The resMA Arts, Literature and Media offers students the possibility to exchange one elective for an internship at an organization/institution in a related field. An internship is an excellent way of acquiring useful knowledge for the rest of your career. You learn how to work within a project and acquire practical skills to bring a project to a fruitful end in a new and different environment.
An internship can also be extracurricular, in which case the credits will be added to the regular course credits on the diploma supplement. In this case, your internship proposal does need to be approved by the exam committee. Note that extracurricular internships do not count towards the weighted average.
Internships are currently supervised by a university lecturer from your own resMA programme and by a supervisor within the host institution. Students are free to choose their own host institution, but need final approval by the Board of Examiners of the resMA. The internship also requires handing in an academic analysis of your internship.
The research topic is chosen in consultation with both supervisors. Students are therefore required to:
At the start: submit an internship plan
During the internship: submit short, monthly reports by email to your Leiden supervisor.
At the end of the internship: submit a final report of 5,000 words (including a bibliography) consisting of two parts: 1) on your work as an intern; 2) on the research done (ca. 3000 words).
When approved by both supervisors, the Leiden University Career Service will submit your outline to the Board of Examiners. The final report has to be submitted to both supervisors. Final assessment is based on the report by the local supervisor of the work you carried out during your internship (50%) and on your final report (50%).