Graduate students enrolled in course-based programs in their home unit degree are required to do an internship as part of the Environmental Studies Collaborative Specialization. The purpose of the internship is to provide students with professional work experience involving environmental issues related to their program of study and research. The internship is designed to offer master's degree students from various academic backgrounds an opportunity to expand their interdisciplinary experience at the practical level and turn their theoretical knowledge into practical skills. The experience may be either paid or on a voluntary basis and off-campus internships are strongly recommended for students to gain practical experience. Master's students who are pursuing a course-work stream degree program and do not have an internship requirement built in their home unit degree program shall use the School's designated course code (ENV4444H,Y) when registering on ACORN for the internship.