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Public Service Internship Program - Seminar

The goal of the internship seminar (SRVC 4890) is to assist students in making the connection between their academic work and their internship experience. Through readings, reflective journal entries, and group discussions, the seminar offers students an opportunity to discuss issues related to their internship experience, to actively explore issues related to both their internship setting and their major, and to facilitate individual growth and career development. Upon completing the internship seminar,students will successfully complete the 2nd tier of the public graduation requirement and earn up to 3 hours of course credit in their major/minor fields.

Each seminar is thematically based. The seminar supports the internship placement; therefore, students should consider which seminar relates best to their internship experience. The internship seminar is most effective when students have similar internship experiences and can share and group problem solve. In the past students have been able to chose from the following topics:

• Communication Internship (limited to Communication major/minors only)
• Careers in Health Sciences (limited to Neuroscience and CMB majors/minors only)
• Culture and Community (Culturally based internships)
• Green Seminar (for interns interested in environmental issues)
• Health Science and Service (limited to Public Health major/minors only)
• International Development (limited to International Development majors/minors or students engaged in Social Entrepreneurship)
• Policy and Civic Change (Governmental and politically based internships)
• Psychology (limited to Psychology major/minors only)
• Serving Others (Social service based internships)
• STEM (Open to all majors within the School of Engineering)
  

Students should visit the registrar's website to see current course listings and seminar offerings.