Master’s Degree
International Health and Cooperation
Curricular Internship
The Internship course is an integral part of the Master’s curriculum and aims to apply and consolidate the knowledge acquired during the online and in-person periods. It carries a workload of 9 ECTS (225 hours), carried out over an estimated period of two months within Partner Entities (national or international NGOs, as well as public or private organizations or institutions) equipped to host Master’s students.
Throughout the search process, students receive support from the tutoring team and the course coordination, who provide contacts, relevant information, and administrative guidance. However, establishing direct contact with the organizations is the responsibility of the students themselves.
Once the internship placement is finalized, the host entity appoints a field supervisor responsible for the student’s induction, guidance, and the monitoring of the objectives established in the prior agreement. Furthermore, this person conducts the final evaluation, based on the degree of fulfillment of those objectives. Concurrently, the Master’s program assigns an academic tutor—preferably at the start of the period—who provides methodological support for the development of the Master’s Thesis (TFM), including the definition of the topic, data collection, and analysis.
Under no circumstances should the intern occupy a structural or essential position for the operation of the project or host center, nor should they assume responsibilities beyond those appropriate to their status as a trainee. Partner entities are requested, according to their organizational capacities, to provide certain logistical support, such as room and board, local transportation, or linguistic assistance when necessary.
The subject has two primary objectives
- Supervised Professional Development. To facilitate the integration of competencies and skills within real-world contexts, promoting the transfer of theoretical learning into practice, the development of problem-solving capabilities, and the strengthening of social commitment in complex and multicultural environments.
- Identification and Management of a Health Issue. To foster critical observation of the context in order to diagnose situations impacting health or the community, with the goal of proposing evidence-based responses. This process may be linked to the Master’s Thesis (TFM), though it must, in all cases, be oriented toward the benefit of the host entity and the communities involved.
