12 ECTS credits
300 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1021120CNR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (C) Bachelor - specialised level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Studenten die dit opleidingsonderdeel opnemen, moeten minstens 60 ECTS-credits op bachelorniveau behaald hebben en zijn geslaagd voor "Theoretische criminologie en victimologie". Hiernaast is de student ingeschreven in "Methoden van het criminologisch onderzoek III: data-analyse en rapportage" en "Bachelorproef: stageonderzoek". Of de student is ingeschreven in een verkort traject en geregistreerd voor "Methoden van het criminologisch onderzoek III: data-analyse en rapportage" en "Bachelorproef: stageonderzoek" als deze opleidingsonderdelen in het traject voorkomen.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Law and Criminology
Department
Criminology
Educational team
Kristel Beyens (course titular)
Sofie Van den Bussche
Activities and contact hours

10 contact hours Lecture
300 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
70 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

The aim of the internship is to link the theoretical knowledge to practical knowledge of the field. An internship gives the opportunity to acquire  work experience in a criminological relevant setting.

The search for an internship place starts in second bachelor year, with an introductory information session, which is compulsory to attend.

In the first semester of the third bachelor year lectures are organised on methodological and ethical issues to prepare the students to the intership that takes place in the second semester. 

The student takes the initiative to start the internship procedure before 15 October of the third bachelor year, by contacting the internship coordinator. 

During the internship the student spends 300 hours in the criminological relevant field. 

It is possible to do an internshipship abroad or at a French speaking setting.

During the internship students conduct an empirical research that will be the basis for the bachelor thesis. 

Working students, who fulfill  a paid job during the day can fulfill an alternative assignment, which differs according to wether the student has work experience in a  criminological setting or not. This can be combined with a short 'observation' internship of 70 hours. 

Permission to fulfill an alternative assignment has to be asked at the president of the internship commission by e-mail.

For more information: see the learning platform CANVAS

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Stagewijzer, Kristel Beyens en Anneke Evenepoel, Canvas
Additional info

Individual supervisors are assigned to each student.

Submission of the assignments :

  • first exam session: 31 May
  • second exam session: 16 August

President of the internship commission: Prof. Dr. Kristel Beyens (Kristel.Beyens@vub.be)

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

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Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Practical Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Practical Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Practical Exam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Deliverables of the internship:

  • Internship sheet
  • Description of the setting where the internship takes place
  • Logbook

Evaluation of the internship practice takes place at the setting, in the presence of the student, the supervisor in the field and the supervisor at the university.

Distribution of the marks: 

60%: internship practice

40%: reflection note

ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT for those who are unable to perform an internship:

  • Students who have a job in a criminological relevant setting receive an excemption for 9 ECTS. For the other 3 ECTS a reflection text is written based on the experiences in their job.
  • Working students without a criminological relevant job conduct a short internship of 70 hours. They write a reflection text, field notes and a description of the setting.

Violations of the professional secrecy during an internship are punished.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Criminology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Criminology: Instroomplan 2 (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Criminology: Instroomplan 4 (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Criminology: Instroomplan 5 (only offered in Dutch)