Master’s programme in Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Interior Architecture

ARK.trai Training 1-15 ects (1 credit correspond to 80 hours of work)

The aim of the optional training is to provide the student with the necessary skills in working life when applying theoretical knowledge to practical solutions. During the internship, the student does the work of an architect under supervision. Work done in an architectural or interior design office or in the public administration of the field, in accordance with one's
own field of study, is accepted as a professional internship. The internship requires independent participation in and assistance in planning tasks. The work tasks must be related to the architect's job description. As a general rule, the supervisor must be an architect, landscape architect or interior architect, and in public administration also a zoning engineer or the like.

Optional training max. 15 ects may be accepted for the degree of architect. Acceptance of optional training is case-by-case. At the degree need to be room for the training. The condition for approving the training is that the student prepares a free-form internship report. The appropriate length of the report is 2-3 A4 pages and should typically include e.g. general remarks on the architect's job role and task management, organization and its structure, occupational safety and health, etc. In the report, the student also evaluates the development of his / her own skills and the learning that has taken place during the internship / work.

Documents and delivery method returned from the training

1. Free-form training report
2. Internship report available at the front page
3. Signed work certificate. The certificate states e.g. employer, duration of internship and job duties.

The documents listed above will be submitted to the study coordinator of major of Architecture by email. The internship is approved by the professor whose field of study the work is mainly related to, and the student may include the training in the elective studies of the master’s degree.

ARK.trai Internship 1–15 ECTS (1 ECTS corresponds to approx. 80 hours of practice)

In the current bachelor’s and master’s degrees in landscape architecture (for students who started on or after 1 August 2014), there is no compulsory internship. The earlier so‑called “worksite internship” (3–6 ECTS) included in previous degree requirements may be counted toward the current degree only on a case-by-case basis, and only if the student began studies before 1 August 2014.

In landscape architecture, a maximum of 15 ECTS of professional internship can be included in the master’s degree as part of the elective studies. The aim of the internship is to provide students with the skills needed in working life when applying theoretical knowledge to practical solutions. During the internship, the student performs the work of a landscape architect under supervision.

Work performed in a consultancy within the field or in public administration, in accordance with the student’s field of study, is accepted as professional internship. The internship requires independent participation in and assistance with design tasks. The duties must relate to the job description of a landscape architect. As a general rule, the supervisor should be an architect, landscape architect, or interior architect with a higher university degree; in public administration, a zoning engineer or equivalent may also act as supervisor.

Documents to be submitted by email to Professor Jyrki Sinkkilä

1. Internship information (pdf below)
2. Description of the internship placement (pdf below)
3. Free-form additional report on the internship
   • An appropriate length is 4–5 A4 pages, and it should typically include general observations about the landscape architect’s professional role and task management, the organization and its structure, the progression of projects, etc. In the report, the student also assesses the development of their own competence and the learning that took place during the internship/employment.
4. Work certificate (employment certificate)

The student may include the internship in the elective studies of the master’s degree.

Additional information

• 1 ECTS corresponds to approximately 80 hours of internship.
• Credits for internship can be awarded for periods after the third study year (bachelor’s stage).

In order to get the credits from the internship, please send a report with images to Antti Pirinen (and cc to the study coordinator) and tell where you did your internship, how long it was, what were your main work tasks and what did you learn. You can also attach the work contract and/or the certificate of employment.