INTERN-A-M Internship abroad Master (E)

• Topics

  This course combines a minimum of 150 work hours in an international internship with an online academic component of approximately 70 work hours before, during and after the internship. The online academic content consists of two modules. Module 1 assists in managing and learning from one's intercultural experiences, and Module 2 enhances one's understanding of how academic theory and practice interconnect.

  For more information about admission procedures for this course, see our webpage on the Internship abroad programme.

• Learning outcome

  Upon successful completion of the course, the student can:

  Knowledge

  • Demonstrate theoretical and practical knowledge about intercultural teamwork.
  • Explain how theories from economics/business administration and practice interconnect.

  Skills

  • Observe, describe, and reflect on diversity in the workplace and how it influences intercultural teams.
  • Address practical problems, using acquired academic methods and theories.

  General competence

  • Demonstrate increased sensitivity towards diversity in the workplace and is better prepared to work in intercultural teams.
  • Reflect on and assess the validity of knowledge and skills acquired during his/her studies in light of practice.

• Teaching

  When the student has found an internship, she/he must apply to have it approved.

  Before the internship, all students must attend a compulsory pre-departure workshop. There is a spring pre-departure workshop for the summer/autumn interns, and an autumn pre-departure workshop for the spring interns.

  The rest of the academic course content is available on Canvas.

  At the end of the internship, there is a compulsory online reflection seminar focusing on what students have learned from their internship and how they can use their international work experience in a job interview.

• Credit reduction due to overlap

  You may take both ENEINT and INTERN-A-M, but they must be based on two different internships.

  ENEINT/INTERN-A-M cannot be included in the degree if taken in combination with Grunderskolen / Innovation School / Social entrepreneurship / INT411. If you take both ENEINT/INTERN-A-M and Grunderskolen / Innovation School / Social Entrepreneurship / INT411, ENEINT/INTERN-A-M will be shown in a separate transcript.

• Compulsory Activity

  • Approval of the internship workplace.
  • Pre-departure workshop attendance.
  • Approval of the chosen topic for module 2 (see Canvas for details).
  • Submission of the first draft of the final report on Canvas for feedback.
  • Reflection seminar attendance.

  The compulsory work requirements are only valid for the teaching semesters it was obtained.

• Assessment

  A final report (approx. 3000 words) that combines academic theories and practice. The final report is submitted online via WISEflow, together with an evaluation form from the workplace, on a date set by the course coordinator.

  Assessment of the course is based on the final report and the workplace evaluation.

• Grading Scale

  Pass - Fail

• Literature

  Arnett, J. J. (2002). The psychology of globalization. American Psychologist, 57(10), 774-783.

  Brett, J., Behfar, K., & Kern, M. C. (2006). Managing multicultural teams. Harvard Business Review, 84-91.

  Self-selected literature.