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PRST 4940 Internship

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About the Course

Catalog Description: Supervised professional experience with an approved organization. Course entails weekly reports, case studies, agency evaluations and a special project related to the student’s curricular emphasis. Prerequisite: PRST 3189, Parks, Recreation, Sport and Tourism majors only, instructor’s consent.

Detailed Description: Each PRST student completes a minimum of 12 consecutive weeks in a professional internship prior to graduation. This hands-on training allows you to apply the lessons of your academic curriculum to professional practice. Often, this experience is a key link to future career opportunities.

MU PRST students have completed internships with a wide variety of local, state, and federal agencies; private and nonprofit foundations; resort and conventions sites; professional sports organizations; and private businesses.

Note: This 12-hour online course is facilitated by Mizzou Online. You will receive credit for the course toward your degree just as you would any other course. All assignments will be submitted using the course website. Because students begin and end their internships at different times during the term, deadlines for the assignments will vary. If you are logged on to the course website, your personalized deadlines will display. You will also receive an email reminder for any assignment that is not turned in on time—and also a text message if you sign up to receive text messaging.

Assignments

There are a number of different assignments you will complete during your internship:

weekly internship journals (12) where you keep a log of daily activities and reflect upon the values gained from these activities or you may be asked to reflect upon a specific topic/set of questions (these must be signed by your supervisor);
an updated resume that details the experiences and knowledge gained while on internship;
a cover letter that expands upon the letter you wrote for PRST 3189;
internship site evaluations (3) in which you explore various aspects of the workplace and organization in which you are working;
case studies (3) in which you reflect upon new skills or techniques gained, new experiences, or make connections between coursework and incidents and problems you have observed while on internship;
a special project (including a proposal and a final report) completed under your direction;
visitation to another facility to help you see how other agencies operate;
a set of PowerPoint slides detailing your whole internship experience;
Internship Video
a sample letter of resignation;
a form to evaluate your experience in which you will be able to evaluate the agency you interned at and the supervision you received; and
an internship survey report.

There will also be two evaluations about your performance sent directly to your Internship Setting Supervisor and one evaluation about your performance provided by your Coordinator of Internship, or course instructor.

Handbook & Syllabus (pdf)

Application Materials

100 Pre-Internship Experience (Form A)
- PRST Form A Pre-Internship Experience Record.docx
Internship Intent (Form B)
- PRST Form B Internship Intent Form.docx
- PRST Form B Internship Intent Form.pdf
Photo Release Form (Form B.1)
- PRST Form B-1 Photo Release Form.docx
- PRST Form B-1 Photo Release Form.pdf
Financial Responsibility Acknowledgement Form
- - Financial Responsibility Acknowledgement-1.docx

Once a student has accepted an offer for their internship, the following forms need to be completed and submitted for approval to enroll.

Internship Supervisor Data Sheet (Form C)
- PRST Form C Internship Supervisor Data.docx
- PRST Form C Internship Supervisor Data-pdf
Internship Organization Data Sheet (Form D)
- PRST Form D Internship Organization Data.docx
- PRST Form D Internship Organization Data.pdf
Internship Agency Agreement Form (Form E)
- PRST Form E Internship Agency Agreement Form (2).docx
- PRST Form E Internship Agency Agreement Form-7.pdf

Schedule Format for Self-Paced Courses

An adjusted schedule for self-paced courses is designed to provide students with flexibility provided by this course format while meeting compliance requirements established by Department of Education for federal financial aid.

All courses will be taught in a timeframe that:

Is less than 21 weeks in length,
Does not crossover academic terms (Fall, Spring, Summer)

To meet these guidelines, a self-paced course cannot start until the day after grades are posted for the previous academic term. A student must enroll and begin the course at least ten weeks prior to the first day of the start of the next academic term. A student enrolled in a self-paced course must complete the course the Friday prior to the start of the next academic term.

Faculty will establish requirements specific to their course for the schedule of work to be completed by students that should be specific for the length of time available for a student based on enrollment/course start date. Grades for self-paced courses must be submitted in myZou prior to the start of the next academic term.

For questions pertaining to the pre-internship course, PRST 3189, please email Jason Young, Internship Instructor for the program of Parks, Recreation, Sport and Tourism. All applications for internship must be sent to Angie McNay, Internship Coordinator/Instructor (mcnaya@missouri.edu) for approval before enrolling in the course.

For all general questions about PRST 4940, contact Dr, Jennifer Wentz, Program Coordinator and Director of Internships for Parks, Recreation, Sport and Tourism at upahj@missouri.edu