Compulsory/optional
Depending on the programme, the internship course may be compulsory or optional, within the programme of studies.
Curricular internships
Curricular internships allow you to gain real-world experience while putting the knowledge and skills from your degree into practice.
During your placement, you will receive personalized support from both a tutor at the centre and an academic tutor, who will help ensure that you successfully complete your learning objectives.
Characteristics
Duration of the internship
The curricular internship's duration depends on the number of course credits. It is possible to roughly calculate the total number of hours required by the course by saying that 1 ECTS credit is equivalent to 25 hours of work. These hours can be distributed in different ways, depending on the programme, between work time at the centre and academic work time.
You can find detailed information in each programme's information file.
There exists the possibility of extending the hours defined in the course by means of a second non-curricular internship agreement.
Internship type
Profession-focused internships
Profession-focused internships are internships associated with an external internship centre. These internships may be:
- "on-site", that is, they require the student's physical presence at the centre during the entire internship
- "virtual", being performed remotely in a teleworking format
- blended, which is a combination of the previous options.
The UOC acts as an internship centre
In the case of internships where the UOC acts as an internship centre, they may be:
- on-site if they are carried out within one of the University's departments
- carried out in a virtual learning environment provided by the UOC.
The internship type in each programme is explained in each course's course plan.
Requirements for performing the internship
Before they can enrol on the internship course, students must meet the requirements established in the programme of studies. In addition, if necessary, they must have the signed cooperative education agreement at the time of starting the internship.
The specific procedures for each programme and the application dates are described in Virtual Campus Procedures / Curricular internships.
How do students apply for the internship?
As a general rule, students must apply for the internship during the semester before performing the internship.
The steps that they must take are the following:
01.
Fill in an intention form (this may be optional or compulsory, depending on the programme of studies).
02.
Register for the corresponding call in the internship management section.
03.
Apply for one or more internship offers (if there is an offer available from the UOC) or propose an internship centre for assessment and validation by the UOC, if appropriate.
04.
Complete enrolment, after the University has assigned a specific internship, and provided that the enrolment period is open.
05.
Sign the cooperative education agreement with the parties involved, following the instructions given (in some cases, it can be signed before the enrolment period).
It is essential to follow the established procedure, keeping within the deadlines given, in order to process the internship application.
The calendar and each faculty's specific procedure can be found on the Virtual Campus at Procedures / Curricular internship application.