Internship for Students
Investing in professional development and future public service leadership
During the inter-session between the two years of study, students have the opportunity to be employed in the public sector. The Internship Coordinator negotiates the positions and tasks to ensure that interns are taking a step forward in their professional development. Students then compete for the available positions.
To date, the program has always been successful in helping students to secure an internship, though a position is not guaranteed. To date, 100% of our students were ablet o find an internship as part of this program.
The internship is an elective course credit in the School of Public Administration and may be taken upon completion of the core first-year courses.
Benefits of the Internship Program
- It prepares students for the challenges of merit-based public sector job competitions.
- It provides students with practical experience.
- It provides the opportunity to apply much of the knowledge and skills learned in the first year.
- All internships are paid and help to subsidize a portion of program costs.
How to Participate in the Internship Program
In order to participate in the internship program, students must meet the following criteria:
- Has successfully completed PUAD 5201 and PUAD 5202 during the first year of the MPA
- Has successfully completed all first-year courses of the MPA with at least a B average.
- Has enrolled in the Cooperative Internship course – PUAD 6855.