Santa Clara University

Internships

Internships are most appropriate for juniors and seniors who have completed several upper-division courses in their major and who have developed sufficient foundations in theory and concepts which they can relate to specific field assignments. Ordinarily, students should do this in their junior year and lower-division students are not eligible for an Internship. A student may use two Internship courses to satisfy upper-division elective credit in the major.

While all anthropology majors must complete an internship experience, the screening and approval of the student's chosen internship is done by the Internship Coordinator, who takes into account both the type of internship sought and the student's qualities such as maturity, responsibility, dependability, and seriousness. Students must also have a B- (2.7) grade point average or higher in courses in their major.

Internships typically require:

1) a minimum of 10 hours of work per week in an internship setting that is off-campus,

2) maintaining a systematic journal of activities and experiences (i.e., fieldnotes),

3) weekly meetings (in person or through email) with the Internship Coordinator,

4) a paper, and

5) enrollment in the Internship Course (ANTH 198).

For detailed information on the internship program please see the Internship Objectives attachment.  Here you will find more information on the suggested time lines to start looking for an internship, the types of internships that are possible, the objectives of the program, and the requirements of the program.  Please keep in mind that prior to starting your internship you must complete the Internship Contract and the Internship Proposal (please see the Internship Objectives for more information).  Additionally, throughout the internship, you must keep track of your hours by using the Time Sheet Form and keep detailed fieldnotes of your experience (see the following link for Fieldnote Examples). 

Once your internship is coming to an end, you must have your site supervisor complete an Evaluation Form. 

Lastly, it should be noted that within the department we also support student-faculty research through the Mark Lynch Internship.