Are you a third or fourth year English student looking to gain practical and professional experience while applying your critical and communicative skills in a real-world setting? The ENG400H1 Internship course is designed for you.
Course Overview:
- Course Code: ENG400H1
- Credit Value: 0.50
- Term: Winter 2026
- Enrollment Cap: 12 students
- Eligibility: Open to third and fourth year students enrolled in the English Specialist, Major, or Minor programs.
Course Description:
In this course, upper-year students will participate in partnership-based academic internships offered by a range of non-profit and for-profit organizations in various cultural and commercial fields. Students will acquire practical and professional experience while contributing their own critical and communicative skills in a workplace setting. The course includes 80-90 hours of internship with a partner organization, 4-5 in-class meetings, and a final written assignment.
Admission Requirements:
- 14.0 credits, including ENG202H1, ENG203H1, ENG250H1, ENG252H1, and an additional 2.0 ENG credits.
- CV/Resume.
- Unofficial transcript downloaded from ACORN.
How to Apply:
Interested students can apply for ENG400H1 by filling out the application form by May 15, 2025 and submitting their resume and unofficial transcript to Vanessa Andres, Undergraduate Advisor at english.undergraduate@utoronto.ca. Notification of acceptance into the course will be emailed to applicants by July 1, 2025.
Timeline:
- Student Application Form including a CV/Resume and Unofficial Transcript: by May 15, 2025
- Notification of Acceptance into Course: by July 1, 2025
- Notification of Available Course Projects with Partner Organizations: October 1, 2025
- Notification of “Match” with Partner Organization: November 1, 2025
- Introduction of Student & Partner: no later than the first week of class
- Student On-Boarding: to be scheduled at the Partner's discretion; but no later than the second week of class