Course syllabus
Autumn 2022
Course syllabus, Autumn 2022
Title
Research internship
Swedish title
Forskningspraktik
Course code
GP615L
Credits
30 credits
Grading scale
UG / Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Language of instruction
English
Decision-making body
Faculty of Culture and Society
Syllabus valid from
2021-08-30
Syllabus approval date
2020-11-04
Level
Advanced level
Entry requirements
30 credits in the Political science: Global Politics master's programme or in the International Migration and Ethnic Relations master's programme.
Main field
No main field.
Progression level
A1F / Second cycle, has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Progression level in relation to degree requirements
The course is not part of a main field of study.
Course objectives
The course deepens and develops the theoretical and methodological knowledge, skills and values that students received during the Global Politics master's programme or the International Migration and Ethnic Relations master's programme by providing practical insight into current research.
Course contents
The course consists of 18 to 20 weeks of internship, during the regular semester, and provides active participation in research projects related to the Department of Global Political Studies. Supervision is provided by researchers who are active in their chosen research project. Research internships may be completed outside GPS, but must first be approved by the course coordinator.
This course is aimed at students who are admitted to one of the following master's programmes: Political science: Global Politics or International Migration and Ethnic Relations.
The Department of Global Political Studies are announcing the available internships placements via Canvas for the master's students to apply.
Learning outcomes
After the students completed the course Research Internship they should be able to:
- Participate in research utilizing skills learnt earlier in their respective programme.
- Critically and systematically integrate practical experience and theoretical and methodological knowledge in their main field of research.
- Independently and, in dialogue with others, identify and formulate research problems and the need for further knowledge and information.
- Independently reflect on research ethics and the role of social science in society.
- Critically evaluate their own knowledge and identify relevant areas for research, including in relation to their present plans for the MA thesis.
Learning activities
TTeaching is conducted through independent literature studies, tutorials, workshops and active research.
Assessment
Students' achievements will be assessed via at least one written report and through a final oral presentation of the research in a research seminar.
Course literature and other study material
Selected in consultation with the supervisor.
Course evaluation
Higher education institutions shall enable students who are participating in or have completed a course to express their experiences of and views on the course through a course evaluation to be organised by the higher education institution. The higher education institution shall collate the course evaluations and provide information about their results and any actions prompted by the course evaluations. The results shall be made available to the students. (HF 1:14)
Interim rules
If a course ceases to be available or has undergone any major changes, the students are to be offered two opportunities to retake the examination during the year following the change for re-examination, based on the syllabus which applied at registration.
Additional information
The Language of Instruction is English.