INTERNSHIP
A number of anthropology seniors have conducted internships in the Atlanta area in places such as the CDC, Zoo Atlanta, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (with the State Forensic Anthropologist), the Carter Center, CARE, Grady Hospital, New South Associates (a local CRM archeology firm) and a variety of local nongovernmental organizations. If you are interested in applying your anthropological training to the real world, you may want to consider doing a semester-long internship and take advantage of the diverse resource base that Atlanta offers.
Step 1: Pick a faculty advisor: The faculty supervisor may have prior contacts or can guide the student in the appropriate direction. However, it is the student’s responsibility to actually arrange the internship.
Step 2: Locate an organization appropriate to your interests: This is an important opportunity to learn something new and to obtain valuable work experience. Some internships are paid, such as those at New South Associates (a local CRM archeology firm). Call up or write to the organizations that best suit your interests, and ask whether they are accepting interns for the following semester. Although you may not find your first choice, you may discover clever ways to be flexible.
Step 3: Enroll in Anth 4830: Only three internship credits may be used to satisfy the 14 upper level elective requirements for anthropology majors. Download the internship application or pick one up at the Department of Anthropology the semester before you wish to begin. Then obtain the signatures of the faculty advisor and field supervisor, and turn in the completed application to the Administrative Coordinator (Adrienne Gonzalez) in the Department of Anthropology.
Step 4: Conduct the internship. A faculty advisor meets with the student intern on a weekly basis, and at the end of the semester, the student is required to write a paper describing what was learned during the internship, and how the internship facilitated their career development. Specific requirements may additionally be requested by individual faculty.
