GDS 359 - Internship in Development

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FA, SP. Internships will typically take place in collaboration with the World Renew, and will generally involve World Renew’s placement of the student with one of its partner organizations, either in a developing nation or in North America. Students will work for four to five months with this partner in areas of development work including community development, micro-enterprise and business development, literacy and adult education, organizational capacity building, data gathering, basic health, disaster preparedness and response, refugee assistance and resettlement, local church-based development, and peace and reconciliation work. Placement will occur through an application and interview process. See one of the GDS advisors for more information. Prerequisites: GDS 201 or SPHO 205 and SOC 231. It is strongly recommended that prior to this internship students have taken GDS 355 or STHO 212, an educational experience in a developing nation or its equivalent, appropriate language capabilities, and junior/senior status.