General provisions

The course is an elective course within the Master's Programme in Aesthetics.

Entry requirements

120 credits, or equivalent, including 60 credits in philosophy, aesthetics, musicology, literature or art history

Learning outcomes

The purpose of the course is to offer the student the possibility to apply and develop the knowledge and skills obtained during the master's programme in an appropriate work environment.

After the course the student is expected to:

• be able to give an account of the goals and structure of the internship organisation, and of the nature and relevance of their assigned work tasks
• be able to give an account of the knowledge and skills obtained in relation to the working methods and routines of the internship
• have developed their abilities to constructively follow supervision and to co-operate with the staff at the internship workplace
• be able to reflect on the internship experience in relation to the theoretical elements of the programme.

Content

The course consists in an internship in an organisation with operations relevant to the programme specialisation. The length of the internship is 10 weeks full-time or equivalent.

Instruction

Recurrent supervision at the internship workplace. Attendance is mandatory during the working hours of the internship workplace.

Assessment

After the internship the student is expected to submit a written report and evaluation of the internship to the course director. The opinion of the internship supervisor and the report will serve as bases for assessment and grading.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.

Other regulations

The student is expected to find the internship and an internship supervisor themselves. The internship and the supervisor must be approved by the programme director prior to the start of the internship.