HSTG0020-1 : Internship and seminar on professional practices

Study Programmes 2015-2016

HSTG0020-1

Internship and seminar on professional practices - research focus

Duration :

8h SEM

Number of credits :

Master in population and development studies (120 ECTS)		6
Master in population and development studies (120 ECTS)		6

Lecturer :

Véronique Biquet, Véronique Fettweis, Gautier Pirotte

Coordinator :

N...

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

All year long, with partial in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

This course aims at supporting students throughout their internship, and at helping them draft their internship report.

Learning outcomes of the course :

This course is organised in different classes that will give students valuable advice to find an organisation for their internship, get in touch with it, negociate the internship and carry it out. They will also be instructed on what to include in the internship report and how to write it. A final debriefing class will be held in order to allow students to talk about their internship experience, the issues they might have encountered, etc. A specific class will also explain how to acquire professional experience in the field of development cooperation.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Classes, lab work