Study Programmes 2015-2016
PSTG0013-1  
Placement in a cultural institution or a media organization
Duration :
120h Internship
Number of credits :
Master in information and communication (60 ECTS)4
Lecturer :
Marc Vanesse
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
All year long
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
During the first and second year of the master programme, students must complete a 120-hour work placement (for a total of 240 hours). Depending on their choice of optional courses, they can choose either a placement in a book store or publishing company, or in a cultural institution. This can be any sort of institution, including in the field of politics, sports and entertainment, religion, socio-cultural activities and, of course, culture in the narrower sense.
Learning outcomes of the course :
- allow students to put their theoretical knowledge, acquired during the three years of the bachelor programme, into practice in the field of social, economic and political issues. - put students in contact with the realities of the professional world. - give students the opportunity to choose places, institutions or organisations where they will discover subjects that they might study in their master's thesis.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Prerequisites depend on the hosting institution.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Students write a report at the end of their work placement.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Recommended or required readings :
Assessment methods and criteria :
The assessment takes into account the work placement itself and the report produced by the student. Other criteria include: - the tasks performed during the placement - the evaluation by the student's supervisor - the student's reporting of their activities - the student's capacity for critical analysis and perspective
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Teacher in charge of the course Christophe PIRENNE Department of communication arts and sciences Management Maïté Molina-Marmol Department of communication arts and sciences Secretariat Anne Marie D'ACCHILLE Phone #: +32 4 366 32 79