Module: Internship FS (Industrial placement) (1507-420)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Jochen Weiss (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Food Systems (Master, since 01.10.2019)
  1. Semester, elective

Relation to other Modules:

-

Prerequisites for Attendance:

Admission to the Master’s programme has to be present when beginning the internship. The internship can be completed at a national or international research center or at a research and development department of a company in Germany or abroad that is related to the Life Sciences: food, pharmaceutical as well as their supplying industries, plant design and engineering and process technology.

Sprache:

German/English

ECTS:

7,5 credits

Frequency:

every semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Module examination:

Internship report

Final examination:

written report

Workload:

225 h workload

Professional competences:

Upon completion of this module students
- have gained insight into research and development in the area of food science and engineering
- expand their methodological repertoire

Key competences:

Upon completion of this module students
- have gained insight into organizing research projects
- have sharpened their critical thinking skills when developing practical solutions
- have learned how to work by trial and error
- improve their team and communication skills

Comments:

Students choose a supervisor related to the subject-area prior to beginning their internship (Prof. Hinrichs, Prof. Carle, Prof. Kohlus, Prof. Weiß, Prof. Hitzmann, Prof. Schmidt). The supervisor decides whether the internship placement is appropriate and assesses the report.rnrnThis module does not count towards the final grade.rnrnPlease note: whereas only 7,5 ECTS can be awarded, the duration of the internship is not limited to 6 weeks.

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