{"id":199763,"date":"2021-08-17T15:17:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T19:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/?page_id=199763"},"modified":"2024-12-11T21:07:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T02:07:38","slug":"what-is-a-practicum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/careers\/for-students\/practmenu\/what-is-a-practicum\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Practicum?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"callout alignright\"><div class=\"callout-content\"><\/p>\n<h3>Where do practicum occur?<\/h3>\n<p>Public health is broad, so students can do many things for their practicum and in many sectors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/careers\/graduate-employment-data\/practicum\/\" class=\"button\" >Explore Practicum Data<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/aside>\n<p>The practicum (PH976) is a required graduate-level internship that allows MPH students to apply the knowledge gained in the classroom in a real-world public health setting. Finding a practicum will also help you learn how to navigate the post-graduation job marketplace so you are more equipped to find the right job after obtaining your MPH. While students are ultimately responsible for securing a practicum on their own, the BUSPH Career &amp; Practicum Office is here to support students in every step of the way, so you are not alone.<\/p>\n<p>During your field hours for PH976 you will be supervised by a Public Health expert at your host organization where you will develop a variety of public health competencies while doing real public health work. A good practicum project will be challenging, related to your interests, and hone desired professional skills that will benefit you as you plan for and seek your post-graduation career.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"><br \/>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\"><a href=\"bu.edu\/sph\/careers\/practmenu\" class=\"button btn-outline\" >Return to Menu<\/a><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/careers\/for-students\/practmenu\/pract-requirements\/\" class=\"button btn-arrow\" >Practicum Requirements<\/a><\/div><br \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The practicum (PH976) is a required graduate-level internship that allows MPH students to apply the knowledge gained in the classroom in a real-world public health setting. Finding a practicum will also help you learn how to navigate the post-graduation job marketplace so you are more equipped to find the right job after obtaining your MPH. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14396,"featured_media":0,"parent":199305,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"bu-publication":[],"profile_tax":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/199763"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199763"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/199763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":248608,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/199763\/revisions\/248608"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/199305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=199763"},{"taxonomy":"profile_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile_tax?post=199763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}