Work Experience in Urban and Regional Planning
The aim of the course is to give the student an insight into the working life for urban and regional planners in order to make him/her employable.
The course includes an internship related to urban and regional planning.
Internship in Urban and Regional Planning, 15 credits, is offered as a standalone course during the first or second half of both the autumn and spring semesters. It requires 150 credits including a degree project, 15 credits, in urban and regional planning or 15 credits within the Master’s Programme in Urban and Regional Planning.
The student will reflect for one thing on the industry (s)he is being educated for and in what way his/her own education answers to the competences required at the practice work-place, for another the opportunities and limitations present at the practice work-place and the choices and prioritizations made. Furthermore the student will reflect on the relations between the work-place and the wider society. The student will keep a journal of his/her time at the practice work-place.
The student is responsible for arranging their own internship placement. Prior to commencing the internship, it must be approved by the course coordinator.
Teaching Format
Mandatory instruction includes an online introduction, seminars, and an internship at a workplace.
Detailed information, including grading criteria, is provided during the course introduction and via the learning platform Athena.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, you are expected to be able to:
- Reflect orally and in writing on the labor market for which you are training and how your own education corresponds to the skills in demand at the internship placement.
- Reflect orally and in writing on the opportunities and limitations of the work at the internship site, including the choices and priorities made.
- Reflect orally and in writing on the position of the internship within a broader societal context.
Assessment
Assessment is conducted through both written and oral presentations of the submitted assignment, which includes a summary of the internship diary and reflections on the internship experience.
Examiner
- Schedule KG4206 Autumn semester 2025 Day-time 100%
- Schedule KG4206 Autumn semester 2025 Day-time 100%
- Schedule KG4206 Spring semester 2026 Day-time 100%
- Schedule KG4206 Spring semester 2026 Day-time 100%
- Schedule KG4206 Autumn semester 2026 Day-time 100%
- Schedule KG4206 Autumn semester 2026 Day-time 100%
Course coordinator:
Lowe Börjeson
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