{"id":13706,"date":"2024-07-12T15:33:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T07:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/socanth\/?page_id=13706"},"modified":"2026-07-14T09:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T01:39:19","slug":"undergraduate-internship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/socanth\/undergraduate-internship\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Internship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\t\tInternship\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\t\tSC3550 Sociology Internship \/ ISC3550 Extended Sociology Internship\t<\/h1>\n

\n\t\t\tAN3550 Anthropology Internship \/ IAN3550 Extended Anthropology Internship\t<\/h1>\n\t

The internship provides students with an opportunity to apply sociological\/anthropological knowledge to the workplace. In particular, students learn about the challenges of workplace situations, and reflect upon how practising sociology\/anthropology may provide clarity to problems encountered. Internships must take place in organizations or companies, be relevant to sociology\/anthropology, consist at least 120 hours for SC3550\/AN3550 (or 240 hours for ISC3550\/IAN3550), and be approved by the Department to be considered for credit. This course is not compulsory and will be credited as a Major Elective (SC3550\/AN3550) or a combination of Major Elective and Unrestricted Elective.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tEligibility\t<\/h2>\n\t

The Sociology internship courses are only available to students who:\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/p>\n1. Have declared Sociology as their Major (including as Second Major)
\n2. Completed at least 60 units in total (about 3 semesters), including 24 units in Sociology (6 courses)
\n3. Completed SC1101E Making Sense of Society & SC2101 Methods of Social Research\n

The Anthropology internship courses are only available to students who:\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/p>\n1. Have declared Anthropoly as their Major (including as Second Major)
\n2. Completed at least 60 units in total (about 3 semesters), including 24 units in Anthropology (6 courses)
\n3. Completed AN1101E Anthropology and the Human Condition & AN2101 Research Methods in Anthropology\n

\n\t\t\tWorkload\t<\/h3>\n\t

Internships will vary in duration but must include a minimum of 120 hours of work at an organization or company accumulated over a Special Term semester to be considered for modular credits. An internship with a minimum of 240 hours at the same organization may earn 8 units, of which 4 units will be credited to Major Elective and 4 units to Unrestricted Elective.<\/p>\n

To fulfill the credit requirements, students completing an 8-unit internship must submit 4 response papers and 4 journals, while those undertaking a 4-unit internship must submit 2 response papers and 2 journals.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tWorking Hours\t<\/h3>\n\t

Students can work for a maximum of 8 hours a day and up to 44 hours a week (as stipulated by the Employment Act), subject to the partnering organization’s approval, (all of which count towards the total workload.) Students are also expected to dedicate time to reading and writing reflection papers \/ assignments.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tSupervision\t<\/h3>\n\t

The Department internship coordinator and\/or a committee will provide supervision, following the format where one supervisor oversees a group of interns. Students are still liable to pay tuition fees for the internship semester.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tAdministration\t<\/h3>\n\tThe Department internship coordinator, A\/P Vincent Chua will lead and coordinate with the SC\/AN UG admin team to
\nmanage the courses.\n

\n\t\t\tSecuring Internship\t<\/h3>\n\t

There are 3 ways of securing internships:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tNUS\t<\/h4>\n\t