Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) Practical Training Programs

The graduate school offers two courses to support training through practical internships. Students will register for these courses as part of the internship approval process and not through the usual class registration processes.

Courses

GSAS 9010a or b, Pre-Candidacy Applied Research ExperienceSarah Insley

The purpose of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to gain practical experience in research. This experience provides a basis for developing a dissertation prospectus that addresses significant research questions. Students work with a faculty mentor to select a suitable placement for the summer internship. As part of the application/registration, a one-page description of the student’s research plan is submitted to the DGS at least three weeks prior to starting the internship, for approval within two weeks. Upon completion of the internship, a written report of the work must be submitted to the DGS no later than the last day of final examination period in the term in which the student is enrolled in the course (for fall or spring term enrollment) and no later than September 1 for students enrolled in the course during the summer term. Prerequisites: completion of one year of the Ph.D. program and approval of the DGS. 1 credit; graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
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GSAS 9020a or b, Post-Candidacy Applied Research ExperienceSarah Insley

The purpose of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to perform dissertation research or to gain practical experience using the methodology or results of their dissertation research. Students work with a faculty mentor to select a suitable placement for the summer internship. As part of the application/registration, a one-page description of the student’s research plan is submitted to the student’s dissertation adviser and DGS at least three weeks prior to starting the program, for approval within two weeks. Upon completion of the internship, a written report of the work must be submitted to the DGS no later than the last day of final examination period in the term in which the student is enrolled in the course (for fall or spring term enrollment) and no later than September 1 for students enrolled in the course during the summer term. Prerequisites: completion of one year of the Ph.D. program, admission to candidacy, and approval of the dissertation adviser and DGS. 1 credit; graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
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