The aim of the internship is to give the student the opportunity to apply the knowledge of her/his main field on a practical level, and to provide the student with experiences from practical work on the subject at various levels of society, such as information dissemination, training, planning and reporting.

This course is aimed at students who are admitted to one of the following bachelor's programmes: Human Rights, International Migration and Ethnic Relations, International Relations, Peace- and Conflict Studies, and European Studies.

The course consists of 18 to 20 weeks of internship, during the regular semester, at an international organisation, government and local authority, business, voluntary organisation, or cultural institution, etc. The student is responsible for finding and organising an internship.It is important that tasks are of a relevant and advanced character and have a clear connection to the student's main field of studies.

The internship must be approved by the Internship Coordinator and a written agreement must exist between Malmö University and the place of the internship. The internship plan, drawn up between representatives of the internship and the student, must be approved by the Internship Coordinator.

The internship must be unpaid. Internships in countries or areas which the Department for Foreign Affairs (UD) advises against entering will not be accepted.

After completion of the course, the student shall be able to:

Practical work with issues related to the main field of study.

The learning outcomes of the course are assessed a written report.

The course has no mandatory literature.

The University provides students who participate in or who have completed a course with the opportunity to make known their experiences and viewpoints with regards to the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarize the results of course evaluations as well as informing participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures initiated in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

If a course is no longer offered or has undergone major changes, students will be offered two re-take sessions based on the syllabus in force at registration during a period of one year from the date of the implementation of the changes.

In addition to the above eligibility criteria, an internship requires an agreement, drawn up between representatives of the internship and the student through Malmö University.