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Numerous school-wide opportunities are available for undergraduate and graduate students. These include study and internship opportunities around the world and in the international capital city of Washington, DC, including within the federal government. These opportunities help SIS students link theory and practice actively and build skills that are critical in an increasingly global world.
Practica The SIS Practicum is designed to give Master’s students real world experience in project management and consulting while preparing them for careers after they graduate. Students work in teams with institutional partners that include U.S. and international government agencies, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to conduct policy and program analyses, among other projects. Students draw on their substantial research, analytical, and methodological training to prepare final oral and written analyses and recommendations. The practica are led by faculty mentors who are experts in the particular field of practice. Students also participate in hands-on workshops designed to enhance their project management, client relations, oral presentation, and report writing skills.
Student Publications SIS students have many other opportunities to develop and apply their research skills. Students write for publications, including the undergraduate research journal Clocks and Clouds and the SIS graduate Journal of International Service and the Intercultural Management Quarterly.
Events SIS hosts hundreds of meetings, lectures, and other events that attract experts from around the world and engage students in formal and informal discussions. The school also sponsors numerous co-curricular opportunities including the annual SIS student-faculty softball game, the International Dinner, and the graduate semi-formal event, the International Affair. Career-oriented workshops greatly enhance opportunities for successful learning and networking.
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