Course Description
An internship with a library or museum, with departmental approval and under the direction of the undergraduate English program office or an English department faculty member and an onsite internship advisor. Work might include education, curation, book acquisition, and outreach. The internship will culminate with a final academic project.
Athena Title
Intern Library or Museum
Non-Traditional Format
Students receiving one credit hour will work six to ten hours a week at a library or museum and turn in short weekly work logs and a short final paper summarizing their experiences. Students receiving three credit hours will work six hours a week at a library or musuem, will perform research under the direction of a faculty mentor, and will produce a substantial academic project.
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
Students will gain experience in the fields of library or museum administration, curation, acquisition, community outreach, and reading or arts education.
Topical Outline
Specific topics will be determined by the professor of record in partnership with the student's on-site internship advisor. Topics might include: Theories of cataloguing and organizing information Grant writing Tutoring students at different levels of reading comprehension Creating materials to bring arts education to different audiences Care and maintenance of books and media or of artworks Professional correspondence and comportment Understanding and teaching media literacies Understanding the histories and futures of books and media Classifying and displaying historical and contemporary art