Internship Opportunities
You can discover more about a field of employment, helping choose a career path for yourself. It allows you to build credentials that will help you compete when applying for graduate school. It can also make you a better candidate for possible jobs.
Internships fall into several categories. Some are structured experiences that are offered each semester. Another option is to find an internship experience in the community that is unique to your own interests. You can get PSYC 498 course credits for both of these types of internships. For internship opportunities in the Moscow area, contact a faculty member who specializes in the area you wish to explore. Please note, this list includes internships we've identified but other opportunities may not be listed.
Some examples of previous internship titles include:
- Autism
- Campus Suicide Prevention
- Cancer Resource Center
- Child Protection Services
- Developmental Disability Counseling
- School Psychology
- Ravens Scholar Program
- Substance Abuse
- Psychological Therapy
- Outreach and Substance
- Psychology & Spirituality
- Violence Prevention
- Women’s Center
Internships are typically arranged through the University of Idaho Career Center and in consultation with your communication studies minor academic advisor. Once you have secured an internship then you will want to coordinate with a communication studies faculty member to set up the COMM 498 credits for the term during which you will be at your internship.
You need to make the contact below and get a verbal approval from the site before adding the internship at registration.
Citizen’s Companion Program
Being in a therapeutic relationship with a seriously mentally ill patient in the community; sponsored by Region II Mental Health in Moscow.
Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse
Crisis intervention and therapeutic work in a shelter for battered women.
Call 208-882-2490 to inquire.
Community Cancer Outreach and Counseling
Help cancer patients at Gritman Medical Center cope with the disease and its treatment.
For these unique internships, the process will involve identifying an educational experience, writing a brief proposal and agreement on how the experience will be structured, and then reporting on what was learned at the end of the semester. The range of possibilities is wide, but usually do not include experiences that are part of a job for which you are already being paid.
For psychology, please contact Kacy Pula.
For communication, please contact Annette Folwell.
For psychology, please direct any general questions about internship opportunities to Kacy Pula.
For communication, please direct any general questions about internship opportunities to Annette Folwell.