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Internship
HOW DO I PROCEED IN DOING AN INTERNSHIP?
Students who wish to take either WGS 298 OR WGS 320 please read information about this carefully. For those students interested in doing an internship, there are two options the program offers.
- Independent Internship - WGS 298
- Internship Seminar - WGS 320
In order to apply for an internship you must have a resume and a cover letter ready. You must begin the process of applying for an internship well BEFORE the Semester you are going to take the internship, so that by the time the semester starts you are interning at a place of your choice.
Prerequisites: WGS 100 and WGS 201 and at least one other WGS course at the 200 level or higher. If you don't have these prerequisites please Email the Program Director, "Rupal Oza
Internship Seminar
WGS 320 - is the senior seminar option for students. All WGS majors must take one senior seminar EITHER the Internship Seminar (offered only in the Fall semester) OR Research Seminar (offered only in the Spring semester).
WGS 320, is only taught in the Fall Semester. The planning for the seminar begins in the summer. All students who wish to register for the seminar MUST attend a meeting with Rachel Zaslow in the summer. Please note: Failure to attend this meeting will prohibit you from registering for the class and will delay your graduation.
You may register for either:
- 3 credits which includes 6 hours of internship and 1hr weekly seminar
- 4 credits which includes 9 hrs of internship and 1 hr weekly seminar
The internship consists of two parts, first is either 6 or 9 hours per week with an organization and second, 1 hour weekly seminar. You will be required to attend the weekly seminar to discuss the internship experience. Additionally there will be weekly reading assignments on feminist organizations and activism. You will be required to submit a mid term internship report and a 15-20 page paper at the end of the semester.
For permission to register for WGS 320 please Email "Rachel Zaslow"
Independent Internship
WGS 298 is an ELECTIVE. This is NOT a substitute for the senior seminar requirement.
WGS 298 is 1- 6 credits. The student must get permission from a faculty sponsor "prior" to beginning the internship. Student must fill out the Independent Research and Internship Form. The form must be signed by the professor.
The student should have taken at least one course in the sub-field of the internship, preferably with the faculty sponsor, before receiving permission to start the internship. Our normal guideline of three hours' work per week for each academic credit ought to apply. This should include time spent in research and writing as well as time spent interning.
Students should be expected to write a substantial paper. The topic should be chosen in consultation with the faculty member and should in some fashion demonstrate that the student has applied the academic literature to the internship experience (and vice-versa.) The student should keep a diary of the internship experience and submit to the faculty sponsor.
The faculty sponsor should check in with the student's on-site supervisor to obtain reports and evaluations of the student's work. It is preferred that only full-time faculty should supervise internships because part-time faculty do not get paid to do so.
NOTICE: Please note you must be enrolled in an internship in the same semester that you register for it. Internship credits cannot be given for an internship done in the past. For example, you cannot register for an internship in the Fall, for an internship done over the summer.
For permission to register for WGS 298 please Email "Rupal Oza"
Suggested Internship Organizations
The Barnard Center for Research on Women proudly announces the publication of the Guide to New York City Women's and Social Justice Organizations to help put you in touch with the artists, activists and organizations whose work is most crucial to you.
Guide to New York City Women's and Social Justice Organizations
The following is a list of organizations where students have interned in the past as well as organizations who have contacted the Women and Gender Studies Program seeking interns. We also encourage students to seek internships in organizations not on this list.
Casa Atabex Ache (Anchor Organization)
Women's Rights at Work Project
Youth Speaks C/O Teachers and Writers Collaborative
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Gender Equity Project, Hunter College
Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health
Women of Color Health Organizations and Resources
DAMAYAN Migrant Workers Assocition, Inc.
