Major: Individualized
School/College: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Website: http://iisp.uconn.edu/internships/
*While this department does not offer academic credit for internships, Individualized majors have had successful internships. Sample internship opportunities and other credit options can be found below.
To pursue credit options:
Visit the Center for Career Development Experiential Learning page to see if the departments that comprise your Individualized major offer credit earning options.
Ways to find an internship:
Visit the department website above, talk to faculty and advisors, as well as use the resources provided through the Center for Career Development.
Sample internship opportunities for Individualized majors:
There are numerous, diverse internship opportunities for Individualized majors. The internship opportunity will depend on the student’s academic and career interests.
Sample organizations where Individualized majors have interned:
Students create individualized majors in a wide variety of thematic areas and therefore the types of organizations where they have interned vary greatly. They have included: Village Health Works (NYC), Amnesty International, Global Policy Forum, 350.org, American School for the Deaf, Elder Horizons at Yale New Haven Hospital, Department of Commerce-Export Assistance Center, New London Superior Court, Willimantic Adult Probation Office, Victoria’s Secret Pink Campus, Connecticut Tigers, Travelers Championship, ESPN, Cronin and Company, Anthropologie, International Institute of Connecticut, reSet Hartford, Connecticut Judicial Branch, Save the Children, Macy’s, Dunkin Brands, Hartford Yard Goats
For more information about internship policies in this department, please contact:
Ken Cormier, Ph.D., Director
Rowe, Room 402
kenneth.cormier@uconn.edu
Michael Cunningham, Ph.D., Assistant Director
Rowe, Room 406
michael.cunningham@uconn.edu
860-486-2933
