Whether your international sojourn began before starting at PLU or has yet to begin, an international internship can be an exciting, challenging and very rewarding way to acquire professional knowledge, new perspectives, hands on experience, cross-cultural communication skills, and much more.
PLU offers internship opportunities to selected locations around the globe. It is an opportunity for students to apply their on-campus curriculum to an international internship experience.
International Internship credit may be applied to your major (with permission from that department) or you can earn up to 12 credits through the Cooperative Education Office. Often students can enroll in Cooperative Education at the same time as their specific departments' Internship course. Cooperative Education credits are based on the value of the internship, the learning opportunities imbedded in the experience in addition to the number of hours and length of employment.
International Internships can be completed concurrently with a study abroad program (depending on the study abroad format and location of study) or independently. You can find your own internship or PLU will help you. Depending on the International Internship that you choose, PLU can also help you find housing and help you arrange travel as well.
For details on the internship programs that are available, contact the Wang Center.
Wang Center for Global Education
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447
wang.center@plu.edu
T: (253) 535-7577
F: (253) 535-8752