ECB2STAGE7.5 ECTSQ1, Q2, Q3, Q4Dutch, EnglishBachelor
Economics Internship
FaculteitFaculty of Law, Economics and Governance
NiveauBachelor
Studiejaar2026-2027
Beschrijving
Course goals
At the end of the course, the student:
- Familiarised him/herself with the practice of the profession of an economist;
- Developed his/her professional skills to do economic-related work for the organisation that provides the internship opportunity.
- Has a better understanding of the job market and his/her opportunities after graduation;
- Applied and developed his/her knowledge and skills in a real job situation;
- Is able to reflect upon him/herself regarding the accomplishment of the internship assignment and his/her functioning in the company, team and job.
Content
Major-related elective. Cannot be combined with ECB2IEI and ECB2ST15.
An internship gives students the opportunity to practice their knowledge and skills within an organisation, and offers students the added advantage of seeing if that type of organisation and/or job is a suitable place to work in the future.
Academic skills
The Economics Internship focuses on the following academic skills:
Dependent on the circumstances of the organisation.
Assessment method
No later than two weeks before the start of the internship, the student should have a signed Internship Agreement and needs to contact the U.S.E. internship coordinator to get approval to start their internship (to be found on this page: Internships - Economics and Business Economics - Students UU)(https://students.uu.nl/en/leg/economics-and-business-economics/my-study/electives/internships)
The internship activities should take place in a professional organisation of substantial size and experience. The activities should be of an academic level, which means they are sufficiently research oriented and analytical and would normally be performed by an academically schooled employee. Besides, the activities should be related to the field of expertise of (business) economics and should be performed at the premises of the host organisation. The organisation should provide a supervisor who is well qualified to supervise an intern in terms of educational background,expertise and time available, and who is willing to fill in the assessment form at the end of the internship. The supervisor should not be a relative of the intern.
The final assessment is the interview between the student and the U.S.E. internship coordinator, who safeguards the supervision of the internship on a contents based level. The student does or does not receive the credits based on the assessment of the content of the internship portfolio and the assessment interview with the U.S.E. internship coordinator.
The internship portfolio should contain the following items:
a. A copy of the Internship Agreement;
b. A copy of the Assessment Form;
c. Some of the work you wrote during the internship, in English or Dutch;
d. A case description of the (business) economic issues that have been addressed during the internship. This description should be at least 500 words and show how the internship relates to one (or more) courses followed at U.S.E.;
e. An internship report consisting of at least three pages with:
Effort requirements
The internship period must be at least 30 working days. For a part-time internship the student is required to work at least 3 days a week.
Course materials
Students who wish to take this course must fill in the related forms requesting approval for the internship as a major-related elective. (See https://students.uu.nl/en/leg/economics-and-business-economics/my-study/electives/internships for a step-by-step plan, Internship Agreement, Assessment Form and the regulations.)
Students are expected to have knowledge of:
A minimum score of 90 EC is required.
In case online access is required for this course and you are not in the position to buy the access code, you are advised to contact the course coordinator for an alternative solution. Please note that access codes are not re-usable meaning that codes from second hand books do not work, as well as access codes from books with a different ISBN. Separate or spare codes are usually not available.
An internship gives students the opportunity to practice their knowledge and skills within an organisation, and offers students the added advantage of seeing if that type of organisation and/or job is a suitable place to work in the future.
Academic skills
The Economics Internship focuses on the following academic skills:
- Labour market orientation
Dependent on the circumstances of the organisation.
Assessment method
No later than two weeks before the start of the internship, the student should have a signed Internship Agreement and needs to contact the U.S.E. internship coordinator to get approval to start their internship (to be found on this page: Internships - Economics and Business Economics - Students UU)(https://students.uu.nl/en/leg/economics-and-business-economics/my-study/electives/internships)
The internship activities should take place in a professional organisation of substantial size and experience. The activities should be of an academic level, which means they are sufficiently research oriented and analytical and would normally be performed by an academically schooled employee. Besides, the activities should be related to the field of expertise of (business) economics and should be performed at the premises of the host organisation. The organisation should provide a supervisor who is well qualified to supervise an intern in terms of educational background,expertise and time available, and who is willing to fill in the assessment form at the end of the internship. The supervisor should not be a relative of the intern.
The final assessment is the interview between the student and the U.S.E. internship coordinator, who safeguards the supervision of the internship on a contents based level. The student does or does not receive the credits based on the assessment of the content of the internship portfolio and the assessment interview with the U.S.E. internship coordinator.
The internship portfolio should contain the following items:
a. A copy of the Internship Agreement;
b. A copy of the Assessment Form;
c. Some of the work you wrote during the internship, in English or Dutch;
d. A case description of the (business) economic issues that have been addressed during the internship. This description should be at least 500 words and show how the internship relates to one (or more) courses followed at U.S.E.;
e. An internship report consisting of at least three pages with:
- a summary about the company, your duties, and internship assignment, including whether you met the objectives
- Feedback on the assessment form, positive and negative experiences, and future plans
Effort requirements
The internship period must be at least 30 working days. For a part-time internship the student is required to work at least 3 days a week.
Course materials
Students who wish to take this course must fill in the related forms requesting approval for the internship as a major-related elective. (See https://students.uu.nl/en/leg/economics-and-business-economics/my-study/electives/internships for a step-by-step plan, Internship Agreement, Assessment Form and the regulations.)
Students are expected to have knowledge of:
A minimum score of 90 EC is required.
In case online access is required for this course and you are not in the position to buy the access code, you are advised to contact the course coordinator for an alternative solution. Please note that access codes are not re-usable meaning that codes from second hand books do not work, as well as access codes from books with a different ISBN. Separate or spare codes are usually not available.
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