Internship

Full course description

MBS2104 (Internship) and MBS2004 (Thesis) are intertwined. During the1-year internship (MBS2104) spanning the entire second year of the master, students participate in ongoing scientific research at UM, at other knowledge centres in the Netherlands, or in other countries and will conclude the internship with the master Thesis (MBS2004). The internship project details will be worked out and a preparatory research proposal will be written during course MBS1005 at end of the first year of the master. As a practical, hands-on experience, it offers students a unique opportunity to gain experience in independently carrying out a research project, which they personally designed. The length of the training period ensures the acquisition of valuable, in-depth experience, necessary for students’ development into independent researchers. Students work individually and take part in ongoing research projects, supervised by a senior researcher. In this framework, they also participate in the regular meetings of the relevant research team. The internship period concludes with a final presentation to the other students as well as tutors and other experts. The final internship research report is prepared in the form of an extensive scientific paper, which constitutes the master’s thesis.