The Department of Sociology offers internships for course credit available to Texas A&M University students who are currently Sociology majors or minors. These internships are designed to provide students with an opportunity to acquire professional skills while earning upper-level college credits. These skills are beneficial to students whether they plan to pursue a graduate or professional degree or seek employment in a related field.
An internship provides the opportunity for students to apply the knowledge they have learned in the classroom to “real world” experiences. A typical three credit hour internship includes 100 hours of work at the agency site, a first-month journal, a sociology research project, and a brief power point presentation at an end-of-the-semester symposium.
Internships may be completed during the fall, spring, or summer terms. Most internships are in the Bryan/College Station area, though some may be located in other cities, including Houston, Austin, Dallas, or Washington D.C., and internationally. Internship experiences are offered in a wide array of fields, including social services, criminal justice, law, education, marketing, mass media, medical services, social research, politics and public policy research.
Sociology Internship Informational Pamphlet
Sociology Internship Application
Minimum Qualifications
- Sociology Major or Minor
- Junior or Senior Classification
- 3.0 Cumulative GPR
OR
2.5 GPR with “B” or above in a methods course
OR
Completion of two methods courses with a “C” or above
Sociology Internship Program Director
If you are interested in obtaining a sociology internship for course credit, please contact the Sociology Internship Program Director, Dr. Katheryn Dietrich at socintern@tamu.edu.