Step 1: Getting Started
Why do an Internship?
- Connect academic interests to real-world experiences
- Explore career fields
- Develop skill sets (transferable to most jobs and/or specific to a field)
- Individualized mentoring with supervisor or faculty
- Networking connections
How does Brandeis define an Internship?
Internships are supervised work experiences in which students combine critical thinking and intentional reflection with their Liberal Arts interests. By embarking on an internship, students will be able to sharpen their skills, develop career interests and employer contacts, assess their strengths, and connect classroom theories to practice in real world settings.
A Brandeis Internship IS:
| A learning experience anchored by a Learning Agreement/Syllabus | Supervised by site supervisor and/or faculty member |
| Paid or unpaid | Intentional reflection on experiential and/or academic learning |
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For-credit or Not for-credit |
10 weeks during the semester OR 5 weeks during the summer |
If you don't know what field you're interested in:
- Take TypeFocus and make an appointment with a Hiatt Counselor to debrief your self-assesment
- Check out What can I do with a major in series for ideas on where your favorite classes might lead you
- Shadow a Brandeis Alumnus/a to learn more about potential career fields