Information BIDSYear 2 to 3APRIL 2015 _ ONLINE

To Do Now

• Apply to UTVC15 (application code LU-25003) and UTVC16 (application code LU-25013)

• When? Before April 15, 2015

• As any course, apply on antagning.se. Don’t forget to first log in with your StiL-id, otherwise, you will not be able to find those courses.

• Requirement: 75% of years 1 and 2 PASSED

A Time Plan to RememberFall Semester

Apply for Courses in the Spring (Sept-Oct)

Erasmus for the SpringApply for Courses

MFS DeadlineDeclare your Major Apply for Courses

Spring Semester

Apply for Courses in the Fall Information meeting about majors

Info about year 3Apply for Courses

GRADUATION

General information for 2015/6

• Term dates:

– August 31st 2015 – Jan 17th 2016

– Jan 18th 2016– June 5th 2016

• Christmas holiday:

– Dec 22nd 2014 – Jan 6th 2014

Structure of the year

• Semester 5

– UTVC15 Programme specific courses

– UTVC16 You must apply on antagning.se

• Semester 6

– Department specific courses

– Grades, schedule etc. handled by your (major) department

Semester 5 – UTVC16

• Research Methods in Development

– Research design

– Methods in practice

– The two aspects will be interlinked and the course should be used as a bridge towards writing your thesis

Semester 6

• Course is on Department level

• Course codes vary depending on the departments (but you can only apply to one department)

• You must apply at antagning.se

• You must have completed years one and two

Fieldwork / Internship / Desk Study

•Supervisor at Department

•Course convener

•Student

•Department•Fieldwork diary•Literature studies

•Must Be Approved

•MFS•Own•Informal contact with teachers/researchers

FIELDWORK FIELDWORK AGREEMENT

SIGNEDASSIGNMENTS

Minor Field Studies Scholarship

• For Swedish Citizens and/or with permanent residence

• If you are already considering applying to a MFS scholarship

– Please note that some departments have their deadlines early in the semester

»Start thinking of your research plan

»Normally up to 5 pages

– Competitive and non-exclusive to BIDS students

– You can apply to all four departments independently of your major

•Supervisor/Course convener at Department

•BIDS Coordinator•Student

•Field reports•Literature studies

•Must Be Approved•10 Weeks•Full-time•Material can be part of the thesis

•Recommendation Letters (ONLY)

INTERNSHIPBIDS

INTERSHIP AGREEMENT

SIGNEDEXAMINATION

Field Work / Internship / Desk Study

Field Work / Internship / Desk Study

• Read up on theoretical aspects of the thesis

• Collect secondary data

• A desk study report

• Classic and contemporary work

• Within your major

• Most Common

Preparatory desk

study

Literature course

Opportunity

Examination

Course Codes

• STVB30: Fieldwork/Internship and Research Overview

• STVK12: Bachelor Thesis in Development Studies

• SOCB24: Fieldwork, Internship and Research Overview

• UTVK03: Bachelor Thesis

• SGED07: Fieldwork/Internship and Research Overview

• SGED10: Bachelor Thesis in Development Studies

• EKHK17: Fieldwork/Internship and Research Overview

• EKHK18: Bachelor Thesis in Development Studies Econom

ic History

Human Geogra

phy

Political Science

Sociology

Miscellanea

• Career days arranged by BIDS/LUMID (Development Practicioners Series) and also by the student union (SAMarbete)

• Applying for Masters

• Graduation party: June 2016

FAQ• “Should internship/fieldwork/desk study be strictly

on the major?”

– YES

• “Should the thesis be written in the topic directly connected to the major?”

– YES

• “Who approves internships/MFS and how is it done?”

– Depends on whether it is internship or MFS (See previous slides)

– ALWAYS A PLAN / CONTACT / APPROVAL

• “Top-list of organisations for internship”– https://liveatlund.lu.se/sites/programs/SGUTV/

Pages/Internships.aspx

Contact Details

• Iana Kalinichenko

bids@keg.lu.se

Phone: 046-222 8417

Opening Hours: Monday to Friday by appointment (Room 318)

• Montserrat Lopez Jerez

Montserrat.lopez_jerez@ekh.lu.se

Office Hours: Wednesdays by appointment

Phone: 046-222 0835