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Internships provide students majoring in psychology with practical experience and help students gain insights into the ins and outs of working in the field. Although internships for psychology major vary depending on the work area and the employer, there are some elements that all students across positions share: students can gain professional skills that are difficult to learn in a classroom setting, and they are given opportunities to horn the knowledge learned at the university in internships. Importantly, these experiences allow students to see what takes place behind the scenes, which helps to smooth the transition from university work to a professional role. Internships provide students with references based on which they could deliberate which area they want to spend their careers in. Given this, in this seminar, we will discuss students’ experiences of their internships (e.g., whether did they do their internship? Why did they choose this internship? What was the motivation? What did they expect from the internship? What were the activities/tasks accomplished in the internship) and their reflections on their internships. Specifically, based on students’ internship experiences, we will discuss the transfer from theory to practice (e.g., was the knowledge gained from studies of psychology relevant during the internship? Did the knowledge help the students to understand or facilitate certain aspects of the internship? Did the knowledge open up intriguing perspectives or even enable students to put interesting suggestions into practice?) and the fulfillment of their expectations (e.g., did the internship meet students’ expectations? What did they learn and take with them? Did the internship influence their choice of career?). In the first meeting, we will discuss the administrative issues of the seminar, including course schedule and structure, expectations from and on students. In the second meeting, we organize a practice forum to discuss students’ experience of their internships, their feedback, and insights regarding the theory-practice transfer

Upon the completion of this course, students should be able to:
• improve their skills with respect to the transfer of theoretical knowledge to practice,
• learn to interact effectively with professional staffs
• learn to effectively use individual and group supervision,
• acquire specific professional skills essential for beginning career roles in the work area in which they are placed,
• understand their strengths and weakness in the study and practice of psychology,
• stimulate their awareness and careful planning of future career goals.

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