Internships

• Recent Internship Placements
• Internship Planning Sheet
• Information for Sponsors

Finding an Internship

• Explore your own interests: What is your area of specialization/geographic concentration? What organizations do you think do interesting work in these areas? What kind of skills do you want to develop? What time of the year is best for you?
• Do some research on possible options: Look up organizations in our field on the internet; write to human resources and internship offices at these organizations; attend panels and job talks given at NYU; communicate with program peers and alumni to find out about their experiences
• Application process: apply early to internship opportunities that are posted on websites or list-serves; apply to several options; tailor your cover letters and resume to each case (free help on resumes is offered by the NYU Career Services office)
• Approval: Once you have chosen your possible Internship sites, contact Carly Einstein 212-992-9408 (Internship coordinators) to make sure these options would be approved by the program

Internship Requirements

• Once you are accepted at your Internship, send an e-mail to Carly Einstein briefly describing the organization, the time frame and your supervisor's contact information
• Register for E53.2802: Field Study and Seminar in International Education , for 4 credits. You do not necessarily have to register in the same semester as you are doing your Internship
• Complete at least 180 hours of work (which can be spread out part-time over the course of a semester, or done intensively, full-time)
• Maintain a journal or log of your activities throughout the internship period ?the entries can be daily or weekly, as you prefer. The purpose of this log is to describe the experience itself and record your reflections on it. This log should be turned in at the end of the internship
• Write a 12-15 page paper , on a topic which critically analyzes a topic of interest that arose out of your Internship experience. The broad purpose of the paper is to link your concrete experience to some of the International Education theories and concepts that have been discussed throughout the program
• Submit an official letter from your supervisor stating that you completed 180 hours, and the tasks you were responsible for. This is also a useful letter of recommendation for your own future use