Aequitas Public Humanities and Arts Internship.

Catalog description

This course is a 0-credit record-keeping course marking students’ completion of the internship requirement for the Aequitas Fellowship Program in Public Humanities and Arts. Fulfilling this requirement any time after the second year, students will build on PHA skills developed in AQTS 121 and AQTS 122 and in methods courses in various humanities and arts areas as well as their major areas of interest and/or extra-curricular interests and skills. Students will complete a minimum of 160-hours of intern work in either a PHA-based organization or in any organization if the internship involves particular PHA projects. This requirement may be met by any number of Wheaton program-based internships, including, but not limited to those offered in Wheaton in Chicago and HNGR. This requirement may be met by PHA-focused internships in any academic department at Wheaton. It may also be met by approved PHA-focused, non-credit-bearing internships. Students must receive approval for their internship before beginning work and will receive advising and liaison support from the Aequitas PHA Theme Coordinator or designee to ensure that the experience has a defined beginning and end; includes a job description; gives formal opportunities for reflection; articulates clearly defined learning objectives and goals; involves oversight by a representative of the College and receives regular feedback from an experienced supervisor. This course is graded P/F. Prerequisite: AQTS 121 and AQTS 122 .