Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Work Experience

Work Experience
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Main language of instruction: Spanish

Other languages of instruction: English

If the student is enrolled for the English track then classes for that subject will be taught in the same language.

Teaching staff


Ms. PASOUR, Christoph Rudolf - crpasour@uic.es

Academic Tutor for the Spanish Programme

Marta Crispí: mcrispi@uic.es

Office hours: by appointment.

Academic Tutor for the English Programme

Christoph Pasour: crpasour@uic.es

Office hours: by appointment.

Internship Coordinator

Claudia Balboa: cbalboa@uic.es

Office hours: by appointment, Monday to Thursday, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Protocol in the Event of an Accident During the Internship

In the event of an accident, the student must contact the programme’s Internship Coordinator and/or the UIC Barcelona Reception Service (+34 932 541 800) by telephone to activate the appropriate response protocol.

Introduction

External internships constitute one of the pillars of the curriculum of the University Master’s Degree in Cultural Management. Their purpose is to enable students to integrate into the professional environment of a company, institution or cultural organization, apply the knowledge acquired during the Master’s programme, and develop the professional skills specific to cultural management.

Curricular internships are compulsory, carry an academic workload of 12 ECTS credits, and have a duration of 250 hours. They may be undertaken during the academic year or during the summer period and are preferably carried out in person. Curricular internships may be recognized on the basis of prior professional experience in accordance with the regulations and procedures established by UIC Barcelona.

In addition, students may undertake optional extracurricular internships. Both curricular and extracurricular internships must be completed no later than 31 October.

The academic tutor and the internship coordinator will supervise each student’s training plan and activities to ensure that they are aligned with the objectives and competencies of the Master’s programme.

Pre-course requirements

Those established for admission to the University Master’s Degree in Arts and Cultural Management.

In order to begin the internship, the student must have all the required academic and administrative documentation in place. In particular, the student must have a Social Security Affiliation Number (NASS) and provide it to the Master’s Programme Office.

Furthermore, the Educational Cooperation Agreement and the corresponding Internship Annex must be duly formalized before the start of the placement. Under no circumstances may the student begin the internship until this documentation has been completed.

Objectives

  • Understand the operations, structure, and working dynamics of a company, organization, or institution in the cultural sector.
  • Apply the knowledge, tools, and skills acquired during the Master’s programme in a professional context.
  • Understand the processes involved in the design, production, implementation, and management of cultural projects, products, and services.
  • Develop the professional, personal, and social skills required for professional practice in cultural management.
  • Integrate into work teams and interact with the different stakeholders involved in cultural projects.
  • Effectively manage time, tasks, and assigned responsibilities.
  • Develop the ability to analyze and critically reflect on one’s own professional experience.
  • Identify the relationship between the theoretical knowledge acquired during the Master’s programme and its practical application.

Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme

Basic competence:
To have learning skills which allow students to continue to study in a way that will be mainly autonomous or self-directed.


General competence:
To know how to communicate, encourage and mediate between the various agents who take part in a project, programme or cultural service.

Cross-disciplinary competence:
To design, direct, produce and evaluate projects, programmes, strategies, policies or cultural actions which involve a wide variety of different professional profiles, agents and institutions.

Specific competence:
To undertake the work proposed in a public or private company or institution, managing time both efficiently and effectively. 

Learning outcomes of the subject

The student:

  • Has learning skills which allow them to continue to study in a way that will be mainly autonomous or self-directed.
  • Knows how to communicate, encourage and mediate between the various agents who take part in a project, programme or cultural service. 
  • Designs, directs, produces and evaluates projects, programmes, strategies, policies or cultural actions which involve a wide variety of different professional profiles, agents and institutions.
  • Undertakes the work proposed in a public or private company or institution, managing time both efficiently and effectively. 

Syllabus

Given its predominantly practical nature, the course is not structured around specific theoretical content, but rather around the professional application of the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the Master’s programme.

