Internship in WGSS

Catalog description

The Internship in WGSS provides a credit-bearing opportunity for personalized experiential learning that moves out of the classroom and into the world thereby linking the intellectual and the practical dimensions of WGSS. Students complete a semester or summer-long internship in a WGSS-related setting of their choice such as women’s and/or LGBTQ+ centers or units, schools, community organizations or networks, prisons, shelters, etc. where they work from a feminist framework on a learning project related to WGSS topics. A reflective essay, journal, poster presentation or other dissemination at the close of the Internship is required to receive credit. Prior to enrollment in the Internship, students must submit an Internship proposal to the WGSS Program Director for approval. To submit a proposal for an Internship in WGSS and receive an official WGST course grade, the student must have completed 3 courses in WGST core or co-listed courses, have at least a second-year standing, have a minimum GPA of 2.7 at the time of the application, and complete the internship described in the proposal.