1. Information Meeting BIDS Year 3
16 May 2017

2. General information for 2017/18
Term dates:
August 29th 2017 – Jan 14th 2018
Jan 15th 2017 – June 3rd 2018
Christmas holiday (non-official)
Dec 22nd 2017 – Jan 6th 2017

3. Programme Administrator and Academic Advisor Programme Coordinator
Contact Details
Programme Administrator and Academic Advisor
Tamar Bzekalava (until August 2017)
Phone Number: ,
Address: Geocentrum I, (Sölvegatan 10), Room 313
Book appointment by
Iana Kalinichenko (Starting from August 2017)
Programme Coordinator
Tobias Axelsson (until June 2017)
Office Hours: Wednesdays ( ) by appointment
Phone:
Axel Fredholm (Starting from July 2017)

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 8)
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 UTVC25 Programme specific courses
Department specific courses (You must apply on antagning.se)
Grades, schedule etc. are handled by your department

6. Semester 5 – UTV25 Part 1 – Development assistance today
Theoretical foundation
Part 2 – Analysing development projects
Project evaluation

7. Semester 5 – UTV26 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

8. 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 8
major

9. 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

10. Fieldwork / Internship / Desk Study
MFS
10 week fieldwork
Swedish citizen or PUT
Centrally managed by LU
utlandsstudier/minor-field-studies

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. Miscellanea
Career days arranged by BIDS/LUMID and also by the student union
Applying for Masters
Graduation party

15. 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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16. Links to Internship and Fieldwork Agreements
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