Duration
375h Internship
Number of credits
Lecturer
Collégialité
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The Master's internship is a personal experience that gives students the opportunity to apply what they have learned to real-world situations, whether in the field, in society, or in research.
This internship allows the intern to:
- work in the field under supervision,
- apply scientifically validated methods in accordance with the code of ethics,
- engage in personal reflection on the profession of psychology and their own integration into a training practice.
It takes place either:
- within the Faculty of Psychology, Speech Therapy, and Educational Sciences,
- within an institution that can accommodate a student and offer them professional psychology practice.
The internship, part 2, must be completed in the chosen option.
In the field (institution outside ULiège), this internship will be supervised by a psychologist approved by the teachers. Internships carried out within ULiège will be supervised by an academic supervisor from the Faculty (or co-supervised with an academic or scientist from another faculty), generally with the help of an assistant or doctoral student.
The academic supervisor of the internship is required to define their expectations regarding the organization and educational content of the internship (prerequisites, duration, content, assessment methods, etc.) in a tripartite internship agreement, which therefore involves consultation between the student, the internship supervisor, and the academic supervisor.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
In Psychological Sciences, the general objective of internships is to place the intern in a situation where they can appropriately apply the theoretical and methodological resources acquired during their studies, as well as their technical and interpersonal skills. The learning outcomes are linked to the ULg psychologist's competency framework (document available for download on the faculty website).
In the domain of Clinical Psychology, the specific objective of the internship is primarily to develop clinical skills such as conducting a clinical interview. It also aims to address a range of professional skills and attitudes. Interns are required to participate actively in the professional life of their supervisor, their team, and the institution, including assessments, observations, patient care, multidisciplinary case meetings, contacts with the network involved, and report writing. In this context, interns are expected to establish a constructive relationship with the patient and/or family and to develop diagnostic hypotheses. They must reflect on and analyze their position in relation to the patient and the team.
In the domain of Social, Work, and Organizational Psychology, the specific objective is to enable interns to familiarize themselves with the world of work (companies, public services, associations, etc.) and to develop their professional skills and experience. The internship aims primarily to prepare interns for professional practice through collaboration with qualified supervisors and/or to deepen their knowledge of a field presented in the final year courses.
In the domain of cognitive neuroscience and experimental psychology, internships are generally carried out as part of research conducted within an academic unit. The objective of the internship is to answer a theoretical question by adopting:
- An experimental research approach ranging from study planning to data collection, analysis, and interpretation, to communication with peers.
- and/or a synthesis research approach (systematic reviews and meta-analysis) or an approach using advanced statistical tools.
Option: Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
This internship in the field of psychology and cognitive neuroscience will familiarize you with all stages of research related to one or more specific experimental approaches in a particular field:- Appropriation of a research question and synthesis of relevant literature;
- Formulation of hypotheses and predictions;
- Creating a research design;
- Developing testing materials (e.g., photo processing, standardized stimulus lists) and/or programming experiments;
- Writing clear and rigorous instructions for human participants;
- Recruiting human participants and collecting data;
- Practical application of statistical knowledge (i.e., analysis of collected data);
- Correlating results with hypotheses/predictions and relevant literature;
- Writing a report in scientific format and in accordance with open science values (rigor, completeness, transparency) for optimal reproducibility.
Students will work within a team of researchers in an on-campus laboratory and receive close supervision from experts in their chosen field of research. The student will develop rigorous, professional, and humane interaction skills with human participants. They will become familiar with the ethical aspects of research involving human or animal participants and will be required to comply with legislation and codes relating to ethics and scientific integrity in research.
Option: Research Methods
The internship in Research Methods will familiarize you with research issues in experimental, applied, educational, or clinical psychology:
Appropriation of a research question and use of synthesis research tools (systematic reviews and meta-analyses);
Use of advanced statistical tools (in experimental, applied, educational, and clinical psychology).
Meta-research (in experimental, applied, educational, and clinical psychology).
Formulation of hypotheses and predictions with advanced power analysis through exact calculation and simulation;
Writing a report in scientific format and in accordance with the values of open science (rigor, completeness, transparency) with a view to optimal reproducibility.
