Participants in the London Internship program will earn between 12-15 credits. Typically, summer participants earn 12 credits and semester long participants earn 15 credits.

Curriculum:

Interns will spend between 12-15 weeks in their internship placements. They will assist the organization or agency or business to which they are interning in the role they have been given. The organization will help them learn the functions of the organization and their role in it. Students will submit internship logs, keep a journal of their experience, submit copies of functional reports prepared for the organization, and prepare a final report summarizing all their activities and involvements, with relevant analytical comments on the experience as a whole.

**NOTE**

For information on the part-time internship opportunities available, refer to the London Applied Studies Program (LAS) in England, under the University of Westminster, Middlesex University and/or the University of Surrey, Roehampton.

NOTE: For Westminster Participants Only:

If a student wishes to undertake an internship as part of his/her studies OR s/he wants the right to work, then the student must apply for the "student visitor visa" before going to the UK. Students are not able to change their status once in the UK (i.e., switch from an ordinary visitor visa/status to a student visa/status).

For information on summer internships in London, click here.

Internship placements are widely varied, they are made in both the private and public sectors. Many of the organizations with which we place our interns offer a variety of roles for a variety of majors. It is also possible to arrange a "custom-designed" site with sufficient notice. Some of the more typical organizations in the United Kingdom with which we have placed interns during previous years are listed below:

Accounting
Accounting firms
Corporate offices
Voluntary sector offices

Art
Museums
Schools
Hospitals
Galleries

Chemistry
Research and practical (i.e. a blood bank)

Criminal Justice
Prison Visitors Centers
Probation Departments
Security Administration
Youth Service

Ecology
City farms
Environmental consultancies

History
Museums

Human Services
Human Rights Organizations
Human services agencies

Journalism
Magazines
.com Publications

Management and Customer Service and Marketing
Public sector
Private sector
Volunary sector

Nursing
Hospitals
Hospices
Clinics

Politics
Parliament
Political party offices
Think Tanks
Pressure groups

Pre-Law
Public and private law offices

Public Relations
Private and public organizations

Radio, Television and Film
Radio
Television
Film studies

Recreation and Leisure
Leisure centers

Schools and University
Administration
Primary and secondary schools
Universities

Social Work
Hospices
Voluntary sector project
Local government initiatives

Physical Education and Sports
National sports Centers

Theatre Opportunities

The following organizations have accepted Brockport interns in the past and provide good examples of the kind of opportunities that are available in London.

National Association of Hospital and Community Friends: This is an umbrella organization that represents and provides services to over 800 health care and social support charities. It is located in one of the most attractive squares of downtown London. Interns work on public relations and assist in drafting written materials. They are also assigned individual research projects that may arise. Someone who is interested in health care or public relations or charitable non-profits might consider this organization.

War on Want: This is an activist non-profit organization that provides seed grants to other groups that deal with world hunger and poverty. They also engage in political action such as demonstrations and petition writing. Interns are used to assisting the regular staff in projects that may involve organizing, research and co-coordinating public events. Sociology, political science or public policy majors would do well in this placement.

Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit: This government agency deals with teenage youth who have been expelled from school and are still required to be educated until they turn 16. Interns assist the School-Home Liaison officer who deals with a range of social and behavioral issues. Interns have also served as mentors to some of these students. This would be a good placement for sociology, social work or education majors.

Somerset House: This is a museum and a publicly funded art gallery. Interns do individual research projects and assist in co-coordinating the activities of the large volunteer program. One intern wrote the latest manual that volunteers are required to read. Some cataloguing and archival research may be required. A history, anthropology or art major may enjoy this placement in a beautiful old Georgian setting.

Parliament: Open to highly qualified political science and history majors only. Interns work in an individual MPs office and engage in a variety of tasks ranging from research projects that the MP may assign to constituent service activity. Students start by working in the MPs constituency off ice for two weeks, but the bulk of the interns time is spent in the House of Commons. A high level background security check is required.

Burke Niazi: Is a medium sized solicitor's firm that frequently represents clients who are poor or homeless or mentally disabled. Students are trained to do intake and become familiar with the relevant laws and judicial processes. Eventually many interns are asked to undertake their own client caseloads. Criminal Justice, social work, psychology or pre-law majors might be interested in this office.

Royal Artillery Museum: History and military science students would find this placement fascinating.

The museum is an interesting area near the old Arsenal on the outskirts of London. Interns are asked to assist in cataloguing and helping prepare new displays. They are also assigned original research projects, which may focus on Royal Regimental Histories. US Tax and Financial Services: Only accounting students may apply for a placement at this high-powered firm. This organization is located in the smart Tower Bridge area. It provides accounting, tax preparation and financial advisement for London based clients who may be citizens of Canada, the US or Britain. The intern will be given a great deal of responsibility almost immediately and will be assigned his/her own tax preparation clients.

Atlantic Council of the United Kingdom: This organization represents Nat and its interests in the UK. It provides information, speakers and other informational materials to the public at large and to schools. The interns are asked to do research and write press releases. Some interns have been assigned speech-writing tasks and were required to respond to letters of inquiry from the public. This is an excellent placement for a political science, history, military science and international studies major.

Millennium PR: A communication, marketing or public relations major would do well in this placement. This is a medium sized private company that provides public relations services for a variety of clients including nations such as Serbia. Interns are asked to write press releases, assist in the preparation of ad campaigns and perform routine clerical functions from time to time. Those interested in PR will gain a wealth of practical experience from this placement.

Stonewall: This is an organization that serves as an advocacy group for gays and lesbians in the UK. The organization plans demonstrations, organizes petitions and letter writing and attempts to raise money for gay causes. All majors are welcome, but someone who is interested in political science or gender studies would enjoy working for this vibrant organization which is headquartered in central London.