- All Areas of Focus
- Other
- Arts
- Humanities
- Jack Baskin School of Engineering
- Physical and Biological Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Not Applicable
Expand Your Potential!
Expand your potential and grow through our variety of fieldwork, internships, and exchange programs! By joining these programs, you can gain practical skills and knowledge, test drive a career path, and boost your resume. Every day, UCSC interns go to local schools and organizations, gaining valuable work experience and skills. Many of these programs also offer academic credit, and some internships offer stipends or hourly pay.
Deepen Your Subject Knowledge
Academic departments and divisions offer many exciting hands-on learning opportunities, either as a part of the academic program or as a separate co-curricular opportunity. Please see the links below for details about eligibility and placements.
- Anthropology Experiential Learning
- Community Studies Field Study and Experiential Learning
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Undergraduate Research
- Economics Field Study Program
- Education Field Program
- Engineering Research Projects
- Environmental Studies Internship Program
- Global and Community Health Experiential Learning
- Humanities EXPLORE Research Program
- Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History Internships
- Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) Programs, Internships, and Field Study
- Natural Reserve Internships
- Psychology Field Study Program
- Science Internships and Research
- Social Sciences Research Initiatives
Travel and Learn
Combine the thrill of travel with your education! Travel will open your horizons, put you in contact with new people and cultures, and deepen your understanding of the world and your place in it. You can participate in the UC Education Abroad Program, offering programs in 46 countries around the world and over 400 summer, semester, and year-long programs. Or try one of Global Learning’s many opportunities, including Global Internships and Partner Programs. Think you can’t afford it? Think again! Financial aid is available while you’re studying abroad, as well as scholarships.
The UCDC Washington program is an internship program where UC students live, study, and work together in the exciting environment of our nation’s capital. And we also offer a UC Sacramento (UCCS) program that offers an internship in public policy at our state capital.
Undergraduate Research and Internships
We offer you a rich array of research and internships offered by the four academic divisions and the Jack Baskin School of Engineering. Explore our Preparing for Your Career page to learn more
