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Description
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Building upon the national
Preparing Future Faculty Program (PFF), and as part of its
Professional Development Program, the Graduate School at
UT-Austin offers both academic and professional internship
courses.
Students enrolled in the
academic internship course work one-on-one with faculty
members at UT's PFF partner schools (Southwest Texas State
University, St. Edward's University, Austin Community
College, Huston-Tillotson College). The internship is
designed to prepare UT graduate students for academic
careers at diverse types of educational institutions by
exposing them to day-to-day activities of faculty members at
these schools. Examples of internship activities include:
observation of teaching, lecturing classes (with student and
mentor feedback), grading, constructing course syllabi,
attending departmental meetings and events, directing lab
sessions, discussions with faculty and students, assisting
with student advising and mentoring, and working with
students on research projects.
The professional internship
is designed to meet the needs of students pursuing
non-academic career possibilities as well as the needs of
external, non-academic organizations. Often, graduate
students do not realize potential applications of their
scholarly expertise in public and private sector
organizations. This may be especially the case for those in
non-technical areas such as humanities, language arts,
social sciences and some sciences. Similarly, public and
private organizations need smart contributors who can
analyze problems, communicate and write well, and apply
finely-honed research skills in non-academic venues. The
internships are a way for students to earn academic credit
for non-academic experiences related to their fields or
areas of scholarly expertise. Graduate student interns have
the opportunity to apply their skills in areas that are new
for them while external intern hosts are able to take
advantage of the abilities these people bring to the table.
PFF:
http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/forms/pff-form.html
Professional Internship: http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/grs/GRS390F.html
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