Internship is an important part of the education
Doing an internship can be an important part of your education and a quick and educational way into your professional life.
In order to do an internship, you must be accepted and registered on an internship course during the semester when the internship is offered. Most of our programmes include an internship as an elective course, the only exception being the one-year International Master's Programme in International Operational Law. While it is your own responsibility to arrange an internship, the Swedish Defence University's large established network of companies, authorities, and national and international organisations can help you.
Internship provides professional experience
During the internship you will participate in the daily work to gain work experience and apply your knowledge. The internship course comprises one semester, 30 credits, except for the master's program Innovation, Defense and Security, where the internship course comprises 12 or 15 credits.
Examples of workplaces
Below, you will find a list of examples of workplaces where students from the Swedish Defence University have done their internships recently.
Experiences from the internship
Internship at the UN in New York
From Uppsala to New York, and an internship on the 46th floor of the UN skyscraper. The master’s programme Politics, Security and Crisis has been what Ulla Lovcalic describes as the lift to...
Internship at the Government Offices of Sweden
Hugo Hedén found the master’s programme Innovation, Defence and Security while seeking the interface between different knowledge areas and a way to be where the “circles meet.” His internshi...
Internship at the Swedish Embassy in Rwanda
All roads lead to Africa – and Ellinore Eriksson herself has made that happen. Following her Master of Political Science degree, she applied for the Swedish Defence University’s master’s pro...
