Internships can help students connect their coursework with the professional world. Through internships related to Jewish Studies, students make practical use of their skills, learn new skills, and start to build professional contacts in the field of their interest. The Jewish Studies Program maintains a detailed list of many internship and post-graduate opportunities.
Additionally, students may choose to enroll in JSTU-X 473 Internship in Jewish Studies (1-6 cr.). With a Jewish Studies faculty sponsor, students can receive credit for an internship in the Jewish professional world.
Jewish Studies students have had internships with many organizations:
- S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Machon Kaplan Program
- Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis
- Lewis Family Summer Internship in Chicago
- Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies
- Synagogue-related Internship
- Institute for Southern Jewish Life
- Jewish Institute for National Security
- Anti-Defamation League
- Varied internships in Jerusalem while studying at Hebrew University
Current Jewish Studies students may also apply to be the Borns Jewish Studies Program Administrative Intern.