Course content

The students will undertake an internship project and must complete an individual assignment. The assignment has to fulfill the academic requirements of a master's level programme. The assignment has to be an academic piece of work, which has to refer to, or include parts of, the internship project. The following are examples of the areas of research covered by the course, and which the internship project could relate to: International Relations, Social Change, Migration and Sustainable Development, Mobility, Conflict and Peace, Cross-Cultural Management, Knowledge and Technology Transfer.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The students shall work within a global company/organization and thereby obtain knowledge about professional work life, develop networks and carry out work that the company requires.

Skills

The course shall develop and build the personal, academic, and professional abilities of the students by giving them the possibility to research and administer an individual work project within a global company/organization.

General competency

The course will give international exposure and practical work experience to the students, which will develop their professional ability.

Learning methods and activities

The students will have individual supervision from both NTNU and the company/organization. A compulsory written assignment related to the internship/work project (8000 words; 12 pt, 1.5 spacing) should be submitted to the NTNU supervisor by 15 December. The assignment will be given a pass/fail grade by the NTNU supervisor.

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

Requires admission to the Master's programme in Globalization. Completed minimum 30 credits in courses from the Master's programme in Globalization. The required previous knowledge must be fulfilled to be admitted to the course.

Credit reductions