Students will work within a team of researchers in a faculty laboratory and will receive close supervision from experts in their chosen field of research. The student will develop professional and interpersonal skills through interaction with other researchers. They will become familiar with the ethical aspects of research and learn to comply with legislation and codes relating to ethics and scientific integrity in research.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Students must have successfully completed all BAC courses beforehand.
The internship, part 2, must be completed in one of the two chosen options, after all courses in the Bachelor of Psychological and Educational Sciences have been successfully completed.
The internship, part 2, and the SAS, part 2, are co-requisites (they must therefore be taken in the same year).
The internship, part 1, is a prerequisite for the internship, part 2.
The internship, part 2, must be completed in a different department and with a different supervisor than the internship, part 1.
In the domain of "Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology,"
the course SBIM0486-2 is a prerequisite for an internship involving animals. This course is required by law (law relating to the use of animals in experimentation).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The purpose of the internship is to ensure that the lessons taught at the University of Liège are applied in a professional environment. Under no circumstances will the intern be assigned tasks unrelated to their training.
The Block 2 internship will begin in the first semester. It will end no later than the end of the second session of the second block (end of August).
Finally, interns completing their Block 2 internship must participate in an internship support seminar. Students must attend the internship support seminar in parallel with the internship in order to link the learning acquired during the internship with the supervision provided by the seminar.
In addition, students enrolled in the 'domaine clinique' will participate in the interdisciplinary health day co-organized with the Faculty of Medicine and Helmo, in addition to their internship. Participation in this day is mandatory. In case of absence, a compensatory exercise must be completed. Activities will be organized before and after the day in order to prepare students for the exercises planned for the day and to help them integrate what they have learned during the day. These activities are supervised by the faculty teaching team involved in organizing the interdisciplinary day, namely: Adélaïde Blavier, Nancy Durieux, Anne-Marie Etienne, Céline Stassart, and Aurélie Wagener (activity coordination and contact: Aurélie Wagener).
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Students are required to complete a 375-hour internship.
Students must complete the number of internship hours specified in the internship registration form. The number of internship hours is credited at the end of the internship based on the work actually performed and confirmed by the internship supervisor.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Further information:
Competency framework for psychology
Code of ethics for psychologists
Faculty regulations for internships in psychology, education sciences, and speech therapy
These documents are available on the faculty website.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
Further information:
During the internship, a mid-term evaluation is carried out. At the end of the internship, an evaluation must be carried out and the internship supervisor provides an assessment of the intern's work in relation to the objectives and expectations set out in the tripartite internship agreement. These evaluations are conducted in consultation with the intern.
At the end of the internship, the intern writes a report or summary of their internship.
Recommendations regarding the internship supervisor's assessment and the writing of the report are specified in the tripartite internship agreement.
The final grade for the internship is awarded by the academic supervisor of the internship. It is based on a minimum of (a) the assessment provided by the internship supervisor and (b) the grade awarded by the academic supervisor after reading the intern's report. However, the intern must have satisfied both parties in order to obtain a final passing grade. Some academic supervisors also base the final internship grade on interviews with the intern or a pre-internship. Internships are only organized once per academic year. The grade is taken into account when determining the grade for the current academic year (see Study and Examination Regulations).
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Students cannot begin or validate their internship until they have completed the following four steps: securing an internship placement, registering for the internship, completing the risk assessment form, and completing the tripartite internship agreement. (See details in the faculty regulations for internships in psychology, education sciences, and speech therapy.)
Students must have secured an internship placement and registered for the internship:
- Before the start of the internship and no later than November 30 if they are starting their internship in the first semester.
- Before the start of the internship and no later than February 15 if they are starting their internship in the second semester.
If students have not been able to find an internship (before November 30 for the first semester internship and before February 15 for the second semester internship), they must contact the academic advisor and provide proof of their efforts to find an internship.
Contacts
Suivi administratif : Magda Thunus (04/366. 20. 26 ou Magda.Thunus@ulg.ac.be).
Suivi scientifique : tous les responsables académiques des options du Master en Psychologie.