Industry experience

Industry connections. Real-world experience.

We offer a work-integrated learning (WIL) guarantee for all IT students, meaning you get the chance to gain real-world experience with tangible projects to boost your employability. When it’s time to launch your career – you’ll be ready.

Industry-based learning (IBL) program

Students are placed in a top-tier organisation for 23 weeks with a $19K grant – gaining valuable experience and industry mentorship while contributing to their degree.

Undergraduate industry experience projects

Students form teams with peers from diverse disciplines to create an end-to-end IT solution for a business client.

Postgraduate industry experience studio projects

Groups of students apply their expertise to develop an IT-driven solution for a social good challenge aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

National Indigenous Space Academy (NISA)

Offering Indigenous students studying STEM the chance to intern at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab.

Flagship Rich Educational Experiences

Every Monash student will have the opportunity to undertake global immersion, industry, research and volunteering experiences. Students will directly work to address the global challenges of our time.

Hear it from our students

My Industry-Based Learning (IBL) journey was a period of incredible growth. I expanded my professional network and developed skills that are highly sought-after in the IT industry. My placement allowed me to find a part-time job afterwards as a portfolio analyst with Origin Energy.
Nashia
IBL student, Origin Energy
Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours)

I was able to secure an internship at Lactalis Australia which allowed me to form connections in the local dairy industry. It also enhanced my leadership, communication, critical thinking and communication skills.
Jithu
Master of Cybersecurity

Co-curricular WIL programs

Initiatives in the university more broadly which are open to IT students.

IT Student Teams

We have several self-managed IT student teams that are addressing societal issues in areas such as digital health, assistive technologies, programming, energy and more.

Engineering Co-Op program

A program open to top Software Engineering students that offers full or part-time paid internships for 3, 6 or 12 months.

Information Technology