All Summer 2017 internship paperwork and applications are due on
Monday, May 15.
Fall 2017 applications and agreements are due Monday, August 21.
An internship is intended to provide students with opportunities to use and further develop applied conflict resolution skills, integrate theory and practice of conflict analysis and resolution, apply theory through practice, and network with professionals in the field to enhance employment opportunities. Experience does not necessarily have to be explicitly 'hands on'; interns need not actually be interveners, because such opportunities may not be readily available. The goal is to get as close to analysis and resolution practice as possible. Internships may be used to fulfill part of the Master’s degree Integration requirement, or may be taken for elective credit by M.S. or Ph.D. students.
Internships consist of at least 160 hours of supervised work for 3 credits or 320 hours for 6 credits on a project involving the analysis and/or resolution of conflict. Registration for internship credits can be done for the Summer, Fall, or Spring Semesters. Students in Catalog years prior to Fall 2016 should complete 18 credit hours of Master's coursework including CONF 620/713 for the internship to be counted as the Integration Option.
Students can register for 3 or 6 internship credits. Students taking an internship for credit, CONF 694, are required to register and pay for three hours of CONF 694. CONF 694 will require at least 160 hours of supervised work on a project towards the analysis and/or resolution of conflict. Such work must be spelled out in the S-CAR Graduate Internship Application and Site Supervisor Agreement. Instructions for completing these documents are found below.
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Finding an internship will be on your own initiative. Internship opportunities are regularly posted on S-CAR’s Community Network and Forum, and there are several links below to internship search engines as well as organizations that regularly offer internship opportunities. Students are also encouraged to contact S-CAR alumni for internship possibilities.
- S-CAR Community Network and Forum
- dcinternnet.com
- Idealist.org
- Indeed.com
- University Career Services
- HireMason
- Peace and Collaborative Development Network
- USAJOBS - The Federal Government's Official Jobs Site
- Northern Virginia Mediation Service
- Search for Common Ground
Once you have been invited to intern at an organization, you will then contact the Internship Coordinator, Lisa Shaw, before the beginning of the semester. Even though students are encouraged to arrange their own internships, Lisa Shaw is available to discuss internship possibilities and requirements, and to assist you in this process.
Contact Lisa Shaw at: [email protected]
Please read the following directions carefully, and not that you should be in contact with your Internship Site Supervisor as you complete your Internship Application. The applications listed below are online, and will go directly to the S-CAR Director of Field Experience, Lisa Shaw. Please Remember to keep a copy of your learning objectives and strategies for your internship assignments.
Step One:
Complete the S-CAR Graduate Internship Application (click here to view a sample copy). Please read and follow all directions on the application form, and work with your Internship Site Supervisor to complete the learning objectives and strategies, and submit the application by the date listed at the top of the page. Incomplete applications delay internship approval. Print and keep a copy of your completed application before closing out of the program; you will need the information for your internship assignments.
Step Two:
Submit and/or forward the S-CAR Graduate Internship – Site Supervisor Agreement (click here to view a sample copy) link to your site supervisor and ask her/ him to complete the online agreement by the date listed at the top of the page. The online agreement has been approved by the University Legal Counsel’s office. If your Site Supervisor has any questions, or is requesting any changes to the Agreement, they should contact Lisa Shaw at [email protected] as soon as possible.
For students pursuing an internship at a Federal Government Agency, please use the S-CAR Graduate Internship - Federal Government Supervisor Agreement.
Step Three:
Please email Lisa Shaw ([email protected]) S-CAR Director of Field Experience, once the completed applications have been submitted.
Step Four:
Once your completed Graduate Internship Application and Graduate Internship Site Supervisor Agreement have been received and approved, you will be contacted by via email by Lisa Shaw who will issue the override permission that will allow you to register. It will be your responsibility to register for the course after receiving the override permission.
Step Five:
Make sure you print and keep all forms for yourself. You will especially need the learning objectives and strategies to refer back to throughout your internship.
Step Six:
Complete and submit the assignments on the CONF 694 Graduate Internship Syllabus. The link to the online syllabus will be emailed the first week of classes.
CAR MS students have interned at the organizations below:
- Northern VA Mediation Service
- Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy
- National Institutes of Health
- State Department
- Search for Common Grounds
- Department of Defense
- Partners for Democratic Change
- Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution
- Citizens for Global Solutions
- United Nations
- Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- Department of Justice
- FBI
We have also had students intern for organizations in other countries during the summer term such as in Israel/Palestine, Philippines, Costa Rica, the DRC and Liberia.
A list of other possible organizations to intern with can be found here.