Internships

Purpose

The Arts Internship course will provide a vehicle for allowing students who pursue approved internships to gain up to 3 credits towards their degrees. 

Arts Internships allow students in the Faculty of Arts to gain experience in areas relevant to their fields of study. Arts internships involve a minimum of 150 hours of work in a host institution approved by the student's home department or program.

Eligibility Requirements

The Arts Internship is only open to U2 and U3 students in satisfactory academic standing, who have completed at least 30 credits of a 90 credit program or 45 credits of a 96 to 120 credit program. A minimum CGPA of 2.7 and permission from the departmental Internship Advisor are required. This course will normally not fulfill program requirements for seminar or 400-level courses. Arts internships involve a minimum of 150 hours of work, normally over a period of 8-12 weeks during the summer, in a host institution approved by the Arts Internship Office.

Work to be Completed

Students must submit the following documentation:

1. A letter from the supervisor at the institution attesting to successful completion of the student's tenure.
2. A major topical paper that discusses an aspect of the internship from an academic perspective (maximum 20 pages).
3. 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.

Approval Procedure

1. Get accepted to an internship relevant to Industrial and Labour Relations
2. Find an academic supervisor willing to oversee your work for INDR 499: together you must agree on a research topic related to some aspect of labour relations which you will then analyze through the lens of the internship. This will be the research paper you will work on during the fall term while registered in INDR 499. There is no assigned class time though there may be meetings with your supervisor while you work on the paper.
3. Once the internship position has been confirmed, follow the steps listed on the AIO website (Steps to Getting Approval for Internship Credit) https://www.mcgill.ca/arts-internships/students/credit . All steps should be completed well in advance of the start of your internship. No approval will be granted after you have started your internship.
4. Once approved by the Program Director, the Program Advisor will grant the permit override for you to register in INDR 499. Registration must be done before the Add/Drop deadline.

Note: The INDR Program Director will approve internships as long as they are centrally concerned with development issues and contain the above-mentioned elements. Your program advisor will keep a record of approved projects but will leave the responsibility for follow-up and completion with the student and the supervisor. Any changes to topic and/or supervisor must be communicated to the Program Adviser. Please note that students usually register for INDR 499: Internship, the term following completion of the internship.

Human Subject Research

Course-based research projects that require students to conduct human subject research must receive ethics review and approval. These projects differ from research in that the intent is for the student to become more knowledgeable about the research process, rather than to contribute to general knowledge. The results of the data are not intended for publication or presentation outside the classroom. The review of these applications may be delegated to the Research Ethics Board (REB) departmental representative and do not normally have to go to the regular REB. This review may not be used for projects carried out as part of a faculty member’s own research. Course projects that involve more than minimal risk, or involve minors or other vulnerable populations, must be reviewed by the REB.

To view the "Policy on the Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Human Subjects" and to complete the necessary paperwork please visit the Human Subject Research website.

Please note: No research project, including student research, may begin before approval has been obtained from the REB. No research project will be granted retroactive approval.

Grades

Grades are due one week after end of classes and will be submitted by the research supervisor on Minerva.