Nutritional Sciences (B.Sc.)

• 4 weeks
• The internship should not be interrupted and must be full-time.
  (for an exception, see “Recognition of Work-Study Positions”)

The internship can be done at any private or public enterprise in Germany or abroad which are able to give students practical insights into what it means to work in the field of nutritional sciences.

The internship should not be done at any of the institutes of the University of Hohenheim.

Have your internship approved by the Internship Office beforehand!

To receive credit for your internship, you must submit the following documents to the Internship Office:

• Original acknowledgement from your employer
• Internship report
  
  • ca. 1500-3000 words
  • General description of traineeship
    General description of the enterprise and the department in which you did your training
  • Description of personal responsibilities
    It should be clear what your tasks were and which processes you became familiar with. In addition to a description of your tasks, the information regarding the scientific aspects of your work and, if possible, a concrete example for what was achieved should be included.
  • Summary and rating of the traineeship

• Proof that the internship report was read by your employer. The summary need not be shown to your employer.

•  4 weeks of the internship can be credited through part-time internships or  work-study positions.
• Proof of a part-time internship or working student activity with at least 10 hours of work per week must be provided.
• You must prove that you have worked a total of 160 hours in the same company.

If the compulsory and elective internships are carried out in the same company, you must write an internship report (6 credits) for it to be recognized as a mandatory internship.

In order to be recognized as an elective module, you must then also present your internship position in the internship seminar led by Prof. Frank and the Internship Office (6 credits).

The entire process is handled by the Internship Office. The internship seminar takes place every semester at the end of the lecture period (January and June/July).

Here are some tips for the presentation:

The presentation should last about 10-15 minutes. In terms of content, you should present your internship, that is, you can orient yourself on the requirements for the internship report. First you introduce the company in general, then your activities (that should be the largest part), and finally draw a conclusion.

A PowerPoint presentation is fine (bring a USB stick). You do not need a handout or write-up of the presentation. It is also always interesting for those present if you also talk about information not related to the content of your job.. This means: How did you find the internship? What was the application process like? Did you get paid for your internship? How was the supervision? ...