Professional experience in College of Engineering & IT

Apply your skills and knowledge in a relevant real-world setting, gain valuable work ready skills and develop your industry connections through our Work Integrated Learning (WIL) activities. As a College of Engineering and Information Technology student, you will have the opportunity to undertake WIL activities such as internships and projects as part of your course work. Our Professional Experience courses are available to students studying:

• Engineering
• Construction Management
• Information Technology
• Information Management
• Computer Science
• Aviation

Engineering & IT Student Professional Experience at Adelaide University 

Our placement opportunities offer students hands on experience providing a great introduction to life as a professional. Explore the Hear From Our Graduates section below where you can meet recent graduates Franke Agenbag, William Sergi and Teresa Nguyen. Franke completed a placement with DSTG, while William and Teresa completed their placement at Lockheed Martin and DXC Technology, respectively.  

Hear how their degree provided a pathway to professional experience that helped launch their career. 

Explore your options

To find out more about discipline-specific professional experience available to you, select from the list below. Adelaide University students should visit program pages for information about industry opportunities specific to your degree.

Professional Practice Program (PPP)

All Engineering (Postgraduate and Honours) students must complete at least 450 hours of engagement with professional practice to meet the requirements of their program. The College of Engineering & IT Professional Practice Program (PPP) has been designed to assist students to accumulate these hours, within a flexible and supported structure. Students can acquire their hours through a range of activities which include:

• placements
• internships
• guest lectures
• industry panels
• study tours
• site visits
• hackathons
• networking opportunities
• professional industry events.

 
Students start accruing hours from their first year at university and are supported by the College WIL Team to strategically plan and manage the experiences to support their career ambitions.

Undergraduate Engineering

Students bring fresh thinking and practical skills to your organisation. They can contribute to complex or sensitive projects, support research and analysis, and apply creative problem-solving and professional expertise across a range of tasks.

Postgraduate Engineering

Students can contribute to complex or sensitive projects, support research, testing and analysis, and bring creative thinking, problem-solving and professional skills to your organisation.

Hear from our graduates