ARHU 386 Experiential Learning/Internship Course
Intent
of ARHU 386
ARHU
386 is an internship course intended for students who have already
completed an internship in their departmental major.
ARHU 386 must be a different experience from the internship you
have already taken for credit. Generally students intern with
a completely different company, but you may continue working for
the same company if the job description is significantly different
from the first internship description. On-campus internships cannot
be taken for credit through ARHU 386 ("on-campus" includes both
the University of Maryland and other college campuses).
Eligibility
Requirements
Students
must be majoring in a department in the College of Arts and Humanities,
and have already earned 60 credits toward the completion of their
degree before they are eligible to apply for ARHU 386.
ARHU
386 Minimum Course Requirement Guidelines
Credits
and Grading
The
course is offered for 3- or 6-credits, and is available for a
letter grade or as Pass-Fail. This course cannot count toward
your major requirements or as an Advanced Studies course, but
it will count toward upper level credits for graduation.
Students
are expected to work 135 total hours for 3 credits, 180 total
hours for 4 credits, 225 hours for 5 credits, and 270 total hours
for 6 credits. Over the course of a full semester, it is expected
that students will work 12-15 hours per week for a 3-credit internship
and 20-25 hours per week for a 6-credit internship. In addition,
there is an academic component that will most likely require papers,
meetings, journals, etc. This academic component is negotiated
with the faculty sponsor of the internship.
Application
Process
Before
you are permitted to enroll in the course, you must secure a faculty
sponsor. Faculty members must be full-time, teaching faculty in
the College of Arts and Humanities. They may not be graduate assistants,
adjuncts, or non-teaching administrators.
Once
you secure a faculty sponsor, please download and complete the
Internship Learning
Proposal form. It must be typed and signed
by you, the faculty sponsor, and the site supervisor. You are
permitted to answer the questions on a separate piece of paper
(typed) and staple it to the Internship Proposal form.
After
you have completed these steps, please call (301) 405-2108 and
make an appointment to see Dr. Paula Nadler, ARHU 386
Internship Coordinator, or come by the ARHU Office of Student
Affairs 1120 Francis Scott Key Hall during walk-in hours
and request to meet with Dr. Nadler at the front desk. At that
point, you will submit the Internship
Learning Proposal form to Dr. Nadler who will
sign you up for the course. If you have any questions, please
email her at pnadler@umd.edu.
ARHU
386 Minimum Course Requirement Guidelines
Note: The professor and the student should work out a mutually
agreeable schedule for what assignments are expected, what needs
to be submitted and the appropriate due dates, and the date for
completing the internship experience. It is recommended that this
information be worked out in advance, and in writing.
3-credit course
1.
Monthly meetings
2.
Journal report of entries (one per week minimum) describing the
internship experience. Entries should discuss the student's role
in the organization and interaction with others, as well as observations
about the student's immediate work environment, overall workplace
impressions, any problems the unit/organization faces and possible
solutions to these problems.
3.
One paper (2-3 typed pages): An academically-oriented topic that
relates to the student's major (as defined by the faculty sponsor).
The topic must reflect a subdiscipline that exists within the
department's purview.
4.
One paper (2-3 typed pages): Topic that combines elements of the
job experience with a disciplinary concept, as defined by the
faculty sponsor.
5.
Final paper (5-7 typed pages): Options listed below: -Discuss
a problem faced in the job experience and the solutions employed
-Discuss a project that was assigned and the tools used to complete
it. -Discuss a theory or methodology used in the discipline and
discuss its practical implementation in the internship.
Note:
Other academic assignments, including creative portfolios, information
technology projects, performances, etc may be substituted for
one of the requirements listed above.
6-credit course
1. Monthly meetings
2.
Journal report of entries (one per week minimum) describing the
internship experience. Entries should discuss the student's role
in the organization and interaction with others, as well as observations
about the student's immediate work environment, overall workplace
impressions, any problems the unit/organization faces and possible
solutions to these problems.
3.
Two papers (2-3 typed pages): Academically-oriented topics that
relate to the student's major (as defined by the faculty sponsor).
The topics should reflect separate subdisciplines that exist within
the department's purview.
4.
One paper (2-3 typed pages): Topic that combines elements of the
job experience with a disciplinary concept, as defined by the
faculty sponsor.
5.
Final paper (10-12 typed pages): Options listed below: -Discuss
a problem faced in the job experience and the solutions employed
-Discuss a project that was assigned and the tools used to complete
it. -Discuss a theory or methodology used in the discipline and
discuss its practical implementation in the internship.
Note:
Other academic assignments, including creative portfolios, information
technology projects, performances, etc may be substituted for
one of the requirements listed above.
