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Put Your Education to Work

Please speak to the Internship Coordinator/Department Chair for your program prior to committing to an internship with an organization if you hope to receive academic credit for it.  Registration for credit without having done so may result in your being dropped from the internship credits.  Contact your program advisor regarding internship requirements.

Social Work and Urban Studies Internships

Social Work - Contact Prof. Delores Butler (Email me) for more information.
Urban Studies - Contact Dr. Kimberly Triplett (Email me) for more information.

Public Administration Internships

  • The MPA degree has an internship requirement if students do not qualify for an exemption based on professional experience in the public, nonprofit or related sectors. For more information consult the MPA Handbook.
  • All TSU students, graduate and undergraduate, who are required to complete, or interested in, an internship should activate and maintain their Handshake account (https://tnstate.joinhandshake.com/login), to be alerted to employers visiting campus, career fairs, and to be visible to employers that are eager to select TSU students as interns. This is also where you should register to learn about possible jobs!
  • The Career Development Center (https://www.tnstate.edu/careers/) offers many useful services to current students and alumni, graduate and undergraduate! Resume review, mock interviews, and more are available. These services can improve your chances of landing the internship you want.
  • If we learn of a specific opportunity it is often shared at the lists below and/or emailed to our current students -- but these resources are not a replacement for maintaining your Handshake account and following the Career Development Center's announcements. Those are excellent ways to access internship resources for TSU students!
  • Internship Openings  (google spreadsheet)
  • Internship Programs (Ongoing)  (google spreadsheet)
  • FYI - List of recent organizations providing MPA internships (google spreadsheet) - listing does not imply the organization has a current opening
  • FYI - MPA internship information for organizations 
  • FYI - MPA internship details form which you should complete and submit to the internship coordinator/department chair before registering for PADM 6500 credits, along with award letter or other official communication from organization detailing the internship
  • FYI - MPA internship syllabus for students (read BEFORE you start, because one assignment is a daily log you must maintain during the internship, and cannot recreate at the end. All assignments are due by one week before the end of semester in which you hope to receive credit.).
  • FORM - MPA supervisor internship evaluation (internship supervisor must complete and send directly to internship coordinator/department chair by one week before end of semester in which you hope to receive credit)
  • MPA program information

Jobs

  • All TSU students, graduate and undergraduate, should activate and maintain their Handshake account (https://tnstate.joinhandshake.com/login), to be alerted to employers visiting campus, career fairs, and to be visible to employers that are eager to hire TSU students and alumni. This is also where you should register to learn about possible internships!
  • The Career Development Center (https://www.tnstate.edu/careers/) offers many useful services to current students and alumni, graduate and undergraduate! Resume review, mock interviews, and more are available. 
  • If we learn of a specific opportunity it is often shared at the lists below -- but these resources are not a replacement for maintaining your Handshake account and following the Career Development Center's announcements. Those are the best ways to access career resources for TSU students!
  • Job Openings (google spreadsheet)
  • Job Listings (Ongoing)  (google spreadsheet)

Other Resources





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