British Virginia Internship. 1-

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Semester course; 1-3 field experience hours. 1-3 credits. May be repeated for a maximum total of six credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 201 , ENGL 202 , ENGL 203 , ENGL 204 , ENGL 205 , ENGL 206 , ENGL 211 , ENGL 215 , ENGL 217 , ENGL 236 , ENGL 250 , ENGL 291 , ENGL 295 or NEXT 240 . An application is required, and determination of credit and permission from the department must be established prior to registration for the course. An internship in which students gain hands-on experience in the production of digital editions of 17th-century colonial documents. These editions are to be published by British Virginia, VCU’s digital publisher of colonial documents. Students will develop and apply design skills. They will also have the opportunity to build transcription and description skills, working with early modern documents in facsimile and in person. With permission, the course may satisfy one pre-1700 requirement, provided that a student enrolls for three credits. No more than six credits in ENGL 493 , ENGL 494 , ENGL 495 and/or ENGL 497 may be counted toward the degree.