UWA Handbook 2025

Unit Overview

Description

This Work Integrated Learning (e.g., industry placements) unit provides students with an opportunity to apply their knowledge, understanding, and skills in a work and/or organizational context. The aim of the unit is to develop professional and workplace skills and networks to meet the goals of the professional or industry body, while enhancing the reciprocal flow of knowledge and its application between the University and the workplace or community setting.

Students undertake this unit as part of the Master of Applied Human Performance Science in order to meet accreditation requirements, and ensure industry experience and competence. This is completed under the supervision of an academic staff member or designate, who also holds the required industry certification and experience.

Credit

6 points

Offering
(see Timetable)

Availability	Location	Mode
Semester 2	UWA (Perth)	Face to face

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) design and implement interventions for high-performance sport or occupational settings that are informed by research and are relevant to current practice.; (2) synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories related to the sport science industry, and develop theoretical propositions, methodologies, and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences.; (3) demonstrate leadership skills and the ability to implement cultural change, based on an understanding of board composition and values-based leadership models in human performance settings.; and (4) evaluate contemporary human performance governance, policies and ethical practice standards, and propose improvements based on best practice principles..

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) industry skill portfolio; (2) online education modules; and (3) reflection essay. Further information is available in the unit outline.

To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the industry skill portfolio, online education modules, and reflection essay components.

This unit is assessed on an ungraded pass/ungraded failed basis. All assessment items must be successfully completed.

Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Unit Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Olivier Girard

Unit rules

Prerequisites

Enrolment in

73570 Master of Applied Human Performance Science

or Enrolment in

CM019 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Applied Human Performance Science

Incidental fees

Incidental student fees and charges are costs incurred by students as part of their studies at UWA that are in addition to their tuition fees (further information is available "
Participation in this unit will incur the following incidental fee(s):
Industry Skills Portfolio (select items) (estimated cost - $250-350).

Contact hours

Blended teaching model, including synchronous and asynchronous online learning and face-to-face applied workshops. Additionally students will complete 120 placement hours.

Note

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) schedules are developed at the outset of the course, but will be discussed with each student at the beginning of semester with adjustments made as necessary. There are some additional requirements needed in preparation for WIL which will be communicated to enrolled students via the UWA student email address.