SBS in DC is an exciting internship program that is offered in the Fall semester and the Spring semester, and connects UMass Amherst College of Social & Behavioral Science majors with UMass alumni working in Washington DC. The program has proven to be a stepping stone for students interested in careers in fields like policy, non-profits, international development, strategy, marketing, PR, government, campaign work and more.

Program participants live together as a cohort in DC and complete a semester-long internship. Students also participate in a class related to their major, have professional development and networking opportunities with UMass Alumni and professional in their fields of interest. Alumni mentor students at internship sites all over DC. Students will earn 12-15 credits for the semester.

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Previous sites of SBS in DC internships

Previously, students have interned in and around Capitol Hill:

Congresswoman Katherine Clark – MA-5 (D)
Congressman Jim McGovern – MA-2 (D)
Congressman Tony Cardenas – CA-29 (D)
Congressman Brett Guthrie – KY-2 (R)
Congressman Joe Kennedy III – MA-4 (D)

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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2021 SBS in DC cohort member Lizette writes about her experience in the first week in DC

Every summer, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst sends a cohort of about twenty students to Washington DC for an internship experience filled with opportunities for professional and personal development. I’m part …

By Anne Lizette Sta Maria
Anne Lizette Sta Maria
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SBS in DC Goes Virtual – Summer 2020

Summer 2020 intern Cassie McGrath shares about her experience as a participant in the remote internship program, and what she gained as a result.

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