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Internships

 

Internships in Paris and Nice

JYF offers a wide variety of interships in many different areas to students attending the spring semester.   Due to time constraints, internships are not available fall semester.

 

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PRESS RELATIONS & COMMUNICATION

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Interested students will attend a meeting at the beginning of November or January where they will bein informed about the internship procedure.

Student will be required to obtain written approval for the internship by his/her academic advisor on the home campus.  Instructions will be given about résumé writing in French.  Individual meetings will be arranged where the students should be prepared to discuss their interests and what they hope to gain from the internship.

In Paris, the Director of Internships will schedule interviews and accompany students to the job sites.  In Nice, the Resident Director will do the same.  Once placed in the internship, students will attend a required monthly lecture series given by outside professionals.

Requirements for the JYF Internship

      • Students must work a minimum of 12 to 15 hours a week to accommodate the internship in the schedule.
      • Students are also required to take academic courses plus attend preparatory meetings with our JYF staff to help them solve problems in the work place and to cope with cultural differences. Academic course requirement: minimum of three academic courses for 12 semester credits and four academic course for students who wish or require to take 15 semester credits.  
      • Students must write a 15 page paper (in French or in English) about their internship experience.  One unit of credit (three semester hours) is granted for the internship.
      • SBC JYF will determine the final grade for the internship based on the internship paper, the evaluation of the on-site Director, attendance, and the written reports about the Lecture series.

Download our internship brochure.


Sweet Briar College Junior Year in France
Sweet Briar, Virginia, USA 24595
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