Economic History: Field Work/Internship and Research Overview

Education facts

Code: EKHK17

<p>Want to apply your knowledge in practice while preparing for your thesis? This course gives you the opportunity to work in a development context—through fieldwork, an internship, or focused research.</p><p>This course offers hands-on experience in development-related work and serves as preparation for your bachelor’s thesis. You choose one of three tracks: fieldwork in a developing country, an internship in a development organisation, or a research overview conducted at Lund University.</p><p>Regardless of track, you’ll deepen your understanding of development processes and reflect on economic, political and organisational contexts. You’ll learn to collect and analyse material, communicate your findings and connect practical experience with theoretical perspectives.<br/>The course is for you if you want to combine academic studies with real-world engagement. It gives insight into how development work functions in practice - and how you can contribute through analysis, understanding and critical thinking.<br/></p>

Entry requirements

General requirements for university studies in Sweden. Eligibility also requires that 75 per cent of the course work, or the equivalent, from the first two years of the programme has been completed.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Economic History: Field Work/Internship and Research Overview

  Lund University

  Lund

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 28 March 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %