Module: Internship FSE (Industrial placement) (6 weeks, 7,5 ECTS) (1500-500)

Persons:

• Prof.Dr.-I Jörg Hinrichs (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Food Science and Engineering (Master, since 01.10.2013)
  2. Semester, elective
• Food Science and Engineering (Master, since 01.10.2013)
  3. Semester, elective

Prerequisites for Attendance:

Admission to the Master’s programme has to be present when beginning the internship.rnThe 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, pharma-ceutical as well as their supplying industries, plant design and engineer-ing and process technology.

Sprache:

German/English

ECTS:

7,5 credits

Frequency:

every semester

Length of the Module:

by arrangement

Module examination:

Internship 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 begin-ning 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.

This module does not count towards the final grade.

Please note: whereas only 7,5 ECTS can be awarded, the duration of the in-ternship is not limited to 6 weeks.

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