The BEDS Internship Semester
In the fourth semester, you can complete an internship in a company or organisation as part of the course COM3, applying the knowledge and skills gained during the first three semesters of the bachelor’s programme.
COM3 Internship is a 25 ECTS course offered exclusively for BEDS students during the fourth semester.
How to sign up for the course
- Find an internship
- Send in an application with an Internship contract to get your internship approved by 15 January in the fourth semester to: Beate.Sandvei@nhh.no
- The application must include a copy of your work contract:
Internship contract example. - You receive a written approval from NHH
- Sign up to the course COM3 on Studentweb by 1 February in your fourth semester
Internship approval criteria
- The internship must consist of a minimum of 450 hours (approximately three months) of work, and is to be completed during the fourth semester. It is a requirement that all 450 hours are completed by mid-June.
- The internship can be paid or compensated according to the regulations of the country where it takes place.
- Students should be assigned one or more challenging projects to complete independently or as part of a team.
- Internship tasks must be related to one or more of the fields of business, economics, and data science.
- The internship cannot be conducted remotely (e.g., from a home office).
- Interns must have a designated contact person at the company or institution where they are interning.
- Before the internship begins, interns must secure a work contract from their employer and apply for internship approval from NHH.
Internship contract example (PDF 14 KB).
For students
- You must include a copy of your work contract when applying for approval.
- If the internship is outside your country, you must obtain travel insurance covering the duration of the travel and the entire internship period beforehand.
- Students must inform the Career Centre and the course responsible as soon as possible should any changes occur in the planned internship period.
Other regulations
- COM3 is offered only as a 4th-semester elective for BEDS students.
- Previous internships, including summer internships from June to August, are not eligible for approval as a COM3 internship.
- The employer’s evaluation confirms your completion and performance of the internship (Evaluation Form). The course-responsible approves the internship.
- The assessment in the course is based on a final report written by the student.