BALT 450 Baltimore Urban Studies Internship

This course provides academic scaffolding, guided reflection, seminar-based learning, and assessment for multi-disciplinary internships in the urban context. There are two options for a 120-hour internship (3 credits) or a 160-hour internship (4 credits). Internships include mentorship from multicultural community leaders and learning experiences in private, government, non-profit, and religious agencies of Baltimore, MD, and Washington DC. Students will gain an introduction to the foundational principles of vocational praxis and engage in constructivist learning through three months of applied internship learning experiences. Experiential learning is supported by academic readings, seminary discussions, and reflective writing assignments.