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Office Hours | Course Pre-Requisites | Course Description | Take an Internship? | Find a Good Internship? | Course Requirements | Internship Positions |
Internship Coordinator: Dr. Jack Bedell
Office: MH 426A, 714-278-8218, jbedell@fullerton.edu
Department of Anthropology, PO 6846, CSUF, Fullerton, CA 92834-6846
See current postings.
Students enrolling in 491 should have sufficient anthropological background to enable independent work at the internship site, and must have completed 18 upper-division units in anthropology or related fields. Undergraduates may take Anth 491 twice for credit. Although graduate students may not use Anth 491 toward the 30 units on their Study Plan unless approved by their thesis/project advisor, they may take 15 units beyond the 30 units (the Unit Cap for graduate students is 45), and all of these units will appear on their transcript.
This course helps anthropology students prepare to enter professional employment by undertaking 120 hours of work under a supervisor that provides them with on-the-job training in a variety of work situations related to anthropology. The Internship Coordinator works with the supervisor to establish a job description, and works with the student to develop an appropriate internship; the supervisor establishes the criteria by which the student is assigned a grade, meets with the student as they consider it appropriate, assigns the student a grade when they have completed their 120 hours of work, and notifies the Internship Coordinator who serves as a recorder of the grade assigned by the supervisor.
Who should take an internship?
Students who have extensive anthropological background and a fairly good idea of the type of job experience they would like to have are good candidates for an internship. This is not a course for students who are just beginning to study anthropology. For a good introduction to possible job opportunities, read Blythe Camenson’s book, Great Jobs for Anthropology Majors, VGM Career Horizons, 2004.
How do you find a good internship?
1. Contact the Internship Coordinator to discuss what jobs are available through the department. The Internship Coordinator is a resource, but the responsibility of finding an internship rests with the student.
2. Check jobs listed on the Anthropology Department web site, http://anthro.fullerton.edu/internships/joblistings.htm.
3. Check jobs listed through the CSUF Center for Internships and Cooperative Education (http://www.fullerton.edu/cisl). The Center has its own procedures, so read the material carefully, and discuss possibilities that interest you with the Anthropology Department Internship Coordinator.
4. For ideas about possible careers, become familiar with the Career Center in LH-208 open M-F from 8-5 (www.fullerton.edu/career) or call 278-3121; Desiree Cabinte (dcabinte@fullerton.edu) at 278-1384 has recently been hired to promote career development.
5. The University holds an Internship and Job Fair every year; look for a notice of this event at www.fullerton.edu/career and attend.
6. If you have contacts that you think could be developed into an interesting and useful internship, discuss this with the Internship Coordinator who will work with you to develop the internship.
· Contact the Internship Coordinator during the registration period to discuss what you have in mind. Registration is restricted, and the Internship Coordinator must approve your project and permit you to register. Details can be worked out once the semester starts.
· Either before the semester starts, or no later than the first week of the semester, turn in two items to the Internship Coordinator: the Anthropology Internship Study Plan Form, and the Waiver and Release Form. Departmental paperwork forms are available online and in the department.
· Keep a log during the period of your internship. The log should record the hours, what you did during these hours, and the dates that you met with your supervisor.
· Sometimes students are unable to complete 120 hours during one semester. If this is your situation, please contact the Internship Coordinator and provide a written request for continuation of the internship. The Internship Coordinator will assign an RP (report in progress) for your grade. The time can be completed during breaks or by the end of the following semester. Graduating students must finish all work by the end of the semester they are graduating.
· By the end of the semester in which you are completing your internship, write a one-page Internship Report describing your experience for future interns. Your report will be made available to future interns and will help them decide whether this is the right internship for them. The Internship Report should include your name, the semester during which you signed up for the internship, the date you finished your internship, and the number and title of the internship.
Revised 8/21/07