Take your learning outside the classroom with experiential opportunities that bring your studies to life – like study abroad or domestic exchange, working as a research or teaching assistant, civic engagement and service learning courses, and doing a thesis or other capstone work. Don’t think of these as “extras.” They’re an integral part of your education – promoting personal growth and academic success – and they need not cost more than you pay for tuition.
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst prepares students to positively impact our society through rigorous academic, experiential learning, and real-world work experiences.
The power of the UMass SBS education has long been rooted in …
By Carol Sharick
Carol SharickExec. Director of Career and Professional Development, SBS
Mia recently participated in our SBS in Boston spring 2021 internship program and interned at ELEMENT Productions, a full-service production and post company that creates content for distribution across all media platforms. Read below what Mia had to say about …
By Rachel Noto
Rachel NotoAssistant Director of Field Experience and Employer Engagement
I like to plan and make lists. Daily lists, monthly lists, everything was planned to a T, and I had a fabulous five year plan after senior high school; Graduate, move to South Africa for university and study law, …
By Odessa Burkett
Odessa BurkettAssociate Director of Career and Professional Development for SBS
UREP is designed to partner advanced undergraduate political science and legal studies majors with faculty for hands-on, one-on-one research experiences.
SBS RISE is designed to create community, and provide specialized academic programs and opportunities for underrepresented students within SBS (those …
UREP is designed to partner advanced undergraduate political science and legal studies majors with faculty for hands-on, one-on-one research experiences.