Practical Training, 30 credits

Main field of study

Course level

Advancement level

Course offered for

• Master´s Programme in Political Science

Entry requirements

For admission to the course, the general entry requirements for second-cycle studies apply, as well as the specific entry regulations that apply to the Master's Programme in Political Science.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to

• demonstrate subject-specific knowledge at an advanced level, within the field or fields relevant for the placement,
• at an advanced level, problematise and analyse based on perspectives that are relevant for the task,
• independently and on theoretical grounds, carry out a qualified inquiry and make independent assessments and decisions,
• show advanced skills in communicating the results of the inquiry,
• demonstrate a critical approach and ability to consider different relevant perspectives.

Course content

The course is a supervised placement within the public sector, in a general sense. For one semester, the student should follow the standard full-time working hours of the placement. The placement should be carried out at a qualified level at the placement and comprise independent tasks. The student is responsible for finding an appropriate placement, but the placement must be approved by the programme coordinator, on the basis of its relevance for the education and the conditions for satisfying the previously stated aims. The placement may be carried out in Sweden or abroad. During the placement, the student is supervised by a supervisor who is appointed by the workplace. The supervisor at the workplace has to establish a plan for the placement period, in consultation with the student, and provide relevant supervision for the tasks, during the work. The practical training, however, should mainly be carried out independently by the student at the placement. In the placement plan, it should be stated as clearly as possible which types of tasks the student should carry out, and during which period. Before the placement may start, the placement plan should be approved by the programme coordinator (or an individual that the programme coordinator appoints). If extensive changes are made in relation to the original placement plan after the placement has begun, the programme coordinator should be contacted.

Teaching and working methods

The working methods consist of participating in the work at the workplace with the task or tasks that the placement should comprise, according to the established placement plan.

Examination

The course is examined through an individual assignment, a report about the workplace that the student has completed the placement on and a certificate from the workplace that confirms completion of the placement. Detailed information can be found in the study guide.

Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course twice are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.

Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.

Grades

Other information

Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus. 

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.

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