Political Science: Fieldwork, Internship and Research Overview

Education facts

Code: STVB30

<p>Gain real-world experience in development work - in Sweden or abroad. This course offers a choice between field studies, an internship, or a research overview - all deepening your understanding of politics, development, and social change.</p><p>This course allows you to connect theory with practice through hands-on experience or in-depth research within the field of development studies. It can also serve as preparation for your Bachelor’s thesis in Political Science. </p><p>You can choose one of three tracks: Fieldwork, Internship, or Research Overview. </p><p>The fieldwork track allows you to collect data for your thesis through studies in a development context, often in a low- or middle-income country. The internship track offers experience from a development organisation in Sweden or abroad. The research overview track is for students who wish to remain at Lund University and conduct a structured literature review and analysis within their major subject. </p><p>Whichever track you choose, you will develop your analytical, communicative, and independent research skills. The course helps you apply political science perspectives to real-world development contexts.</p>

Entry requirements

General and knowledge corresponding to 90 ECTS credits from the Bachelor's programme in Development Studies (SGUTV), of which at least 45 credits of first year courses and 45 credits of second year courses.

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.

• Political Science: Fieldwork, Internship and Research Overview

  Lund University

  Lund

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 28 March 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %