The value of an internship is in exploring career possibilities, developing contacts, and extending and obtaining new skills and insights. Career Services works throughout the students' first year at IR/PS to direct them toward the best internship given their career interests.
IR/PS interns have worked all over the world in a wide scope of jobs that transcend their IR/PS specialties. Read about students' recent internships in China/Taiwan, Japan/Korea, Southeast Asia, Latin America, U.S.A. - West, U.S.A. - East, South Asia, and Europe/Africa.
Internships benefit organizations as well. Read what employers are saying about recent interns, or check out our 2012 internship statistics. Internships are found in a wide range of settings and fields, including:
International Development and Nonprofit Management interns work with international nonprofits, international organizations, foundations, and in the development policy field. Development interns have worked on refugee return issues, health initiatives, and in microfinance.
International Economics interns work with U.S. and foreign government ministries, private firms, and research think tanks on trade policy, exchange rate management and economic forecasting.
International Environmental Policy interns work with advocacy organizations and multilateral actors on environmental policy issues ranging from forest conservation, cross border watershed management and agricultural production issues.
Management interns work in a variety of firms in fields such as finance, strategic marketing, supply chain management, and corporate social responsibility and consulting with Fortune 500 firms and small businesses working in the international business environment.
Politics and Public Policy interns work with U.S. and foreign government agencies, as well as political research and advocacy groups across a wide range of interests including diplomacy, trade promotion, and education policy.
