HE 4997

Human Ecology Practical Training

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This independent study course offers international students in the College of Human Ecology an opportunity to reflect on professional and personal growth, challenges, and opportunities resulting from a recent internship or training experience (Curricular Practical Training, CPT). Typically, these internships/experiences take place in the summer and students, in the semester they return to campus, write a paper describing their work experience and how it connects to their personal educational and career goals as well as the learning objectives of the College of Human Ecology. The value of the course is in the deep reflection on expectations, successes, challenges and skills and knowledge gained during the internship.

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Learning Outcomes

• Examine the ways in which the internship experience met, exceeded, or did not meet the students’ expectations at the outset. This includes the experience alignment with the employer's description as well as the students personal and professional set of values and ethics.
• Identify knowledge, skills, or other experiences (in the conceptual, technical and social realm) that would be beneficial going forward in preparation for successful future in a chosen career based on the internship experience.
• Identify how the experience supplements, builds upon, or extends the skills the student is developing within their major.
• Weigh the benefits and the challenges of working in an environment that is culturally unfamiliar.
• Synthesize the component reflections on strengths, challenges, expectations, and personal values into an exploration of potential career paths going forward.

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