In recognition of the value that experiential learning adds to the development of a student’s employability skills, the Business School is offering the opportunity to earn six credit points for a placement that you have sourced yourself. This could be:
Placements need to be relevant to your business studies and meet the learning outcomes for the unit of study. As a part of the application process, you will need to demonstrate how your work experience is relevant to your degree.
The program cannot count towards your major, minor or specialisation. As you’ll need to have at least six credit points of elective or selective space available to participate, we recommend planning your degree early to leave yourself room. Check your handbook for more information on how this unit can contribute towards your degree.
If you're approved to participate in this program, make sure you read the student responsibilities statement to ensure you understand your responsibilities.
A minimum enrolment number is required for the unit to proceed. If minimum numbers are not met the unit may be cancelled.
This program is open to eligible Business School students.
To be eligible to apply you need to be enrolled in one of the following Business School degrees:
You will also need to:
The placement can be for a current or different role within a workplace where you are currently employed, but it must:
Your host organisation needs to be based in Australia.
The following situations are not permitted:
If you will complete the requirements of your degree before completing the program and the associated unit of study, you are not eligible to apply.
Source your placement and select the relevant units in Sydney Student:
Once you are enrolled, the WIL Hub placements team will email you with further information about the application process.
You can visit the Careers and Employability Office Canvas site for job search and career advice and to access a range of resources to assist you with your career planning.
Apply via the Sonia Online platform. We’ll send you instructions on how to do this once you have enrolled in the unit.
As part of your Sonia application, you will be asked to include:
If your placement meets the requirements, we'll send your host organisation placement paperwork to complete.
To be considered for a placement, you'll need to enrol in the Experience in Industry unit of study - BWIL2150 for undergraduate students or BWIL6150 for postgraduate students.
To satisfy the requirements for this unit, you’ll need to complete:
For unpaid placements, you'll be expected to complete a minimum of 40 and maximum of 210 placement hours during the semester.
For paid placements, you’ll be expected to complete a minimum of 140 placement hours directly before or during the semester.
You'll need to start your unit of study no more than six weeks after your placement.
You'll need to pay tuition fees for the BWIL2150/BWIL6150 unit of study.
The fee debt will be incurred after the semester census date.
You may be eligible to apply for financial assistance to cover the cost of some of your study expenses.
If you think you might experience financial hardship by undertaking this program, you can apply for a general bursary through Sydney Student (go to ‘My finances’, ‘Scholarships, prizes, bursaries and loans’, then ‘Apply for financial support’). These are valued up to $3,000 and can assist with essential living and study expenses.
In your application, you’ll need to:
Your application will be assessed by the Student Life team.
Find out more information about general bursaries.
If you have any questions about financial support, or need help to apply, please reach out to Student Life by submitting financial support enquiry.
If you are unable to do the Experience in Industry unit due to financial constraints, the University of Sydney Business School offers a limited number of scholarships that you may be eligible to apply for. The University also offers a variety of scholarships to assist students with their studies.
Eligible students who have previously received a scholarship/funding (including Business School scholarship, NCP, Endeavour, VC Global Mobility Scholarship or Award) for any Business School work-integrated learning unit of study will only be awarded a second scholarship/funding in exceptional circumstances. Priority will always be given to students participating in their first work-integrated learning unit of study.
The University’s standard policies apply to the refund of the unit of study tuition fee if the unit is cancelled or you withdraw.
If you need to withdraw from the program, email business.placements@sydney.edu.au.
You are expected to agree to photographs or video taken in connection to the program being used for marketing purposes by the University of Sydney Business School and partner organisations. You may also be invited to participate in the marketing and promotion of the placement program by sharing your experience.
Student information as required for administering all aspects of the program will be transferred from the University of Sydney Business School to partner and host organisations.
If you have any questions about the program, or wish to discuss special circumstances, you can contact us at business.placements@sydney.edu.au.
