Mandatory Internship in the Bachelor’s Programs in Political Science and Sociology
Internships are part of the curriculum in both the bachelor’s program in Political Science and the bachelor's program in Sociology at the School of Social Sciences. They enable students to gain professional experience at an early stage of their career and establish valuable corporate connections. You can create a mandatory internship certificate yourself via AretUM.
The Internship Office will help you find a suitable internship position and assist you in applying and preparing for it.
When and how long? | Recognition | What’s next? |
|---|---|---|
6 weeks/ 12 weeks for students enrolled since fall semester 2019 | Completion of the internship in a field of social sciences | Attend the course Political Science/ |
Ideally during the semester break | 10 ECTS credits |
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Work experience gained before the start of the program cannot be recognized |
Important Documents
Request for Recognition of an Internship
Deadlines for Submission of Internship Documents
Please make sure that you are re-registered for the semester in which the submission period for the internship falls. This also applies if the internship is the last exam to be completed in your degree programme. For example, if you complete an internship up to and including August, you can submit it for recognition (=examination date) no earlier than 1 September. This deadline is in the autumn/
winter semester (1 August to 31 January). The recognition of the internship therefore requires a re-registration for the autumn/ winter semester. If you do not wish to continue to be enrolled after submitting the internship documents, you can exmatriculate on the same day as 1 September. Submission Periods
Request for Recognition of an Internship together with the internship documents
Forwarding to the Student Services
(through Intership Office)
Semester Registration 16 November to 31 January End of January Fall Semester 1 February to 1 March Beginning of March Spring Semester 2 March to 15 April Mid-April Spring Semester 16 April to 15 June Mid-June Spring Semester 16 June to 31 July End of July Spring Semester 1 August to 1 September Beginning of September Fall Semester 2 September to 15 November Mid-November Fall Semester Guidelines Internship Report
Declaration of Authorship
Compulsory Internship Certificate
If you want to do an internship, some internship employers require a mandatory internship certificate. This is a proof that you have to complete an internship during your studies. You can now create the mandatory internship certificate yourself via AretUM. Together with a current certificate of enrollment, you can present this certificate to your internship if required. You can also use AretUM to edit your learning agreements for a semester abroad.
Contact
Do you have any questions? We’re happy to advise you!
Students are welcome to contact the Internship Office if they have any questions on the mandatory internship, internships abroad, or their application documents. We also invite employers to send us any open internship positions at their company or institution.