Each student’s training plan will be carried out in a company, institution or cultural organization and must be related to the learning objectives of the Master’s programme.

The course is structured into the following stages:

1. Initial tutorial. Individual meeting with the internship coordinator. The student must submit the internship application form and an updated CV. The form is used to identify the student’s professional preferences and cultural sectors of interest.

2. Internship search and placement. The coordinator will guide the student through the search process and, where appropriate, facilitate contact with companies, institutions, and cultural organizations, taking the student’s professional preferences into account as far as possible. The final selection is made by the collaborating organization and is subject to the availability of placements and the suitability of the student’s profile.

3. Formalization of the internship. Preparation and signing of the Educational Cooperation Agreement and the corresponding Internship Annex before the start of the placement.

4. Internship and monitoring. Completion of the activities set out in the training plan under the supervision of the tutor at the host organization, together with academic monitoring through individual and/or group tutorials. Student participation in any scheduled monitoring meetings is compulsory.

5. Completion and assessment. Submission of the Final Internship Report and receipt of the Final Assessment Report prepared by the tutor at the host organization.

Internships must be compatible with the Master’s programme academic calendar and class schedule. Internships are unpaid, although the host organization may provide the student with financial assistance in the form of a study allowance.

Teaching and learning activities

In person



The course methodology combines practical learning in a professional environment with academic monitoring, guidance, and reflection on the internship experience.

  • External internships: a training placement in a company, organization, or institution in the cultural sector, during which the student carries out the duties and activities established in their training plan and applies, in a professional context, the knowledge and skills acquired during the Master’s programme.

  • Tutorials: individual and/or group sessions with the academic tutor and/or internship coordinator aimed at providing guidance, monitoring the student’s experience, and encouraging reflection on their learning process and professional development. The academic tutor and internship coordinator may also maintain contact with the tutor at the host organization to monitor the placement and ensure the appropriate implementation of the training plan.

  • Professional visits: when scheduled, sessions designed to provide first-hand insight into the operations, organization, and working practices of companies, institutions, and organizations in the cultural sector, as well as to encourage interaction and dialogue with professionals working in the field.

Evaluation systems and criteria

In person



The academic tutor is responsible for assessing the course, based on two forms of evidence: the Final Assessment Report prepared by the tutor at the host organization and the Final Internship Report prepared by the student.

  • Final Assessment Report by the tutor at the host organization

At the end of the internship, the tutor at the host organization will prepare a Final Assessment Report evaluating the student’s performance and the extent to which they have acquired and demonstrated professional, personal, and social skills during the placement.

  • Final Internship Report

The Final Internship Report will be prepared by the student and assessed by the academic tutor. It must be submitted within a maximum of 10 calendar days from the internship completion date, in accordance with the submission procedure established by the internship coordination team.

The purpose of the report is to encourage analysis and critical reflection on the professional experience and to relate the activities carried out during the internship to the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the Master’s programme.

The report does not necessarily have to take the form of a conventional written document. It may be submitted in different formats (such as a written report, visual portfolio, podcast, video, or short clips), provided that the chosen format allows the required content to be addressed in sufficient depth and meets the same assessment criteria. 

The Final Internship Report will be assessed based on the presentation of the host organization (15%), the analysis of the work carried out during the internship (75%), and the overall presentation, organization, clarity, and accuracy of the chosen document or format (10%).

The final grade for the course will be calculated by weighting the two assessment components: 70% for the Final Assessment Report prepared by the host organization and 30% for the Final Internship Report.

Bibliography and resources

Reference Regulations

  • Royal Decree 592/2014, of 11 July, regulating external academic internships for university students.
  • UIC Barcelona Internal Regulations governing external academic internships in companies and institutions.
  • Current Social Security regulations applicable to students undertaking training placements or external academic internships.

Course Resources

The documents, materials and resources required for the management, monitoring and assessment of the internship are available in the Teaching Materials section and on the course Moodle platform.

Teaching and learning material


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