390 Internships

Majors are required to take GNDST 390, Internship or Field Project, during the junior or senior year. This course presents an opportunity for students to apply feminist theory and to synthesize their work in gender studies. The connections between the academy and the community, and between scholarship and social action, are emphasized. Students either design their own field project or arrange for a placement at an agency, institution, or place of work that deals with the concerns of women. A weekly seminar with other students engaged in 390 work provides a structured setting in which to analyze these experiences and share works-in-progress. Frequent writing assignments are required.

Examples of internships over the past years are listed below:

F.R.E.S.H. Start, South Hadley, MA
Pioneer Pathways: A Health Crisis Resource Center
ACTV, Amherst, MA
International Language Institute, Northampton, MA
S.H.E. (Sexual Health Educators), Mount Holyoke College
Tapestry Health, Northampton, MA
Girls, Inc., Holyoke, MA
The Evergreens, Amherst, MA
Springfield District Court, Springfield, MA
Care Center, Holyoke, MA
AIDS CARE/Hampshire County, Northampton, MA
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Springfield, MA
G.L.A.S.S. - Gay, Lesbian and Straight Society, Greenfield, MA
Neuva Esperanza, Holyoke, MA
Queer Teen, Pioneer Valley
Western Massachusetts Food Bank, Hatfield, MA
Youth Assessment Facility, Springfield, MA
Media Education Foundation, Northampton, MA


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