Linguistics

Student

Internship Ideas

Some of the possibilities available to Linguistics majors in Washington DC:

  • Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
  • European Council
  • Foreign Service Institute
  • Georgetown University Medical Center
  • Humanities Council of Washington DC
  • INTERPOL
  • National Archives
  • National Association of Bilingual Education
  • National Immigration Forum
  • U.S. Department of State
  • U.S. Office of Federal Governmental Relations
  • United States-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange
  • Washington Lawyers’ Committee
  • Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  • World Affairs Council

Major/Minor Credit

Many UCD majors and minors incorporate credits earned while completing an internship and/or an independent research project.  Students in some programs have been able to use their Washington Program Internship (WAS 192) and Research Seminar (WAS 199) credits as substitutions for their major or minor requirements. 

Check with your advisor to see if you can do this as well!