Internship
Program in Psychology and Sociology
Why Complete an Internship?
Completing
an internship is an invaluable experience for students
who plan on entering the job market after
earning their degrees and for students who plan to apply
to graduate schools. Internships look great on your resume
and allow you to get "hands on" experience
in working with people. Many of our students have received
job offers as the result of their internship. Others
have been able to clarify their career goals--either
confirming they do, indeed, want to work with a particular
population, or learning that they need to further clarify
their goals. Internship sites are available all over
the Lowcountry. Most internship sites are very flexible
in working with student interns concerning when hours
are worked. Remember, you earn three credit hours, but
do not have to worry about taking tests and completing
other assignments associated with regular courses. There
is a lot of competition for getting into graduate school
and for getting a good job and completing an internship
can make you stand out from the crowd! Plan NOW for which
semester you plan to apply for and complete an internship
within the department.
Program Purpose and Description
The objective for the Internship Program is to guide
students in applying discipline-related skills to the
process of doing human service work within a well-defined
organizational structure. The internship experience is
an opportunity for psychology/sociology majors to learn,
observe, and where appropriate, apply discipline-related
skills in a human service agency under supervised observation.
Students must complete an application process. Three
hours credit will be awarded for the successful completion
of an internship experience. Students may apply to enroll
for up to three hours per semester and six hours during
their college career. For additional information, please
see the Internship (469-470) course descriptions in the
psychology or sociology sections of the CSU
Undergraduate Catalog. In addition, the
complete description of internship position openings
is provided in Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Word Format.
Internship Program Objectives
To prepare the Behavioral Science student for entry
into human service work and/or graduate school, the intern
will:
- Become familiar with how human service work is organized
and delivered in our society.
- Become familiar with human service employment practices,
ethics and values expected of human service workers
and the concept of professional development.
- Develop an understanding of the dynamics of interpersonal
work relationships and relationships with diverse client
populations, the public, and other human service providers.
- Identify and work to enhance interpersonal skills,
multicultural awareness and leadership abilities.
- Clarify future educational and career goals.
