International Academic Internships
Academic internships abroad provide a real-world immersion experience through which students will begin to make connections between the classroom and the working world. The internship placement should fulfill one of the course requirements of the undergraduate degree. Students work with their academic advisor to find appropriate internship placements.
Fairfield offers academic internships in two of its international study abroad sites and also for students attending the Washington Internship Institute.
Brisbane, Australia
- Appropriate for all majors and minors
- 3 undergraduate credits - approx. 8-10 hours per week in the workplace
Examples of past placement sites:
- Nudgee Beach Environmental Center
- Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
- Keep Australia Beautiful
- Australian University Sport
- Australian Radio
- Surf Life Saving
- Win Financial Network
- Jones King Lawyers
Florence, Italy
- Appropriate for all majors and minors
- 3 undergraduate credits - approx. 8-10 hours per week in the workplace
Examples of past internship placements:
- Architecture Foundations
- Museums
- Health club management
- Business
- Communications (Radio, TV, and Film)
- Concert, Operaand Event Management
- Opera House (all areas, including Dance)
- Cultural Management
- Education (Elementary and Middle school only)
- Children's Associations (music, chorus, theater, dance)
- Fashion
- Fashion Merchandising
- Major corporate and Industry
- Hotel Management
- Finance
- International Law
- Book restoration
- Health Care
- Advertising/Marketing /Communication
- Hospitality management
- Not for profit associations
- International Human Resources and communications in Business
- International Education and Advising
- Journalism
- Photography
- Public Relations
- Sports Management
- Tourism
- Web Design
- Wine Industry
- Women's Nonprofit Associations
Washington Internship Institute, Washington, D.C.
- Particularly appropriate for Political Science Majors and Minors
- Provides outstanding internship placements in Washington, D.C.
- Private, public and non profit sectors