Undergraduate Prospectus 2020 (Mar 2020) | Page 65

INDUSTRY EXPOSURE Internships are a great way to gain work experience and prepare yourself for the demands of the real world. It lets you apply what you’ve learnt to the workplace and network with potential employers – an important first step in your professional career. A science-related work placement is offered as an elective unit to Bachelor of Science students, and as a compulsory unit embedded within the course structure of the Bachelor of Food Science and Technology and the Bachelor of Medical Bioscience. With strong industry partnerships across the country and the region, we’ve worked with more than 100 companies throughout the years to place our students. What do our students think about their internships? NIKKI CHIN LIYING Interned with Malaysian Nature Society Scan to watch. My internship was a rewarding hands-on experience. It was the best way for me to grow and learn new skills that will be incredibly useful when I start my career.” LEE BOON JEN Bachelor of Food Science and Technology Interned with the quality control department at Monin Asia KL. Went on an exchange to the National University of Singapore. Organised a recycling event for Monash’s Leo Club in collaboration with Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia. Awarded first runner-up in a national food science and technology competition organised by the Malaysian Institute of Food Technology. UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS 2020 63