• Washington
DC Internship Program 2006
The Division offers courses providing intern opportunities
in several areas:
POSC
298/498 – Political Externship/Political
Internship. Dr. Phil Gianos, Coordinator
POSC
292/492 – Prelaw Externship/Prelaw
Internship. Dr. Bert Buzan, Coordinator
POSC
497 – Administrative
Internship. Dr. Shelly Arsneault, Coordinator
CRJU
495 – Internship in Criminal
Justice. Dr. Jill Rosenbaum
An internship gives students practical experience connected to their education
and it helps answer the question “what does this education have to
do with the ‘real’?” Besides allowing you to integrate
your classroom learning with the outside job experience, an internship:
• provides
some work experience to list on a resume
• lets you develop new work skills
• lets you try out a career in a non-threatening atmosphere
to see if you like it
•
allows you to begin “networking” in your
future career area
• may lead to a permanent job
Most
students find internships to be a rewarding experience
and many consider this to be the highlight of their
undergraduate education.
Don’t pass up this unique opportunity.
Internships may be paid or unpaid. Unpaid internships
require at least 120 hours of work for the semester,
usually arranged at 8-10 hours per week. Paid interns
are usually expected to put in 15-20 hours per week.
Obtaining a paid internship (most often an Administrative
or Criminal Justice internship) requires some advance
planning and students should see the coordinator
and sign up with the University Internship Center
during the previous semester (that means right now!).
For
details about a specific internship, see the course
listing in the catalog, or see the coordinator.
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