Admission requirements
MIRD students.
Description
Each student in the MSc International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) programme will conduct an internship in an organization such as an international governmental or non-governmental organization, a think tank or another institute working in the domain of international relations, international organisation or diplomacy. In the internship research paper, students explore activities of the organisation on the basis of academic work.
Course objectives
The internship aims to familiarize students with the work of an international organisation, think tank, governmental or non-governmental organization that is conducting activities in the domain of international relations or diplomacy. With the internship research paper, students reflect on, and evaluate, relevant developments related to the organisation in which they conduct their internship.
Timetable
On the Public Administration front page of the E-guide you will find links to the website and timetables, uSis and Blackboard.
Mode of instruction
Students actively engage with the work of an organization by conducting an internship. In the course of the internship, students write an internship research paper between 3500 and 4500 words in length.
Course Load
5 EC.
Assessment method
The internship research paper (5 EC) is graded based on standard academic practice.
You can find more information about assessments and the timetable exams on the website.
Details for submitting papers (deadlines) are posted on Blackboard.
On the Public Administration front page of the E-guide you will find links to the website, uSis and Blackboard.
Resit
Students will be permitted to resit an examination if they have taken the first sit and have a mark lower than 5.5 or with permission of the Board of Examiners.
Resit written exam
Students that want to take part in a resit for a written exam, are required to register via uSis. Use the activity number that can be found on the ‘timetable exams’.
Blackboard
Relevant information on the internship research paper is available on the MIRD internship Blackboard site.
Reading list
Students will read literature related to the work of the organization in which they conduct their internship.
Registration
Use both uSis and Blackboard to register for every course.
Register for every course and workgroup via uSis. Some courses and workgroups have a limited number of participants, so register on time (before the course starts). In uSis you can access your personal schedule and view your results. Registration in uSis is possible from four weeks before the start of the course.
Also register for every course in Blackboard. Important information about the course is posted here.
Contact
Dr. J.J. Kantorowicz:
j.j.kantorowicz@fgga.leidenuniv.nl