BS Internship IV

Academic unit or major

Undergraduate major in Life Science and Technology

Instructor(s)

Chair

Class Format

Exercise

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Internship

Class

-

Course Code

LST.A379

Number of credits

060

Course offered

2025

Offered quarter

1-4Q

Syllabus updated

Apr 24, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

The purpose of this internship program is to enable graduate students to gain valuable work experience and make connections in professional fields they are considering for career paths. Experiential learning is an educational plan that integrates knowledge and theory learned in academic study with practical application and skills development in a professional
setting. The internship content is individualized with the student setting objectives in concert with academic study.

Course description and aims

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) acquire firsthand information about the business environment
2) apply academic knowledge and skills to the business environment
3) experience problems and contribute to solutions in the business environment
4) acquire trends in the related field
5) develop oral and written communication skills.

Keywords

Experiential learning, professional fields、career paths

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

To be announced by each internship provider

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend a certain length of time outside of class on preparation and review (including for assignments), as specified by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Undergraduate Learning (東京工業大学学修規程) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Graduate Learning (東京工業大学大学院学修規程), for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

To be announced by each internship provider

Reference books, course materials, etc.

To be announced by each internship provider

Evaluation methods and criteria

Internships are part of an educational program and carefully evaluated for academic credit. 
An internship plan must be submitted and approved by an academic supervisor and board members of internship committee before students start the program. The internship report and presentation also must be submitted and approved by the above-mentioned members before credit can be given.

Related courses

• LST.A376 ： BS Internship I
• LST.A377 ： BS Internship II
• LST.A378 ： BS Internship III

Prerequisites

Students must be a member of Life Science and Technology