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590 Internship I

Internship I (20:834:590:TP:02453)
Class Dates: 5/28 - 8/14
Class Times: Hours By Arrangement
Instructor: Lu
Location: Canvas
Format: Online
Credits: 3
Internship I (20:834:590:T1:00580)
Class Dates: 5/28 - 8/14
Class Times: Hours By Arrangement
Instructor: Lu
Location: By Arrangement
Format: By arrangement
Credits: 3
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The M.P.A. program does not require an internship, but encourages internships for precareer and career-changing students. SPAA assists on-campus M.P.A. students in locating internship opportunities with an expanding network of partners in the Newark urban area in local, county, and state government organizations, and among dozens of nonprofit organizations in the surrounding areas. Additionally, the school circulates information about available national and international internship opportunities via regular email announcements. Approval from the M.P.A. director is required before any internship taken for academic credit begins. Students are limited to one 3-credit internship; if a student takes an internship, the credits count toward the student's concentration, which means he or she takes two elective courses from his or her concentration, rather than the customary three. An internship must be related to the student's concentration. After the M.P.A. director approves the request, the student will complete the internship contract and submit it to the department for a special permission number to register for credit. An internship can only count for an elective and cannot replace a core course.

Requirements to receive credits for internship:

  • Submit a completed contract
  • Complete 150 hours of work within one semester
  • Submit midsemester and final evaluations (by the supervisor and the student)

Submit a 10- to 20-page research paper relating the internship to the student's concentration (if applicable) at the end of the semester.  Prerequisites: Advance completion of internship form and approval of the M.P.A. director prior to enrollment.   

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