Date & Time
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

Location
Virtual Zoom Event

In this Information Session, you will learn about IDS 81620: Scholarly Praxis at Work in the World (full description below), a 3-credit course that allows PhD and master’s degree students to receive academic credit for internships. Pursuing internships allows PhD students to explore diverse career paths in light of the current crisis in faculty hiring. It also permits master’s degree students to gain valuable experience alongside their degree.

We will discuss the requirements and structure of the course, as well as best practices for landing an internship in your desired field.

Course Description:

In this class, we will consider the myriad ways that those of us with the privilege of advanced training in our disciplines can put that training to work in the world beyond the academy. This course is designed for students who are concurrently doing an internship, and it is meant to support a process of reflection –– on yourself, your scholarship, your commitments and values, and the work you want to do in the world –– and the building of a roadmap for your future.

The majority of your work in this course will be in your internships, which should take up 8-10 hours per week. The readings, discussions, and limited course assignments are designed to provide you with both pragmatic support and an intellectual framework for connecting the work you’re doing in your internships with the work you are doing in your programs, and for thinking about the role that work plays in all our lives.