Community Service Internship
All Global Studies majors must complete a supervised 135 hour community service internship in a governmental or non profit agency at home or preferably abroad.
The objective and philosophy of the assignment
The intent of this internship is to expose student to social problems that are shared throughout the world, and to give them real experience working with organizations that are attempting to solve those problems.
When selecting a community organization or agency, you should keep in mind that the idea is to work with a non-majority culture or lower socio-economic group, preferably using a language other than English. The work should involve direct contact with the clients of the agency and should not be primarily clerical or logistical.
Ideas for Internships
See the Internship Ideas Page on this Website.
Signing Up
Students sign up for GLBL497 for 3 units.
If you are on campus, please pick up an internship form from Admissions and Records, or from the Department office. If you are studying abroad, you can copy the form from the RESOURCES Page on the website.
You will not sign up for the course through PeopleSoft. Instead, you will fill out the internship form in consultation with the Global Studies Coordinator. S/he will pass the form along for signatures to the Chair and Dean, and it will then be submitted to Admissions and Records.
The deadline for turning in the from is by the last day to add/drop a class. Check the academic calendar for the exact date.
You do not have to put in all 135 hours during the 15 week semester, but you have to complete the hours by the end of the semester in which you are applying for credit. Grade option: CR/NC only.
Assignments and Getting Credit
During this internship, you must keep a daily journal of your experiences and observations which you will submit to the Global Studies Coordinator at the end of your internship, along with a 4-page essay describing your duties, experiences, and personal observations, including how this experience contributed to your global studies education.
You must also obtain a letter from your supervisor at the agency, written on the agency's stationary, verifying that you performed the 135 hours satisfactoraly.
FYI: You are not covered by SSU's workers' comp policies during an internship. If you have any concerns over this issue, you should talk to the agency for whom you plan to work and ask about their policy before signing up.
Scholarship
A $100 scholarship is available through the SSU School of Social Sciences to support your internship. Please see THIS APPLICATION FORM for information on how to apply.