Environmental Studies - Capstone Internship

Catalog description

Supervised practical experience in an environmental area relevant to the student’s career goals. The internship must include opportunity to apply knowledge and skills from diverse disciplines, and require a minimum of 150 hours of work during the semester. At the start of the semester the student will work with the internship supervisor and instructor to prepare a written description of the expectations and educational goals of the internship. Course assignments will be individualized, designed to be relevant to the internship and the student’s learning goals. The instructor will schedule regular meetings to evaluate progress. At the end, the student will prepare a written reflection on their experience and the supervisor will be asked to provide an evaluation of the student’s internship performance. Prerequisite: Junior standing and consent of program director. Restricted to declared Environmental Studies majors. Satisfies: BGS Career Course (BGSC) , Capstone (CAP)