Internships
The Sociology and Anthropology Department programs prepare our graduates for service in a complex society. Students learn both conceptual and applied approaches so that they are prepared for a broad variety of career opportunities. As part of the applied approach, the department requires students to complete an internship that provides them with practical experience in some aspect of their major discipline and enables them to apply its theory, principles, and methods. Students may take an internship for credit in more than one semester with the approval of the internship coordinator; however, they cannot be with the same employer and they must require different skills and/or knowledge. In exceptional cases, sociology or anthropology minors may register for SO/AN471, but the department will give priority to majors. Previous students have secured internships at a variety of locations, such as contract archaeology firms, state, local and private museums, county juvenile/adult probation offices, local police departments, substance abuse treatment centers, businesses and non-profit agencies, human resource offices, and marketing firms.
Internship Requirements
All Sociology/Anthropology and Criminal Justice majors must complete an internship in the U.S. or abroad, during any semester of their junior or senior year. Students are responsible for securing their own internships, which may be paid or unpaid, and taken for variable credit. Credits for the internship are determined by the amount of work performed. For an internship of four credits, students must complete approximately 96 hours at the internship during a minimum of 12 weeks or approximately 192 hours during a minimum of 12 weeks for 8 credits. If the internship site cannot provide the prescribed number of hours of applied credit, a research paper may be completed for credit. The details of the paper must be agreed upon between the coordinator and the student prior to the start of the internship.
For more information, please contact Dr. Robert P. Wheelersburg, Internship Coordinator (wheelersburg@etown.edu).
