| Title |
Internship Program and the Actual Conditions of Running the program in the USA |
| Keywords |
Internship ; Internship Program ; Architectural Education ; Practical Training ; Internship Development Program |
| Abstract |
Under the WTO, UIA asks professional degree programs such as B.Arch and M.Arch program, practical experience, and an examination to meet the international requirements. In this context, we started professional degree programs, however, we are lack of discussing about internship program in Korea. Therefore, this research was intended to review the Internship Development Program(IDP) and actual conditions of running that program in the USA for the purpose of developing our internship program. The results of review are followed. First, IDP is approached at two directions as educational enhancement and licensure requirements. Second, IDP exists as a standard for licensure requirement and has systematic contents such as qualification, time and period, training requirements, supervisors, and a record system. Third, IDP has nevertheless structural constraints that all educational endeavor and cost are imposed on design industry, schools, practitioners, and architectural organizations work together to share the responsibility of training. Lastly, internship programs in schools exist as a part of this effort. Students have merit to obtain credit and pay, IDP unit and pay, or credit, IDP unit, and pay at the same time. Organizations to manage the internship program can share the responsibility. Ultimately, they can achieve the objective to combine education with practice. In view of above results, internship program in the USA can be a good reference for developing ours in Korea. |