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Bobcat English Majors !

Bobcat English Majors !. Need a job when you graduate? Build a professional portfolio to get that job Craft your resume to fit the job you want Earn an employer’s recommendation Add 3 hours’ English course credit Gain competitive advantage English 3312: Internship in English Studies.

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Bobcat English Majors !

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  1. Bobcat English Majors! Need a job when you graduate? Build a professional portfolio to get that job Craft your resume to fit the job you want Earn an employer’s recommendation Add 3 hours’ English course credit Gain competitive advantage English 3312: Internship in English Studies

  2. Internship in English Studies . English 3312 http://www.english.txstate.edu/englishinternship.html

  3. Internship Objectives • Students • gain experience in their potential careers • develop professional/job application portfolios • learn job application skills • enhance editing, writing, technical skills on the job • learn the differences between academe and the workplace • Employers • supervise and mentor interns • evaluate interns as potential employees • low-cost, qualified workers • Faculty • learns what employers look for in employees • prepare students for the job market

  4. Student Requirements* • Junior or Senior standing (60 hours) • Overall GPA: 2.5 • English GPA: 3.0 • At least one skills English course completed (3303, etc.) • Approval of Professor in Concentration • Rev. learning objectives, goals, project plans • Approval of Liberal Arts Adviser (verify requirements) • Approval of Internship Director • Student evaluation of internship experience • Enrollment in English 3312: Internship in English Studies http://www.english.txstate.edu/englishinternship.html

  5. Employer Requirements • Meet w/ Internship Director on site • Agree to intern’s goals and learning objectives • Supervise / mentor intern to achieve goals / objectives • Report work hours Evaluate intern • Direct intern’s portfolio project.

  6. English 3312:Internship in English Studies • Three credit hours • Meets alternating Monday evenings, seminar fashion • Student deliverables: • Professional portfolio, artifacts, reflections • A journal of work activities/experiences • Weekly time sheets signed by supervisor • Mid-term and end of term eval by supervisor • Present completed ePortfolio to the class, internship director and interested faculty

  7. Application Process • Attend Information meeting • Meet w/Director • Complete Internship Application • Meet Liberal Arts Advisor to review application • Meet again w/Director for approval to register for 3312 • Register for English 3312 • Apply for an internship position • Jobs 4Cats • https://www.myinterfase.com/txstate/employer/home.aspx • English Internship Opportunities • http://www.english.txstate.edu/englishinternship/opportunities.html • Other • Interview for internship • Complete Internship Agreement

  8. Questions? Dan Price Office: FH 238 Email: dp27 Phone: x53734 http://www.english.txstate.edu/englishinternship.html

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