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2011-2012 University Catalog
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GCH 498 - Global and Community Health InternshipCredits: 6 (NR)
Provides advanced students with the opportunity to apply community health knowledge while working under the supervision of a community preceptor in a local health organization. Students submit an application to the GCH internship coordinator the semester prior to enrollment for review. Students who have demonstrated academic excellence will receive priority internship placement.
Prerequisite(s): GCH 332, GCH 350, and GCH 411; permission of instructor; junior or senior status.
Notes: Open to community health majors only. Students are required to work a minimum of 224 hours during the semester they take the internship. This course provides for experiential learning in a community health organization under the direction of a faculty advisor and a preceptor in the community health organization. Students are expected to understand the roles and functions of the community health organization and complete a project approved by the faculty advisor and the preceptor.
The internship elective may be taken in lieu of two 3-credit elective courses by junior or senior GCH students. The course requires a weekly two-hour seminar and 15-20 hours per week of work in a community health organization.
Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 2
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 15-20
When Offered: Fall, Summer, Spring
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