Economics

March 22, 2013

Using your free elective credits to participate in experiential learning is a great way to put classroom learning into practical experience. While engaged in the supportive environment of an internship you can test career goals, enhance professional skills, develop self-reliance, self-esteem, and responsibility. Furthermore, internships encourage networking with professionals and will provide increased marketability for employment after graduation.

Below are your options for earning experiential credits. Please meet with your academic advisor before making a final decision regarding which option is best for you.

ECN 351/352: Assigned Work

Requirements

  • 2.5 GPA
  • Completed 45 credits prior to experience/course
  • 8 – 10 hours/week commitment at site
  • Prerequisite: ECN 201 or ECN 202
  • Permission of instructor

Logistics

  • Assigned work
  • 3 credits (S/U Only)
  • Special work in economics when it can be arranged to meet the needs of individual students who desire independent work

Contact

ECN 445: Senior Research Seminar

Requirements

  • Final semester for majors in economics B.A. and B.S. applied programs
  • Final written report

Logistics

  • Senior Research Seminar
  • Collaborative group research under guidance of department member
  • Topic jointly selected by members of group, subject to faculty approval
  • 3 credits (Graded)

Contact

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    ITR302/304: Field Experience & Seminar

    Requirements

    • 2.0 cumulative GPA or higher
    • Minimum 60 credits prior to internship
    • Available free elective credits
    • Good academic and social standing

    Logistics

    • ITR 302 Field Experience: 3-12 credits (S/U grade)
    • ITR 304 Seminar: 3 credits (letter grade)
    • Seminar is asynchronous online via Brightspace

    Contact

    Your Career Education Specialist

 

Explore Past Internship Opportunities

The following list is a SAMPLE of placements in which students have participated for experiential credits. This list is not exhaustive.

Rhode Island Internships

  • Alteris Renewables, Inc.
  • Commonwealth Engineering and Consulting
  • DTP Construction Inc
  • Embassy of the United States of America
  • Lockheed Window Corp
  • Navigant Credit Union
  • O’Neill Consulting Group, LLC
  • Providence Community Action Program
  • Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
  • Rhode Island Emergency Management
  • State of Rhode Island, Office of Economic Recovery
  • The Corporate Marketplace, Inc.
  • URI College of Engineering
  • Winchester Investment

Out-Of-State Internships

  • Blue Fish Commodities
  • Charles Vista
  • Cheuvreux Credit Agricole Group
  • Fact Set Research Systems
  • First Connect Insurace Agency, INC
  • Hanley & Associates, LLC
  • Kaufman & Kaufman, P.C.
  • Liquid Lighting
  • Madison Square Garden
  • Medical Health Plan of America
  • Merrill Lynch & Co
  • Principles Group, LLC
  • Pyramis Global Advisors
  • Robert K. Futterman and Assoc.
  • Smith Barney-Waltham, MA
  • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
  • The Etter Group
  • Unilever Consumer Services

Sources: Internship Placements from Fall 2010, Spring 2011, & Summer 2011, and Explore Internship Opportunities by Major Archives 2009-2011