About this course

The internship can be approved for 10, 20 or 30 ECTS. The length of the internship report corresponds to the number of ECTS and the duration of the internship. Consult the internship contract for the specific ECTS-requirements. When contract is submitted, no changes are possible.The course consists of a practical work component (the internship) and an analytical writing component. The student can apply for existing internships that are contracted with the Faculty of Landscape and Society, or apply to get an individually arranged internship approved for the practical component. Enrollment is conditional on an approved contract which includes a proposal for an internship and a literature list.

The contract is to be approved before the internship commences. The literature literature list should be relavent to the master's degree and be relevant for the topic handled in the internship posting. The literature list should be used as a guide; the student is free to pursue new analytical lines and to revise the literature list, as practical experience dictates, during the course of the internship. The application has to include a justification for the intership component. Both literature list and justification have to be approved prior to enrollment. At the end of the internship the student submits a report of the internship which includes a reflection on how practical work relates to academic training and theory.

The internship report intends to document the objectives and expectations of the internship, as well as analytical reflection of the role and function of the organization in which the internship was conducted. The report should digest the practical lessons learnt, as well as being an analytical report that links practical experience to theoretical and analytical elements. Bachelor students must have completed 120 study points before taking the internship course, and the internship can be approved for maximum 10 ECTS.

Learning outcome

A key element in a successful master's degree is to understand how theoretical insights and tools of analysis matter in practical application. The purpose of the internship is to allow the master students to forge lasting relationships with identified external partners, and to engage in a self- reflective experience on how to relate practice to theory in the degree. The internship should also sharpen focus on transferrable skills from practice to theoretical training, as well as stimulate re-engagement with theoretical and methodological issues introduced during the master's degree. The student learns how to identify relevant parts of the curriculum and how it relates to practical work. The internship is intended to strengthen and complement the master's thesis.

  • Learning activities

    The practical component consists of the workload in the relevant internship. The internship report provides training in analytical and critical writing skills.

  • Syllabus

    A reading list is established on the initiative of the student and approved by the course convenor.

  • Assessment method

    The report is graded like normal final term paper (A-F).

    Students must follow the NMBU guidelines for use of AI.

    www.nmbu.no/retningslinjer-bruk-av-kunstig-intelligens-ki-ved-nmbu



    Assignment Karakterregel: Letter grades

  • About use of AI

  • Mandatory activity

    Must fulfill all workload requirements relevant to the option chosen.

  • Preferential right

    Students enrolled in M-IR, M-IES, M-GDS, and B-IEDS (only third year students)

  • Admission requirements

    Students can only register in the course ONCE. This also applies for students who take this at Bachelor level. One can not retake the course as a master student.