ELHE 6061 Practicum in Student Develop

The practicum experience provides the student a placement in an appropriate college or university functional area or department which the student thinks they might be interested in pursuing as an entry or career in student development. This field placement, in conjunction with a regularly scheduled seminar class in which students reflect upon, analyze, and discuss their experiences, facilitates integration of theory(learned during prior coursework and in readings done in the seminar) with practice. This integration promotes enhanced capacity for reflection upon the quality, impact, and meaning of one’s work, and a greater understanding of the field as it occurs in practice. The course provides an opportunity for the student to gain their first work experience in a structured setting under the guidance of faculty and site supervisors, who are student development professionals. These experiences contribute to the student’s development as a beginning professional.
Credits: 3.0