1. Information Meeting BIDS Year 3
2 September 2016

2. General information for 2016/7
Term dates:
August 29th 2016 – Jan 15th 2017
Jan 16th 2017 – June 4th 2017
Christmas holiday (non-official)
Dec 22nd 2016 – Jan 6th 2017

3. Contact Details Elin Brudin bids@keg.lu.se 046-222 8417 Room 318
Book appointment by
For specific questions regarding your courses this year, please contact the department where you are taking the course.
Do not hesitate to contact me in any situation (where you believe I can help), I am here to help you and can offer individual support for all students regarding e.g. study situation!
Tobias Axelsson
Office Hours: Wednesdays ( ) by appointment
Phone:

4. Fall Semester Spring Semester A Time Plan to Remember
Apply for Courses in the Spring (Sept-Oct)
Erasmus for the Spring
Apply for Courses
MFS Deadline
Declare your Major (DEADLINE SEPT 6)
Spring Semester
Apply for Courses in the Fall (up to mid-April)
Information meeting about majors
Info about year 3
GRADUATION:

5. Structure of the year Semester 5 UTVC15 Programme specific courses
Department specific courses (You must apply on antagning.se)
Grades, schedule etc. are handled by your department

6. 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

7. 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
Report your choice of major to us by SEPTEMBER 6th
major

8. 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
SIGNED
ASSIGNMENTS

9. Fieldwork / Internship / Desk Study
MFS - Deadlines
Human Geography 11 October
Karin Lindsjö and Yahia Mahmoud
Political Science 26 September Anders Uhlin
No MFS this semester, ta least not as far as we know now.
Sociology
Economic History: 15 October
Tobias Axelsson

10. Field Work / Internship / Desk Study
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)
INTERNSHIP
BIDS INTERSHIP AGREEMENT
SIGNED
EXAMINATION

11. 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

12. Course Codes Economic History Human Geography Political Science
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
Economic History
Human Geography
Political Science
Sociology

13. Miscellanea
Applying for Masters
Graduation ceremony

14. 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?”
“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”
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15. Links to Internship and Fieldwork Agreements
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