Internships
Internships in Art Education are an essential stage of professionalization and provide critical fieldwork for our students. Unique in scope, internships range from cultural centres, museums and community centres, to schools and early-childhood education facilities.
Internships for the Specialization in Art Education
This 120-credit program leads to a Teaching Certificate (brevet d’enseignement)
Students accumulate 700 hours of practical experience over the course of their degree. The last internship is funded.
| Courses/ Cours |
Number of hours/ Nombre d’heures** |
Duration of Internship/ Durée du Stage |
Environment/ Milieu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| ARTE 230* (Winter) | 70 |
10 days jours |
Elementary School École primaire |
| Year 2 | |||
| ARTE 320* (Fall) | As per course outline / Tel qu’indiqué dans le syllabus |
Community / milieu communautaire | |
| ARTE 330* (Winter) | As per course outline / Tel qu’indiqué dans le syllabus | Community / milieu communautaire | |
| Year 3 | |||
| ARTE 421 (Fall) |
140 | 20 days (10 weeks @ 2 days/week) jours (10 semaines @ 2 jrs/semaine) |
Elementary School École primaire |
| Year 4 | |||
| ARTE 423 | 140 | 20 days (10 weeks @ 2 days/week) jours (10 semaines @ 2 jrs/semaine) |
High School École secondaire |
| ARTE 425 | 350 | 50 days (10 weeks @ 5 days/week) jours (10 semaines @ 5 jrs/semaine) |
High School École secondaire |
| Total / Totaux | 700 | 100 days / jours | |
* ARTE 230, 320, 330 apply to both BFA programs (Major & Specialization)
** 1 internship day = 7 hours / 1 jour de stage = 7 heures
Internship guidelines for Specialization students
Please familiarize yourself with this information, which is provided to you as part of your internship package.
- You are a guest at school, please govern yourself accordingly; while at school, follow the school’s rules and the school’s workday schedule. Example: you should arrive at the start of the school day and leave at the end of the day, regardless of your teacher’s schedule.
- You will start your university classes before the internship in the schools starts. Your Concordia instructor will provide information about the internship during the first class.
- It is expected that students will have to travel to their internship sites. It will be a great opportunity for you to experience your future working environment. Concordia University makes every effort to accommodate student’s needs by providing sites in different languages, religious and geographic areas, to answer as many requests as possible and to give students a diversity of experiences.
- Once you are assigned to a particular site, there will be no changes.
- Your Concordia instructor and teaching supervisor are responsible for assessing your internship.
Please make sure that the following documents are returned to the University:
- Completed and signed evaluation forms
- Signed letter of attestation
- Timesheet report
Please note that you cannot be paid for your internship.
Internships for the Major in Art Education
90-credit program
| Courses/ Cours |
Number of hours/ Nombre d'heures** |
Duration of Internship/ Durée du Stage |
Environment/ Milieu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| ARTE 230* (Winter) | 70 | 10 days / jours | Elementary School / École primaire |
| Year 2 | |||
| ARTE 320* (Fall) | As per course outline / Tel qu’indiqué dans le syllabus | Community / milieu communautaire | |
| ARTE 320* (Winter) | As per course outline / Tel qu’indiqué dans le syllabus | Community / milieu communautaire | |
| Year 3 | |||
| ARTE 432 (Fall) | As per course outline / Tel qu’indiqué dans le syllabus | Community / milieu communautaire | |
| ARTE 434 (Winter) | As per course outline / Tel qu’indiqué dans le syllabus | Community / milieu communautaire | |
* ARTE 230, 320, 330 apply to both BFA programs (Major & Specialization)
** 1 internship day = 7 hours / 1 jour de stage = 7 heures
