Marine Affairs

While engaged in the supportive environment of an internship, apprenticeship or special project, you can test career goals, enhance professional skills, develop self-reliance, self-esteem, and responsibility.

Furthermore, these opportunities encourage networking with professionals and will provide increased marketability for employment after graduation.

Below are your options for earning experiential credits. Please meet with your academic advisor before making a final decision regarding which option is best for you.

MAF 490REQUIREMENTS:•PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR•SENIOR STANDING RECOMMENDED

LOGISTICS:•SUPERVISED UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP WITHIN AN APPROVED WORK SETTING DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO THEIR ACADEMIC TRAINING AND CAREER GOALS. •STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING INTERNSHIP POSITIONS AND LEARNING CONTRACT.•EARN 3-6 CREDITS

CONTACT: PROFESSOR SETH MACINKOEMAIL: MACINKO@URI.EDU

PHONE: 401-874-4280HTTP://CELS.URI.EDU/MAF/MAF_UGRAD.ASPX

ITR 302/304REQUIREMENTS:•2.5 CUMULATIVE GPA OR HIGHER•MINIMUM 60 CREDITS PRIOR TO INTERNSHIP•AVAILABLE FREE ELECTIVE CREDIT•GOOD ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL STANDING

LOGISTICS:•EARN BETWEEN 6 AND 15 FREE ELECTIVE CREDITS•ITR 302 (FIELD EXPERIENCE) 3-12 CREDITS•ITR 304 (SEMINAR) 3 CREDITS•SEMINAR OFFERED ONLINE AND IN CLASS (IN CLASS -SPRING ONLY)

CONTACT:OFFICE OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNINGAND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

EMAIL: INTERN@ETAL.URI.EDUPHONE: 401.874.2160

HTTP://WWW.URI.EDU/INTERNSHIPS/

Explore Past Internship OpportunitiesThe following list is a sample of placements in which environmental, marine, health and economic-

related students have participated for experiential credits. This list is not exhaustive.

In State:

American Cancer Society, New EnglandBioactive Botanical Research LabBlue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Environment RIInstitute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental ReportingNarragansett Bay Research Reserve Newport Hospital Norman Bird Sanctuary Ocean State Clean CitiesRI Department of Environment ManagementRI Department of Health RI Hospital RI Eye Institute Roger Williams Park ZooSave the Bay Sport and Spine Physical TherapyURI Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America URI Recreational ServicesUS Environmental Protection AgencyWest Bay Family YMCA Athletic Training Westerly Animal HospitalWPRI/WNAC-TV- Meteorology

Out of State:

American OrthopedicsBerkshire Botanical Garden Cabbage Hill FarmCape Cod National SeashoreChatham Shellfish CompanyFairfield Animal Hospital Groundwater & Environmental ServicesJohnson & Johnson Marine Conservation Biology Institute Marine Environmental Research Institute Marine Fish Conservation Network Mystic Aquarium & Institution of OceanographyNantucket Maria Mitchell Association New York State Institute for ResearchNew England Wild Flower Society Pennsylvania Department of AgriculturePhipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Prehab Sports MedicineStudent Conservation Association, Inc. Students for a Just & Sustainable FutureUC San Diego Institution of Oceanography, Marine Physical LabUllucci Sports Medicine University Orthopedica, Inc.

Sources: End-of-year-report pages 34-37: Internship Placements from Fall 2010, Spring 2011, & Summer 2011, and Explore Internship Opportunities by Major Archives 2009-2011