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MN52136: Summer internship

[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]

Academic Year: 2023/24
Owning Department/School: School of Management
Credits: 30 [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 600
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Dissertation period
Assessment Summary: CWES 30%, CWRI 70%
Assessment Detail:
  • Business report (CWRI 70%)
  • Reflective essay (CWES 30%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes:
  • Analyse the business context of the employing organisation.
  • Identify a problem the employing organisation encounters that can be investigated and addressed.
  • Communicate conclusions to a range of audiences for both academic and industrial purposes.
  • Act responsibly and collaboratively in planning and implementing projects at professional levels.
  • Reflect on the experience and its significance for one's own personal and professional development.



Synopsis: Apply your academic knowledge in a real job with a summer internship at an organisation. You will develop your skills, learn about an industry and gain experience of a practical work environment. We cannotguarantee internships, but our MSc Careers team will support you with your job search and at all stages of the application process.

Content:
  • Complete an internship period with a minimum of 6 weeks of employment. Annual holidays do not count towards the minimum period.
  • Complete and return all paperwork issued by the MSc Careers Team in an accurate and timely fashion.
  • Undertake a project with a written output concerning a business issue of relevance to the employing organisation.
  • Receive satisfactory appraisals from each organisation in which they have been placed and adhere to the Code of Conduct laid down by the MSc Careers Team.


Course availability:

MN52136 is Compulsory on the following courses:

School of Management

Notes:

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