Examination arrangement

Course content

The internship will provide students with insights into how actors in a relevant field of practice work. It provides the opportunity to utilize the professional qualifications acquired through the study program within a relevant work environment. The experience of the internship will increase the students' awareness of their own skills, contribute to the student's professional development and be useful in a further work life. During the internship, students will do an independent study based on experience from the field of practice and based on a science-based problem. The work will end in an individual report. The report will be presented at a seminar.

The internship will take place in the 3rd semester. This option entails a 30-credit master's thesis written in the 4th semester. The Master's thesis can build on the internship.

It is the student's responsibility to obtain a professionally relevant internship for a minimum of 14 weeks.

Learning outcome

A student who has completed this course should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge:

• has acquired in-depth knowledge of how an organization works with innovation and sustainable development in practice and about the organization's role in society.
• is able to make an empirical analysis based on the theory and concepts used in the other courses of the study.

Skills:

• is able to complete an independent project where the academic knowledge acquired in the course is applied to current issues in organizations and businesses that facilitates innovation and entrepreneurship.
• has gained experience from methods for collecting and processing data, project writing and dissemination.

General competence:

• is familiar with the academic issues and challenges that meet the policy agencies, other organizations and measures to promote innovation and sustainable development in different parts of society.
• has gained experience in collaborating with such businesses that work daily to facilitate innovation and sustainable development.

Learning methods and activities

• Professionally relevant internship for a minimum of 14 weeks, equal to normal work weeks (37.5 hours).
• Midterm report.
• Design of research question in collaboration with host institution, collection and analysis of data as well as report writing and oral presentation.

Workplace: The internship can be conducted in different sectors, companies or organizations if the business is related to the overall learning objectives of the study. Students' individual studies must also be relevant to the student's study programme. The stay can be in Norway or abroad.

Guidance and follow-up: Application for internships is handled and approved by the Department of Geography. Students can consult with the course responsible during their stay, and also in relation to writing the report.

Compulsory assignments

• 14 weeks of internship, mid report and presentation

Further on evaluation

The examination in this course is an individual assignment related to the internship. The assignment is worth 100% of the final grade.

The report amounts to 30 credits and should be between 7000 - 10 500 words (20-30 pages). The report will be graded pass/fail. For more details read the guidelines for the internship report.

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

Students must be admitted to MSc in innovation and sustainable development.