Internships
Internships offer unique opportunities for hands-on practical
learning.
Through them, students enrich their classroom experiences and see how
the insights from Women's Studies scholarship
translates into the "real world" and vice versa. The CWSGR
offers a variety of internships through women's and gender
organizations in Gainesville, some of which are listed below.
Students are also encouraged to develop their own internships using the
list
of community partners maintained by the Dean of Students
office. Many students in Women's Studies have taken advantage of
the
internship course and report that it was one of the best experiences of
their college careers.
Some CWSGR Internship Providers
- Alachua
County Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center
- Bread and Roses Women's Health Services
- Compass
Gay and Lesbian Community Center of the Palm Beaches
- Foundation for Children's Education in Uganda
- Friends of Wild Iris
- League of Women Voters of Alachua County
- LGBT
Affairs, Dean of Students Office, U.F.
- Peaceful Paths Domestic Abuse Network
- Planned
Parenthood of North Central Florida
- Pride Community Center of North Central Florida
- Office
of Victim Services, University Police Dept., UF
Internship Guidelines
These guidelines are for students who wish to pursue an internship course under WST 4940 or WST 6946 for 1 to 3 credit hours. If you have any questions, please feel free to talk with the undergraduate/graduate coordinator or director.
- If you hope to pursue an internship with an organization
other than those listed above, you will need to have your contact at
the placement complete the Prospective
Internship Provider Questionnaire.
- Once you've identified the organization you are interested in and the Women's or Gender Studies goals you hope to achieve by working there, contact the organization and make arrangements for the work you will do, how much time you will spend in the placement each week, and with whom you will be working. The number of credit hours earned will depend on the number of hours you work each week at the organization:
- 1 credit = 3 hours per week =45 hours per semester
- 2 credits = 7 hours per week= 90 hours per semester
- 3 credits = 10 hours per week= 145 hours per semester
- Complete the Internship Application (WST 4940 or WST 6946). It needs to be signed first by your contact person at the internship organization and then by either the Women's Studies undergraduate coordinator (the default "faculty sponsor") or the director. (If you want to have a different faculty sponsor, discuss with the coordinator in advance). Once your application is approved, you will be cleared to register in ISIS for WST4940.
- The internship is taken as S/U. In order to receive credit, at the end of the semester you must:
- Provide the Center
for Women's Studies with a brief letter from your internship supervisor
attesting to your participation
in their organization for the requisite number of hours.
- Provide your faculty sponsor with a 5-6 page, double-spaced summary of your internship experience. This should include your goals in doing the internship, how you incorporated the insights of Women's and Gender Studies into your work practice, what you learned, how what you've learned has contributed to your education, and what impact, if any, you see it having on your life.
- The Internship Application contains more detailed information about schedules, deadlines, evaluation parameters, etc. Please read it carefully to make sure that you understand everything that is expected of you as both a student enrolled in WST4940 and a member of a workplace.
