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LARC40640

Academic Year 2025/2026

Internship (Work Placement) (LARC40640)

Subject:
Landscape Architecture
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Architecture, Plan & Env Pol
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
30
Module Coordinator:
Ms Victoria Kavanagh
Trimester:
Summer
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
Yes
Module Type:
Professional/Work Placement Module
How will I be graded?
Pass/Fail (GPA Neutral)

Curricular information is subject to change.

The aim of the Masters level Internship (minimum of 15 weeks) is to provide students with practical exposure to working in the profession during which they can use and enhance methodological and technical skills that they have already gained in UCD. The student will work in a setting that reflects their interests as a professional landscape architect.
Internships may vary considerably but in general terms the students will be placed in industrial, government or non-government environment where they will obtain a breadth of practical experience to complement their degree programme. The students will experience workplace culture making them more effective employee following graduation.
The exact nature of the work that students will undertake will vary according to the nature of the practices / organizations that they join, however, the student will be expected to take a full part in the activities of the practice / organization that they join and to make positive contributions to it. In contrast with routine work, an internship is defined as a learning experience incorporating mentoring, and professional supervision in which work
is viewed from critical and evaluative perspectives. To facilitate this students will be required to maintain a weekly log book or diary which will describe the student’s activities and what they have learned from these. Following the internship the students will prepare a report on their activities, submit a poster and give a short public talk both summarising their experience.
This module is graded as pass/fail.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students will be able to
* Work in a professional environment;
* Understand the need for high ethical standards in the practice of landscape architecture;
* Apply their academic experience and their theoretical knowledge in a professional setting.
* Demonstrate ability to self-organize, to prioritize tasks;
* Work effectively to deadlines, serving the needs of key stakeholders within a professional context;
* Work effectively as a team member and respecting the views of others in the team;
* Accept and respond to constructive criticism;
* Account for their actions and decisions.
* Critically reflect on the learning experience and outcomes of their Internship
* Produce a professional report describing the details and experiences of their internship and the details of the
particular project(s) on which they worked.
* Present graphically and verbally the outcomes of their internship.
* Identify potential areas of interest for their Bachelor thesis.
* Based on their contacts and experiences, be able to critically identify and develop potential sources of
appropriate employment for their future career.

Indicative Module Content:

Key topic addressed in this module is:
Professional practice

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

0
Total

0

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Key topic addressed in this module is:
Professional practice

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Practical Skills Assessment: Internship Masters level, please see Handbook for requirements Week 15 Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes
100
 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat (CFP) Within Three Semesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

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