent number of hours over the summer and winter vacation periods.
Industry Placement Program opportunities are currently available in Australia and China. Previous Industry Placement Program host organisations include EY, KPMG, Grant Thornton, Hilti, Henkel and Tourism Australia.
If you're a current student, learn more about eligibility, details and how to apply at the current students Industry Placement Program page.
Jessica Skinner
United States Industry Placement Program participant
"The opportunity to immerse myself within the Tourism Australia team in Los Angeles allowed me to develop my marketing skills, while opening my eyes to many career avenues in marketing, communications and PR."
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Self-sourced Placement Program
The Self-sourced Placement Program offers you the opportunity to earn credit towards a Business School degree for work experience that you have sourced yourself. This can be a paid or unpaid placement as well as voluntary work.
You will be expected to undertake your work placement during the semester and also complete academic coursework.
If you're a current student, learn more about eligibility, details and how to apply at the current students Industry Placement Program page.
Ricky Rangra
Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Advanced Studies
“I undertook my self-sourced placement at an investment bank. This made navigating the Australian financial services scene significantly easier, as I worked alongside seasoned professionals who taught me everything from generating rapport with clients to conducting the high-level analysis required to identify gaps in various markets.”
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Business Practicum
The Business Practicum is a consulting project that allows students to work with a company, small or medium-sized enterprise, not-for-profit or government organisation as part of a unit of study. You'll develop a student consultancy with your classmates and collaborate on a live industry project throughout the semester.
Projects address a real problem or issue facing a partner organisation. In consultation with an industry partner, you'll apply your classroom knowledge to research, analyse information and propose a solution to the challenges identified.
The Business Practicum is available as a unit of study as BUSS1321 Business Practicum (Undergraduate) or BUSS6104 Business Practicum (Postgraduate).
Qin Huang
Master of International Business
"I worked on a real-life consulting project in Malaysia for the Maggie Beer Company. The experience was invaluable to me and helped in securing a role in international trade between Australia and China."
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Job Smart Edge
International postgraduate students participating in Job Smart Edge, our award-winning employability program, can complete BWIL6573 (previously known as BUSS6102), an intensive unit of study to prepare for the job market while working in teams on a real client project.
Learn more about the Job Smart Edge program.
Stephanie Guo
Master of Commerce student and Job Smart Edge participant
"Job Smart Edge is the best unit of study I've done in any degree. I really got a lot from this unit, not only through the employable skills and practical experience, but also in learning some valuable new ideas."
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Study tours and immersion programs
If you're studying in the Business School, you have the opportunity to further develop your skills by working on real-world projects through a study tour or immersion program.
Travelling to international commercial hubs such as the Philippines, USA or China, you'll be immersed in local culture and grow your experience in areas like innovation, design thinking and responsible businesses by consulting with local and multinational organisations.
The Business School offers a number of scholarships to help support students undertaking a study tour or immersion program.
If you're a current student, learn more about eligibility, details and how to apply at the current students Business Study Tours and Immersion Programs page.
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