Keywords

General description

An internship or work placement for 3 months in the field of public or global health. During the internship the student combines theory and practice in a working environment.

Learning outcomes

After completing the internship, the student will be introduced to working life and will be able to utilize the skills and knowledge of their study program in practice. The experience gained will aid the student in evaluating their own abilities and the impact that has on post-graduate working life.

Contents

After the first year of the degree programme students participate in an Internship or Work Placement. If needed, other possible ways of completing the internship than a work placement may be considered on a case by case basis.
The internship is composed on the following components:
1. An internship information session before the internship
2. Making an internship plan and application for possible financial support
3. An internship in a workplace or in voluntary work related to public or global health (3 months)
4. Composing a reflective evaluation report or a reflective learning journal on the internship and giving a presentation in an internship seminar.
The place and nature of the internship or work placement should be relevant to the programme and may be in Finland, or in an international setting.
As a rule, it is the responsibility of the student wishing to complete an internship or work placement to identify and apply to host organisations which match their interests and career goals. The faculty will assist the student with the practical arrangements and may be able to help identify potential internship hosts.
Some funding for the internship or work placement is available through the University and Erasmus+ programme

Evaluation

Belongs to following study modules

2018–2019

Teaching

Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.

PGHINT Internship or work placement