Internship Readings and Research

3-6 credits · Undergraduate

Under faculty supervision, students from any discipline can gain experience in a broad range of public and private organizations, institutions and agencies. Work must be related to issues within the spectrum of psychological science, including, but not limited to, neuroscience, clinical psychology, applied psychology, human development, behavior and performance. Credit hours earned are based upon readings or research supervised by one or more faculty to lend some intellectual foundation to the internship experience. At least one faculty supervisor must be a member of the Psychology Department in the College of Arts and Science at Vanderbilt. A minimum of 3 credit hours in background readings and research must be completed in PSY 3881 concurrently with and regardless of the number of hours earned in PSY 3880. A substantial research paper or report must be submitted at the end of the semester during which the internship training is completed. These credit hours may not count in the minimum required for the Psychology major or minor. Normally a 3.0 grade point average, 6 hours of prior course work in Psychology and prior approval of a specific plan of work by the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Psychology are required. Offered on a graded basis only and must be taken concurrently with PSY 3880. Corequisite: PSY 3880. [3-6] (No AXLE credit)