Internships for MPA Students

Practical work experience is an important part of our MPA students’ education. An internship is not required of all MPA students, but is highly encouraged for pre-service and early career students. We collaborate with employers who are interested in providing practical work experiences that take place throughout the year, either on a full-time or part-time basis. MPA students participating in these experiential learning opportunities can enroll in MPA 595 to earn up to 6 semester hours toward elective coursework. Students interested in finding an internship placement and/or earning credit for an internship should contact the MPA Program Director and the Director of Experiential Learning, Dr. Birdsong, who supervises interns and assesses the reflective requirements to earn credit, before beginning an internship and enrolling in MPA 595. Some of the recent internships in which our students have participated are listed below.