Internships

At Bachelor level, there are two types of internships:

1. Management internship

Objective

Through this internship, the HEC Faculty aims to introduce its students to the working world and the challenges employees face in a professional environment. Registration in the Management Internship is done during the third year of the Bachelor's in Management program and is worth 6 ECTS.

At the end of their internship, students will be able to:

  • Articulate and apply their knowledge in a professional environment;
  • Contextualize concepts acquired during their studies;
  • Develop creative solutions by merging ideas from their knowledge portfolio;
  • Summarize their experience through the writing of a report.

Terms

This course is worth 6 ECTS.

Please consult the Moodle page of this course for information regarding the eligibility requirements, registration, and evaluation conditions: https://moodle.unil.ch/course/view.php?id=31302

2. Professional field experience

Objective

The HEC Faculty aims to train graduates with a sense of responsibility and humility in facing the challenges of the economic world. For this reason, the faculty encourages hands-on professional experiences gained through paid work that allows you to support yourself. The Professional Field Experience (EPT) can take place throughout the entire Bachelor’s program, but credits are only validated during the third year of the Bachelor.

At the end of their EPT, students will be able:

  • To understand the perspective of employees whose work is often undervalued;
  • To engage in critical reflection on the labor market;
  • To write a report linking their hands-on experience with the lessons learned in their Bachelor’s program.

Modalities

This course is worth 3 ECTS.

Please consult the Moodle page for this course to learn about eligibility, registration, and evaluation conditions: https://moodle.unil.ch/course/view.php?id=30431

 3. Volunteer Experience

Objectives

The HEC Faculty aims to train graduates with a sense of responsibility and humility regarding civic actions in the region. For this reason, the faculty encourages Volunteering Experiences (EB) conducted by its students with a non-profit organization (NPO).

At the end of their Volunteer Experience, students will be able:

  • To share the values they promoted during their experience and reflect on how they applied their skills in one or more areas of civic action, such as culture, sports, social issues, environmental protection, politics and human rights, and cooperation and development, as well as to discuss the sense of having served a cause close to their heart;
  • To engage in critical reflection on the role of volunteer work in our society;
  • To write a report linking their volunteer experience with the lessons learned in their Bachelor’s program.

Modalities

This course is worth 3 ECTS.

Please consult the Moodle page for this course to learn about eligibility, registration, and evaluation conditions: https://moodle.unil.ch/course/view.php?id=31301

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