Internship in Clinical Environmental Practice

Catalog description

This Internship provides students the opportunity to apply their chosen fields of study to real-world environmental problem solving. It is open to students from all schools and departments of the university, though students are responsible for procuring other necessary permissions. Interns will be assigned to the Environmental Clinic of the Dyson College Institute for Sustainability and the Environment where they will work under the supervision of the clinic instructors and with the assistance of collaborating university faculty and external experts. The Clinic is a team-based learning and collaborative experience where the focus of casework is on the development of environmental solutions based in law making, political strategy, technical innovation, issues analysis, economic modeling, communication arts and more. Depending on the semester, Clinic topics can be as diverse as water protection, animal welfare, public health, real-time monitoring, biological field studies, green business, and agency reform. Each intern is assigned a case or project, typically as part of a team of two or more, in a semester-long program individually designed in collaboration with the Instructor. Interns will have the opportunity to participate in case review sessions with other Clinic members, and will prepare a case report on their work at the end of the semester. Restrictions/Requirements: Permission of Instructor required to register.