Gender, Sexuality, Feminist and Social Justice Studies (GSFS 499)
Eligibility Requirements
GSFS 499 Course Requirements
GSFS 499 Approval Procedures
Evaluation Method
Student Roles and Responsibilities
Gender, Sexuality, Feminist and Social Justice Studies (GSFS 499)
Gender, Sexuality, Feminist and Social Justice Studies (or GSFS) students are encouraged to undertake internships for credit with local, national, or international organizations. Students can identify relevant internships through through the GSFS page on the Arts Internships websites, or find suitable placements on their own. All internship requests are subject to approval from IGSF and the Arts Internship Office.
GSFS 499, the Gender, Sexuality, Feminist and Social Justice Studies Internship course (3 credits) involves a minimum 150 hour internship completed over the course of one or two terms, or the summer, followed by the completion of a 20 page academic paper based on the internship. Students complete the internship first, and register for GSFS 499 the following semester. Internships must be pre-approved for credit, and cannot be approved retroactively. Because of the heavy workload involved, students may wish to reduce their course load when completing an internship, or carry it out in the summer. Internships may be paid or unpaid at the organization's discretion. Students may seek out funding possibilities for internships at: https://www.mcgill.ca/internships/awards.
All necessary forms are available here, or from the IGSF Administrative and Student Affairs Coordinator.
For additional information on Gender, Sexuality, Feminist and Social Justice Studies internships, please contact the aio [at] mcgill.ca (Faculty of Arts Internship Office) and the IGSF at 514-398-8911 or info.igsf [at] mcgill.ca.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to U2 and U3 Gender, Sexuality, Feminist and Social Justice Studies (GSFS) students (minor, major, honours/joint honours) who have completed 30 credits of a 90-credit program or 45 credits of a 96-120-credit program.
- Minimum CGPA 2.7
- Permission of the IGSF Administrative and Student Affairs Coordiantor and the Chair of IGSF.
Please note that GSFS 499 will not fulfill program requirements for seminar or 400-level courses.
However, GSFS 499 can be counted towards Complementary Course requirements as per approval of the IGSF Administrative and Student Affairs Coordinator.
GSFS 499 Course Requirements
- Appropriateness of internship for gender and/or sexuality and/or feminist-based analysis and research.
- A description of the host organization, the name of the on-site internship supervisor to whom the student will be accountable, and a letter confirming the commitments of the host organization and on-site supervisor to the task of student internship supervision.
- A minimum of 150 hours of work with the host organization.
- Completion of all work as set out by the host organization.
- Completed GSFS 499 Field Evaluation form (30% of grade) attesting to the student’s successful completion of tenure at the organization.
- Written agreement from a professor at McGill University to discuss, conceptualize, oversee and evaluate the 20 page GSFS 499 term paper (70% of grade).
- Students must also satisfy requirements established by the Arts Internship Office, found here.
GSFS 499 Approval Procedure
Once you have secured an internship position, complete the steps below if you wish to obtain internship course credit. The Arts Internship requires approval before the beginning of the internship. Please use the web form (Internship Academic Credit Application Web Form) to submit your documents to the Arts Internship Office. The Faculty of Arts Internship Course Credit Approval Form (found in webform), must be signed by:
- the Academic Supervisor,
- the Faculty of Arts Internship Officer
- the IGSF Student Affairs Coordinator or the Chair of IGSF
- the student
Once the internship has been approved, the student is responsible for follow-up and completion of the project as agreed upon with their academic supervisor.
Evaluation
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A grade for the internship will be assigned by the academic supervisor, based on the agreement initially made between the student and the academic supervisor.
Student Roles and Responsibilities
Before the Internship
- Seek out a suitable internship.
- Secure a McGill faculty member to supervise & evaluate the academic work involved.
- Complete the approval process in conjunction with the Administrative and Student Affairs Coordinator.
During the Internship
- Be punctual and professional.
- Alert the IGSF Administrative and Student Affairs Coordinator if problems or concerns arise.
- Complete all work required by the host organization, which may include a report, a database, or an event.
After the Internship
- Complete academic paper (70%).
- Ensure that the host organization supervisor completes the evaluation form (30%).
- Submit a copy of the academic work to the Administrative and Student Affairs Coordinator.
- Submit a copy of any work done for the host organization to the Administrative and Student Affairs Coordinator.
For Help Finding Internships: https://www.mcgill.ca/arts-internships/credit/womens-studies
NOTE: All letters/emails, completed forms, evaluations, as well as final grades, must be submitted to the IGSF Student Affairs Coordinator, 3487 Peel Street, 2nd floor (IGSF).
Contacts
IGSF Administrative and Student Affairs Coordinator
For departmental contact information, please click here.
