About the Internship Program

A professional internship is required for several of the Department of Public Policy Studies masters degrees. This provides opportunities for graduate students to gain practical experience with government agencies, nonprofits and private corporations. The internship should be at least 3 months of full-time work or the equivalent (minimum of 400 hours). Most students take a full-time job over the summer; others choose to work part-time for 6 months or more during the school year. Payment varies, but the range is usually $10.00 and $14.00 an hour.

The internship is normally for academic credit. The student will work with a faculty member to produce an analytic paper related to the internship project. The student and the organization should draw up a letter of agreement at the beginning of the internship and evaluate the experience at the end.

Interns can offer policy analysis, program evaluation, planning or research support in diverse areas including environmental policy, social reform, or community revitalization. A wide variety of organizations use graduate interns to supplement professional staff, provide resources and expertise for specific projects and contribute information on new analytic method.

Department of Public Policy Specialties

Legal Research
Conflict Management
Criminal Justice Policy
Judicial Policy Making
Correctional Policy
Finance
Public Personnel Administration
Organizational Psychology
Public Sector Accounting
Risk Management
Housing Policy
Health Care Policy
Real Estate Development
Economic Development
Community Development
Physical Planning
Urban Economic Development
Sociopolitical History of Planning and Urban Architecture
Social Jurisprudence
Applied Research
Health Policy

Request an Intern

Public Policy Studies
McGannon Hall, Suite 240
3750 Lindell Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63108
Attn: Dr. Robert Cropf, Department Chair
(314) 977-3934 ph.
(314) 977-1616 fax