Santa Clara University

To gain practical experience and apply their education to real-world problems, PHS majors must devote > 100 hours to an internship. These will typically be done with organizations outside SCU, such as clinics, community health agencies, or county health departments. Some internships are paid positions; students may arrange for course credit for volunteer internships. Assistance in identifying and applying for internships is provided through the PHS Director's office.

Click here for the Public Health Science major Internship Approval form.

Santa Clara University Food & Agribusiness Institute

The Food & Agribusiness Institute’s “Real Cost of a Healthy Meal” project is a long-term study started in 2011. Interns will research the ability of low-income individuals to purchase “healthy” foods by USDA guidelines with their food stamp allotments through interviews, diet analysis and food cost surveys. The internship will not only allow interns to improve their understanding of the links between public policy, economics, health and social justice, but it will also influence their ability to communicate, increase their working knowledge of Excel, and expose them to database software. Also, it is a paid internship!

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