Guaranteed real industry experience

At Swinburne, we’re known for our industry connections and commitment to preparing students for careers they love. Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is a powerful, hands-on introduction to your chosen industry.

You’ll tackle real-world challenges, grow your professional networks and sharpen your skills in competitive industry settings, all while reaching your academic goals.

Explore your future while you study, with a placement, internship or industry project guaranteed as part of all our bachelor degrees.

It’s immersive, exploratory, innovative and practical, and it starts on day one.

Work integrated learning students get results

More than 1/3 get job offers after placements

After levelling up their skills in placements, more than a third of our students are offered ongoing roles

1 in 5 get ongoing work after internships

Our internship students add so much value that 20% of them are offered ongoing work

Explore your work integrated learning options

Select your study level to find out more about our programs.

Undergraduate work integrated learning options

  • Male graduate working in a professional placement

    Professional degrees

    Graduate with industry experience through a Swinburne Professional Degree. Alongside career-focused theory, gain real-world skills with a 12-month full-time paid work placement.

  • Female students leaning against a wood paneled wall of a mock law courtroom.

    Placements

    Give your degree an industry upgrade with a paid, full-time placement. Over 6 or 12 months, you’ll gain the next gen experience, insight and knowledge employers want.

Postgraduate work integrated learning options

Student stories

  • Female student Lily on work placement at NAB

    Lily's placement story at NAB

    "The professional placement component of this degree was the reason I picked Swinburne in the first place. As a mature age student, I did have the luxury of being able to pick my degree because I wasn't reliant on my ATAR, so the opportunity to get out of the classroom really appealed to me."

Important resources

  • Careers and employability

    Improve your employability with expert advice and job application assistance, with a range of seminars, workshops, conferences and employer sessions to give you the edge.

  • AccessAbility services

    At Swinburne, we offer an inclusive and welcoming environment for people living with a disability, medical condition, mental illness or with primary carer responsibilities.

  • Enrolment support

    Find out how Work Integrated Learning can fit into your degree.

Are you an employer looking to recruit a Swinburne student?

Get access to the next generation of talent before hit the grad market. Our students bring fresh perspectives to workplaces along with leading industry knowledge that can help your team reach its goals. And while they learn, you’ll have the opportunity to mentor ambitious future professionals.

Find out how

Questions? We’re here to help!

Let’s connect you with the right information to integrate real-world experience into your studies.