Applying our disciplines outside the classroom
In our disciplines, internships are meant to provide professional experience in such a way as to provide a connection between professional life and the conceptual and theoretical framework of the majors. Student internships can provide service learning opportunities that allow students to experience professional roles and engage in organizational socialization. As a result, students can visualize tangibly how and why practical circumstances, social problems, and/or neglected human needs relate to social science inquiry.
These links below represent organizations that our majors have used for both credit and non-credit internships. These have been located in the Chicagoland area, across the United States, and all around the world. This list is by no means exhaustive of your opportunities. These locations are a good place to start, but don't be limited by these choices.
- American Red Cross of Greater Chicago
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Asociacion Paz y Esperanza
- Association of Baptists for World Evangelism
- Breakthrough Urban Ministries
- Bridge Communities
- Camp Hope Foundation
- The Charities Review Council
- Christopher House
- Chicago Center for Urban Life & Culture
- City of Chicago
- Cook County Circuit Court Adult Probation Internships
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Deborah's Place
- DuPage County - Probation & Court Services
- Dupage Federation on Human Services Reform
- Emmaus Ministries
- English Language Institute of China (ELIC)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Evangelical Child & Family Agency
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Habitat for Humanity - DuPage
- Habitat for Humanity - International
- Heartland Alliance
- Hesed House
- His Mansion Ministries
- Holy Land Trust
- Illinois State Police
- Impact
- InnerCHANGE
- Jubilee Village
- Latino Policy Forum
- Legal Foundation of Chicago
- London City Mission
- Luke Society
- Marilyn Rabb Foundation
- Mennonite Central Committee
- The Micah Project (Honduras)
- Mile High Ministries
- Mintel Group
- Nehemiah Center (Nicaragua)
- Outreach Community Ministries
- Partners Relief and Development
- Pioneers
- Providence World Ministries
- Pure Hope
- Rainbows of Hope
- Recyclery Bicycle Collective
- Resurrection Project
- Sanfoka Cafe & Training Center
- Sauti Moja-Tazania
- Serve the City
- The Smithsonian Institution
- SOS Children's Villages Illinois
- Students International
- United Nations World Food Programme
- United Way
- U.S. Department of Education
- World Relief - DuPage
- World Relief - International
- World Vision
- Youth Works
For information on the requirements for academic credit for your internship, please visit the Sociology & Anthropology office.