Developing Future Leaders!

 

Directors' Note

 

Welcome to the University of California, Irvine's Professional Internship Program in the School of Social Sciences. Our goal is to provide undergraduate students with opportunities to participate in an off-campus practicum with various businesses within the private and public sector. These exploratory experiences, or "internships," create a tri-partnership between the University, the organization, and the student intern. Through these ongoing collaborative partnerships, students and organizations identify mutually defined work arrangements that replicate industry standards and real-time career environments.

 

The program includes a scholastic component through the Professional Internship course (SocSci 197A/B) wherein students receive either 2- or 4-units of academic credit for 50 or 100 internship hours, respectively. Coursework includes an emphasis on leadership development, communication, professionalism, organizational behavior, and diversity issues. The course, taken concurrently with the internship, also trains students to develop the socioemotional skills necessary for contemporary work-life. Students complete a professional portfolio - which includes evidence of skill development along with course insights and assignments - intended for use during future interviews and job selection.

 

Please review the various sections of this site for further information on our program. If you are an employer, we invite you to register your business or agency using our online registration form. Our staff will conduct a brief evaluation of your data and will follow-up with you soon after. Also, click on the "For Employers" section for information on campus recruitment, advertisement, and other resources that should enhance your search for our highly-qualified UCI interns.

 

On behalf of the Schools of Social Sciences and the SSARC, I would like to thank you in advance for your interest in our program and we look forward to partnering with you during future academic terms.

 

Looking Forward,

 

Jeanett Castellanos & Andrew Gonzales

 

Directors, Social Sciences Internship Program

University of California, Irvine

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Maria Andrea Ordonez

SSARC Program Co-Manager

 E-mail: internship.uci@gmail.com