Practicum

Catalog description

The two-term practicum will provide an extended period for students to engage deeply in the application of climate and business and gain applied professional experience ahead of graduation. The practicum is designed to assist students in developing team-based business and project management skills through the application of content learned in the MBCS program, to real challenges facing business and other community-based organizations. More specifically, in the context of business and climate, the course emphasizes development of the following skills: identifying and understanding the needs of an organization; engaging with a client to develop a project plan focused on solving the client's problem; researching and applying program content to complete the project; gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing information; communicating with the client to move the project forward, to summarize findings, and to make recommendations. Projects will be sourced domestically and internationally and will be scoped to fit the two term (approximately 12 week) timeframe. We will match students to projects based on student interest, and faculty will serve as advisors and provide project oversight. This course is for MBCS students.