Internship

Aim:

The aim of this course is to give the student experiential insight into how sustainability plays out in a specific enterprise or other organization. The course will provide insight into sustainability-related needs in the organization, and serve as a starting point for the student's own reflection on the relationship between theory and practice. The student will contribute with sustainability perspectives in the organization, and not only participate in daily tasks. The work of contributing sustainability perspectives will be described in a separate practice agreement. The internship will prepare the students for working life, and experience and observations from the stay will provide content for the master's thesis in the course SDG351 Master's Thesis (30 credits).

Content:

Through observation, interaction, supervision and practice, the students will gain insight into how sustainability challenges are solved practically in companies and other organizations.

The students implements a plan to contribute with sustainability perspective in an organization as detailed in an internship agreement and at the same time participates in daily tasks where she/he is placed. The student will also take field notes and collect documentation for use in SDG351.

On completion of the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student can:

• account for sustainability issues in a practical context
• account for the specific challenges related to sustainability in an organization or company

Skills

The student can:

• reflect on the relationship between theoretical sustainability perspectives and sustainability work in practice
• account for challenges and opportunities associated with working in teams

General competencies

• The student can contribute to solving problems in collaboration with others at the workplace