https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2025-2026/XB_43007The goal of the undergraduate project is for the student to demonstrate the ability to apply the knowledge and skills gained in the undergraduate Pharmaceutical Sciences program in a project related to one of the Pharmaceutical Sciences majors at a research group at an external location (e.g., research institute, academic hospital, company, other university)For an external internship, the student is responsible for finding a suitable location and getting the project approved through the online internship management system in consultation with the internship coordinator and VU supervisors. Two examiners from the programme are responsible for the final assessment of the internship. A project appropriate to one of the Pharmaceutical Sciences majors (Bioanalytics, Computer-Aided Drug Design, Molecular Pharmacology, Molecular Toxicology, or Synthesis of Drugs) should be chosen. The examiners should match the needed expertise to grade the projects. See the internship manual for more information.The bachelor project consists of a part literature review, including the description of a research question, and an experimental phase (practical), in which the student will be given a project that fits within the research program of the research group, with a focus on one of the majors of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The project will be concluded with a reporting phase. Collaboration will be important, but the project will be carried out largely individually. Reporting will be by keeping an individual lab journal, writing an individual final report and giving an individual presentation. At the end of the project, an individual scientific poster on the research will be presented at the annual poster event.The internship needs to be registered in the online internship management system, where progress and assessment is recorded. The following components are assessed on an individual level, where a minimum passing grade (5.5 or higher) must be obtained for each component:Academic attitude and professional development (15%)Execution (35%), Final report (35%) Oral presentation (15%)The first 2-3 weeks are spent reading extensively into the background literature and methods used within the research project. Based on this, the introduction to the final report is written.3FAn external internship may be initiated only in consultation with the internship coordinator and after timely approval by the program's designated examiner (VU supervisor). This requires a clear project description. Contact the internship coordinator for more information (
[email protected]). An external internship must meet all requirements regarding content, design and supervision like an internal bachelor project within one of the research groups of the Department of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences.Contact information internship coordinator:
[email protected]To be allowed to start a bachelor project, the criteria as stated in the Teaching and Examination Regulations (TER) have to be met, such as:All FAR practicals completed, including Molecular Modelinga minimum of 120 EC obtainedAlso see the Internship manual Bachelor Project Pharmaceutical Sciences for more information on applicable rules and guidelines.For this project, the Canvas "Community Bachelor Project Pharmaceutical Sciences" is used