Global Internships

Students sit together on steps in Granada Spain

Fordham offers a variety of international internship programs for a semester or summer term.

Program options include the following:

Fordham in London

Fordham London offers the opportunity to enroll in for-credit internships in partnership with local companies and organizations in a Fall, Spring, or Summer terms. Students interning in the summer should expect to enroll in both summer sessions. Students intern concurrently while taking classes, and are enrolled in a required 1-credit internship seminar. Internships are available in a variety of fields including fashion, consulting, non-profit management, environmental consulting, law, and politics. Students also have the opportunity to source their own internships, subject to approval by Fordham London. Students accepted to Fordham London will be invited to an informational internship meeting before their term abroad.

Please note that students need a 3.3 GPA to be eligible.

Fordham in Granada

Fordham in Granada offers the opportunity to enroll in for-credit internships administered by the University of Granada and CEA CAPA in partnership with local companies and organizations in a Fall or Spring semester. Internships require the completion of 45 hours of supervised work, enrolment in the internship seminar and participation during class. Students accepted to Fordham London will be invited to an informational internship meeting before their term abroad. Internships are available at all levels of Spanish proficiency. 

Previous positions have included:

  • Beginner Students: teaching assistant, daycare assistant, and communication/social media assistant.
  • High Intermediate-Advanced Students: assistant at a center for at-risk youth, assistant at a local international cooperation NGO, social services assistant elderly, personal care assistant, or hotel reception assistant.
  • Advanced Students: Internships with general practitioners, psychological assistant, or as writing department assistant at a local newspaper.

Fordham Partner Programs

A number of Fordham's Partner and Exchange study abroad programs offer internships. In some of the programs, you will intern concurrently while taking classes, and in others the international experience is structured around the internship enabling you to focus a period of time on your placement. To review a list of programs that offer internships and learn more, click here. 

 

For further questions about interning abroad, please contact the Office of Study Abroad at [email protected].