{"id":2147,"date":"2013-04-26T18:20:12","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T18:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/experience\/?p=2147"},"modified":"2013-04-26T18:20:12","modified_gmt":"2013-04-26T18:20:12","slug":"phl-499-senior-thesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/phl-499-senior-thesis\/","title":{"rendered":"PHL 499: Senior Thesis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Using your free elective credits to participate in experiential learning is a great way to put your classroom learning into practical experience. While engaged in the supportive environment of an internship, you can test career goals, enhance professional skills, develop self-reliance, self-esteem, and responsibility. Furthermore, these opportunities encourage networking with professionals and will provide increased marketability for employment after graduation.<\/p>\n<p>Below are your two options for earning experiential credits. Please meet with your academic advisor before making a final decision regarding which option is best for you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"course\">\n<h3>PHL 499: Senior Thesis<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pre: Senior standing and permission of instructor<\/li>\n<li>Written thesis required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Logistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Senior Thesis<\/li>\n<li>3 credits (Graded)<\/li>\n<li>Independent research in close conjunction with a faculty member on a mutually agreeable topic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Susan Brady<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:sbrady@uri.edu\">sbrady@uri.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>401.874.4258<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/artsci\/phl\/\">Click here for more information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"course\">\n<h3>ITR 302\/304: Field Experience &amp; Seminar<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2.5 cumulative GPA or higher<\/li>\n<li>Minimum 60 credits prior to internship<\/li>\n<li>Available free elective credits<\/li>\n<li>Good academic and social standing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Logistics <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Earn between 6 &#8211; 15 free elective credits<\/li>\n<li>ITR 302 (field experience) 3 &#8211; 12 credits (S\/U Only)<\/li>\n<li>ITR 304 (seminar) 3 credits (Graded)<\/li>\n<li>Seminar offered online and in class (in class &#8211; spring only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Center for Career and Experiential Education<\/li>\n<li>Roosevelt Hall South Side<\/li>\n<li>401.874.2311<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/experience\/welcome-to-rhody-link\/\">Click here to submit an application<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"opps\">\n<h3>Explore Past Internship Opportunities<\/h3>\n<p>The following list is a <strong><em>SAMPLE<\/em><\/strong> of placements in which students have participated for experiential credits. <strong>This list is not exhaustive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"split\">\n<h4>Rhode Island Internships<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross Mills Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Farm Fresh Rhode Island<\/li>\n<li>Jumpstart URI<\/li>\n<li>New York Life Insurance Company<\/li>\n<li>Phoenix House<\/li>\n<li>Providence Bruins<\/li>\n<li>Providence Superior Court<\/li>\n<li>R.D. Denelle &amp; Co., INC<\/li>\n<li>RI Department of Attorney General<\/li>\n<li>RI State Government Intern Program<\/li>\n<li>US Attorney&#8217;s Office<\/li>\n<li>Waterfire Providence<\/li>\n<li>WPRI TV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"split\">\n<h4>Out-Of-State Internships<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>320 Fall River, LLC<\/li>\n<li>Camphor Technologies, Inc<\/li>\n<li>Community Care Services, INC<\/li>\n<li>Paradigm Research &amp; Consulting<\/li>\n<li>Sarge&#8217;s Comics and Games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Sources: Internship Placements from Fall 2010, Spring 2011, &amp; Summer 2011, and Explore Internship Opportunities by Major Archives 2009-2011 <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3 credits (Graded)<br \/>\nIndependent research in close conjunction with a faculty member on a mutually agreeable topic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":706,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/706"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}