Get a head start on your career with one-off 6-month internships with Co-op Industry Partner, American Express.
Being awarded an internship by UNSW Co-op is an outstanding addition to your resume and an excellent opportunity for you to gain ‘real world’ industry experience prior to graduation. Co-op Internships help you develop your skills and gain clarity on your career goals, by applying your university learnings and contributing to meaningful projects, while building your networks in a professional environment.
The successful applicants will receive a 24-week, full-time placement beginning in February 2027, offering 'real-world' industry experience.
Apply for your Co-op Internship Bursary after being appointed to a Co-op Internship. Bursaries for a 24-week placement total $21,500.
Applicants must be Australian citizens or Permanent Residents, currently enrolled in UNSW degree program (single or dual- degree). Internship roles will cover areas including strategy, pricing, and analytics & insights.
Penultimate and final year students are encouraged to apply.
A competitive candidate will have achieved a credit minimum in all courses and overall WAM. Some industry experience is preferred. Having met the academic and experience requirements, the successful applicants are largely selected on their interpersonal skills and motivation.
If offered the internship, you must be prepared to:
- intern for 24 weeks full-time at American Express;
- attend placement continuously for 24 weeks, placements cannot be split;
- enrol in the relevant internship course in each Term; and
- study 1 (max 2) additional course(s) in each Term (T1+T2, 2027). Appointed interns can submit requests to study a 2nd additional course in each Term.
Successful candidates must enrol in an internship course in each Term of the internship. Co-op managed Internships may attract UOC and HECs & may count toward your degree*.
- 12 UOC for a 24 week internship - enrolment across 2 Terms:
- WIL Central (General Education) – 12 UOC - CDEV3012
- Business School - 12 UOC – COMM3101 OR COMM3202 (A maximum of 6 UOC can be counted in each of your Business School majors)
- Science Faculty - 12 UOC - MATH3599 + MATH3699 (counted as a science elective or free elective if placement relates to Science degree)
- 6 UOC (+ 6 UOC) for a 24 week internship - separate enrolments across 2 Terms (interns must enrol in an internship course in each Term of the placement):
- Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture – 6 UOC - ARTS3015 and/or 6 UOC FADA6700
- WIL Central (General Education) – 6 UOC - CDEV3400
- Science Faculty - 6 UOC - MATH3599 (counted as a science elective or free elective if placement relates to Science degree)
*Use myPlan to find out how the UOC from an internship course could contribute to your degree.
Co-op managed Internships in Engineering (and some Co-op managed Internships in Science) will not count towards your degree, nor attract a HECS fee, but will allow you to keep your enrolment status as a full-time student at UNSW. Successful completion of an Engineering / Science internship will appear on students’ AHEGS.
Find more details on our website: https://www.coop.unsw.edu.au/vacancies
Applications now open!
Click to watch our video or view our guide to the InPlace Expression of Interest and Application process.