Code: S4INTERNSHIP
ECTS: 24
Semester: 4th
Duration: Between 2 and 6 months in a professional organisation (including research and academic institutions). Students are integrated into companies through internship agreements. Partners from creative industries and academic R&D institutions form a dynamic ecosystem to guide students’ integration into the challenges of society’s digital transformation
Placement in a professional, organisational, or research environment relevant to the MSc field; familiarisation with the host institution’s structure, objectives, workflows, and professional practices; participation in tasks, projects, or activities related to digital transformation, research, design, management, communication, data, or innovation; application of academic knowledge and methodological skills in real working conditions; collaboration with supervisors, colleagues, and stakeholders; reflection on the relationship between theory and practice; documentation and critical evaluation of internship activities, responsibilities, learning achievements, and professional development; preparation of an internship report according to programme requirements.
- Adaptability to new situations
- Decision-making
- Working independently
- Team work
- Working in an international environment
- Working in an interdisciplinary environment
- Project planning and management
- Respect for difference and multiculturalism
- Showing social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues
- Criticism and self-criticism
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Knowledge
- understand the organisational, professional, and operational context of a host institution active in a field related to digital transformation;
- identify the roles, processes, and challenges involved in real-world digital projects or research activities;
- recognise the relationship between academic knowledge and workplace practice.
Skills
- apply acquired knowledge and methods to practical tasks in a professional or research setting;
- collaborate with supervisors, colleagues, and stakeholders in order to contribute to ongoing work;
- document, evaluate, and communicate internship activities, outcomes, and learning experiences.
Competences
- demonstrate professional responsibility, reliability, and adaptability in a workplace environment;
- reflect critically on practice-based learning and its relation to future career development;
- operate effectively in multidisciplinary and, where relevant, international professional contexts.
