SOC 420 Internship in Sociology

3 Credit(s)

The internship in sociology provides a supervised, on-site field experience in a local community, government, or private organization. The internship offers students the opportunity to apply their learned knowledge of sociology to their lived experiences, while also enabling students to evaluate their career goals, develop their professional skills and competencies, and network with people in the field. Interns must complete at least 120 hours in their field placements. In addition to fieldwork, students will submit career planning documents, a journal, and a portfolio with a final report and evaluation by the field supervisor. The internship also will include regular meetings with the department chairperson. Open only to sociology majors in their junior or senior year.
Prerequisite: Open to sociology majors with junior or senior standing. Requires approval of the department chairperson.