Internship Opportunities

Internships

Students majoring in Sociology have the opportunity to take the SOCY-491 Internship course as one of their course requirements, and graduate students may take the SOCY-691 Internship course as part of their research requirement. Research opportunities in the Washington area through internships, cooperative education work-study programs, and special arrangements are available at many sites.  Students who participate in these programs obtain experience and interact with scholars and specialists outside the university in the fields of social service, social change and social research. Some of our recent internship placements have been with the following agencies (links to websites given where available):

• Academy for Educational Development
• Youth for Understanding
• The World Bank
• IONA Senior Services
• Partners of the Americas

• The Urban Institute
• Center for the Advancement of Public Policy
• WESTAT
• Community for Creative Nonviolence
• Washington D.C. Public Schools
• The American Sociological Association

Whom to contact:

For more information please contact the Department of Sociology at 202-885-2475 or socio@american.edu. The American University Career Center offers excellent services for finding an internship or co-op, as well as employment.

Additionally, positions are often posted on our listserves - see the listserve page to find out how to sign up.

Federal Work Study Positions

Three positions are available each semester in the Department of Sociology working in the main office. For complete job descriptions see the Work Study pages produced by Human Resources. Please contact Sandra Linden if you have any questions about the positions.