ARHU 286 Experiential Learning/Internship Course
Intent of ARHU 286
ARHU 286 is an internship course intended for students who wish to complete an internship in one of the academic fields covered within the College of Arts & Humanities.
On-campus internships cannot be taken for credit through ARHU 286 ("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 12 credits at the University of Maryland toward the completion of their degree before they are eligible to apply for ARHU 286. Students must have at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
ARHU 286 Minimum Course Requirement Guidelines
Credits and Grading
The course is offered for 3- through 6-credits, and is available for a letter grade or as Pass-Fail. This course cannot count toward your major requirements.
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. The total hours remain the same during a summer internship, although the hours per week will increase dramatically. ARHU 286 will not be available during winter term. 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.
Finally, students can only earn credit for ARHU 286 during the semester in which they are registered for the course. Students cannot start their hours early, finish them late, or register for the course during one term and complete their hours during a different term. Students will not be permitted to add ARHU 286 after the deadline for adding classes in any given semester. Additionally, no retroactive credit will be awarded for ARHU 286. There are no exceptions to these policies.
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 or departmental internship sponsors in the College of Arts and Humanities. They may not be graduate assistants, adjuncts, or non-teaching administrators. The faculty sponsor does not need to be in your major.
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 286 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 286 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.
