Student industry engagement

Choose your experience in industry

Monash Engineering now offers a range of industry experience opportunities within your curriculum. Choose from a suite of units designed to provide you with an enriching, tailored experience whilst providing you with a competitive edge in your engineering journey.

What’s New? - Changes explained

Our Professional Practice curriculum has evolved into a suite of Professional Practice domain units. Now, you can choose from one of the following four units to fulfil the Professional Practice requirement in your program: While ENG4801 Professional Practice remains a classroom-taught unit, you now have the opportunity to choose from three additional units, each focusing on unique aspects of industry engagement:

  • ENG4801 Professional Practice (Curriculum embedded)
  • ENG4802 Professional Practice (Student teams)
  • ENG4803 Professional Practice (Industry Experience)
  • ENG4804 Professional Practice (Co-op)

These units will replace existing Professional Practice units (CHE4161, CIV4286, ECE4099, MEC4404, MTE4201 and TRC4002) in your course map.

This expanded framework allows you to align your industry experience with your interests and career aspirations more effectively. Whether you're passionate about working in student teams, engaging in work-integrated learning, or participating in our Co-op program, there's an option tailored for you. Single and double degree undergraduate students have greater access to participate in the above opportunities.

Enrolment information

Professional Practice Units Semester Offerings Enrolment Process Additional Information
ENG4801 Professional Practice (Curriculum embedded) 1 and 2 Students can enrol via WES (Web Enrolment System)  
ENG4802 Professional Practice (Student teams) 1 and 2 Students who are part of an Engineering or IT Student Team can enrol via WES (Web Enrolment System).  
ENG4803 Professional Practice (Industry Experience) 1 and 2
Summer A 		Students must apply through the IE application process. It is advised that you enrol in ENG4801 if you have applied for ENG4803. If you have received an offer for either of these units, your enrolment will be amended.
ENG4804 Professional Practice (Co-op) 1 and 2
Summer A 		Students who have secured a paid internship opportunity and wish to enrol in Co-op Professional Practice (ENG4804) for an upcoming semester, can register the details of their internship by completing the confirmation of employment form. Both self-sourced and Co-op sourced internships are considered. Our Team will review your application and facilitate your internship enrolment. You do not have to be a part of the Co-op program to complete Co-op Professional Practice. Students cannot self-enroll in this unit via WES. Please enrol in ENG4801 as part of the standard process. If you receive a Co-op internship offer and wish to complete ENG4804, your enrolment will be amended to reflect the unit. Students can complete the confirmation or employment form to notify the Co-op Team of the change.

Please note these units are not available to Software Engineering students. Software Engineering students must follow their current course structure.
Please refer to the unit handbook pages (linked above) for additional information such a quotas, prerequisites etc.

FAQs

ENG4701/ENG4702 Final year project Part 1 & 2

  • Final year project (Faculty based)

    Put Your Engineering Skills into Action

    Collaborate with leading faculty researchers on faculty based research and consulting projects. Whether tailored to your specific discipline or part of a dynamic, cross-functional team, you’ll gain hands-on experience that brings theory to life. It’s your chance to tackle real-world challenges, and make a tangible impact through innovation.

  • Final year project (Co-op)

    Turn Experience into Impact

    Leverage the skills and insights gained during your Co-op Professional practice internship by integrating them into your final year project. Demonstrate your ability to apply academic theory to real-world challenges, highlight your industry readiness, and deliver outcomes that reflect both your professional experience and academic excellence.

  • Final year project (Industry Innovation Project)

    Gain Real-World Experience with an IIP

    Gain hands-on experience and a competitive edge for your career. Apply your skills to real industry challenges, building your professional network, and enhancing your employability—all while earning an industry-funded scholarship.

  • Final year project (Student sourced)

    Harness your professional and personal networks

    Take ownership of your final-year journey by sourcing your own industry-based project. Draw on your existing connections and gain the opportunity to work on a challenge that aligns with your career interests, builds real-world experience, and strengthens your professional profile.

What’s New? - Changes explained

  • Our 12-credit point final year project just got even better! Now, you can choose from a variety of industry-focused options, giving you real-world experience that sets you apart. Whether you’re looking to work with top companies or dive into cutting-edge faculty based research, this is your chance to make your mark.
  • Don’t miss out on the opportunity to connect your studies with your future career. Choose an industry-driven focus and gain the skills employers are looking for!

Enrolment information

  • The following FYP options are covered under the standard FYP unit codes (ENG4701 and ENG4702). You can enrol in these via WES (Web Enrolment System) in either semester 1 or 2, allowing you to commence your FYP in either semester. They are not offered over Summer.
  • Industry FYPs are not approved until all administrative components have been signed off (FYP Chief examiner approval, student and industry contracts and for IIP and Coop - the recruitment process). See below for application processes.
FYP Focus The opportunity The benefitsPaid/Unpaid Register your Expression of Interest for this optionTimeframe

Research/
Consultation

Faculty based unpaid research project

Work on an individual or team project with Monash researchers

On campus

Unpaid

Review advertised projects on the Final Year Project portal and nominated your preferences in the semester before you commence Part 1 of FYP

Projects available for preferencing advertised from Svot Vac of the previous semester

Project FYP allocations are released in the week before the semester begins

Industry

Industry Innovation Project (IIP)

Industry based

On campus, based in the cutting-edge Monash Innovation Labs

Scholarship

Supported by a scholarship

Apply for advertised IIP projects on UniHub

If you are successful you can register your IIP project via the FYP EOI form

Projects advertised from Svot Vac of the previous semesters

Timeframe for advertising

Industry

Coop/Professional practice

Industry based

On site in industry

Leverages your ENG4804 Professional practice (Coop) placement learnings

Not paid for the FYP component (paid for ENG4804)

Register project via EOI form

4 weeks prior to the ENG4701 commencement to allow for project approval.

Industry

Self Sourced industry project

Industry based

On site in industry

Paid project in current employment

Must be paid to be approved

Register project via EOI Form

8 weeks prior to ENG4701 commencement as the project and industry contracts will need to be approved before semester begins.

FAQs

Contact us

If you have any questions regarding Professional Practice, please reach out by lodging an inquiry or visiting the Monash Engineering Student Engagement and Academic Services Counter (Ground Floor, 14 Alliance Lane).