SBS in Boston provides an exciting opportunity for SBS majors to spend the semester living and interning in the greater Boston area, while earning credit toward their degree. Internship opportunities span a variety of industries and functions, and are in various locales around the metro area. Some internships are at companies and organizations where alumni work and are available to offer mentoring.  Build your skills, explore your options, make connections, and gain experience in the professional world! Participants will receive a full semester’s worth of credits, and financial aid will apply.  Students in the co-hort live in a beautiful dorm on the lovely Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst, take a professional development class on Fridays, and complete their internships over the course of the semester.

Here’s the first cohort on a site visit to Boston Magazine.    And here’s the second cohort at TripAdvisor.

                            

Previous sites have included places such as the MA State Appeals Court, Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Office, State Street Corporation, GBH, The Castle Group, Element Productions, The Office of the Governor of the State of Massachusetts, Corvium, and Boston Casting, and others.

Quote from previous program participant: “Overall, I absolutely adored this experience! I have loved living at Mt. Ida and working in Boston. I found my internship experience to be informative and incredibly beneficial for my future endeavors. It is all I had wanted and then some.”

SBS Alums – interested in offering an internship?

The College of Social & Behavioral Sciences is seeking alumni host sites in all fields. Hire a UMass SBS student and help them hone their professional skills, make vital connections in the industry, and gain real-world experience that will help them launch their careers!

  • Students intern for a mutually agreed-upon number of hours/week.  Paid internships are preferred.
  • Interns are vetted and accepted to participate in our program prior to beginning your internship.
  • Students receive professional development training prior to the start of their internship.
  • Interns may live on the Mt. Ida campus as part of the program cohort, and participate in a professional development seminar one day a week.

If you would like to learn more and/or hire an intern at your organization for the spring semester , please contact Carol Sharick.

Law and Policy Justice Program at the Mount Ida Campus

Priority deadline:  October 10

Do you want to gain practical experience to become more job-ready or better prepared for law school? The new Law and Policy Justice Program (LPJ) is for students who are interested in law, government and social …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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SBS in Boston Student Spotlight: UMass SBS Managerial Economics major Vanessa Tuy’23

Vanessa participated in the spring 2022 semester of SBS in Boston as a junior, and interned with Element Productions, a full-service video production and post production company creating content for distribution across all media platforms.  Element is one of our …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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SBS in Boston Student Spotlight: UMass SBS Economics major Megan Harvey’23

Megan participated in the spring 2022 SBS in Boston semester, where she interned with Golden Thread Agency, a boutique PR and marketing agency, founded and run by an SBS alum, that specializes in brand building, media relations, thought leadership, and …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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