Internship, Practicum, or Clinical Experience
These experiences are driven by the demands of an external stakeholder and require a student to complete professional tasks while exploring a career path. Find out more about internship opportunities in your area of study!
Additional internship, practicum, or clinical experiences can be located by school here.
Internship, Practicum, or Clinical Experience Opportunities at the University of Michigan
These are only some experiences listed. Check within your specific department for more opportunities. If you have an opportunity to add, please let us know!
Center for Socially Engaged Design
The Center for Socially Engaged Engineering & Design (C-SED) advances sociotechnical thinking and skillsets of engineers and designers by creating evidence-based transformative learning experiences for students, instructors, and practitioner learners.
LSA Opportunity Hub
The Hub is here to guide liberal arts and sciences students in the professional development process that will help you grow into the career you want to achieve. No matter where you are in your career journey, here are some helpful places to start with the Hub."
LSA Residential College
The Residential College (RC) is a four-year interdisciplinary liberal arts program within the College of Literature, Science and Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Founded in 1967, the RC is often described as a living-learning community; this is because RC students live and learn in the same physical space: East Quadrangle Residence Hall. The RC community encourages and welcomes participation by everyone associated with it – staff, students, faculty, friends, and alumni.
M-LEAD: Leadership Education for Social Change
We work to create access for all students to find leadership opportunities through our website, newsletter, and other channels. We partner with schools and colleges, and student organizations to support their leadership education efforts. We work with faculty, staff, and students to create, design or enhance leadership development opportunities, including providing resources and best practices in the field of leadership education.
Rackham Program in Public Scholarship
The Rackham Program in Public Scholarship supports collaborative scholarly and creative endeavors that engage communities and co-create public goods. We believe that the work of scholars and artists can enrich civic and community life. Pursuing such work, in dialogue with the public, enriches university research, teaching, and creative expression. We support students’ academic and professional development through programs designed to cultivate the next generation of public scholars.
School of Information Engaged Learning Office
The University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) prepares future information professionals to create practical solutions to real-world problems. This begins during their time at UMSI. Through course-based, community-based, global, and entrepreneurial opportunities, students take what they are learning in their courses and apply it in new settings, including nonprofit organizations, innovative research companies and global educational institutions.
Telling It
The University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) prepares future information professionals to create practical solutions to real-world problems. This begins during their time at UMSI. Through course-based, community-based, global, and entrepreneurial opportunities, students take what they are learning in their courses and apply it in new settings, including nonprofit organizations, innovative research companies and global educational institutions."
University Library Student Engagement Program
As an engagement fellow, you would join a dynamic project team composed of library staff and other fellows selected based on their varied expertise and the needs of the project. To complete the project, you’ll be expected to serve in a leadership capacity in your area of interest — whether it’s project management, research, web design, the arts, and more.
What are some skills I will learn?
Communication
Effective communication. Good communication is one of the top skills that employers look for in interns. Communication skills are vital to learning in an internship because they will help you understand the requirements and communicate well with your teammates.
Teamwork
Internships are professional roles where every team member must work together to accomplish any task. The ability to collaborate and build rapport with other employees has a vital role in the success of a workplace.
Networking and Relationship Building
Networking offers invaluable opportunities for growth and future career prospects. Networking helps students to building connections and further their professional landscape and bolstering their community for further job opportunities.