Internships

As a student in Social and Behavioral Sciences, you can to choose from many exciting internships and work experiences in government, human services, or non-profit organizations. You might take advantage of the Washington Center Internship where you would be placed with a federal agency in Washington, D.C. You might want to be a part of the Iowa Legislative Internship, working under a legislator and gaining practical experience in how our government works. You might choose to be involved in a community history project or work as an interpreter at a "living history" farm. You might decide to get involved in a domestic crisis intervention agency, Main Street, YM/YWCA or the United Way. The choice . . . and the experience . . . are yours!


What career opportunities are available?

Our graduates are found in all walks of life: teaching and administration, government service, public administration, business, communications and public relations, journalism, social work, ministry, library science, counseling, occupational therapy, law enforcement, corrections, probation and parole, historic preservation . . . everywhere a liberal-arts education is required to make sense of our world. Our programs of study also prepare you for graduate school.

Links to other resources

American Historical Association

American Psychological Association

American Sociological Association