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Department of Sociology internships offer break from norm
BY BRIAN FLEMING
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Huling said this opportunity am
plifies the sociological principals and
techniques students learn in the
classroom every day.
“By doing this, you see that
everything from the classroom fits
together with what you are doing in
the real world outside of the class
room,” Huling said. “Then as you go
back to the classroom, you see it all
again, and it really puts the infor
mation into perspective. ”
This is exactly what Dr. Carol Al
brecht, internship coordinator for
the Department of Sociology, said
they hope to do with this program.
“We hope to take the theories
learned in class and turn them to real
life experiences,” Albrecht said.
Albrecht said the internships
they offer fit the career goals of
the individual.
“Whatever they want to do in the
future is what we get them into,” Al
brecht said. “Each internship fits
their goals and interests and gives
them hands-on experience. ”
Rogelio Saenz, department head
of the sociology department and a
sociology professor,, said internships
give students sound research expe
rience as well as a chance to devel
op research and writing skills.
So far, this program has been go
ing on for a year as part of a re
vamping of the undergraduate pro
gram offered at A&M.
Saenz said various programs
were part of this redirection for the
department of sociology.
“We expanded to add undergrad
uate research programs, certification
programs and internships,” Saenz
said.
Saenz said the internships, in their
second year, have advanced signifi
cantly and play a major role in the
development of students.
Albrecht said the program
started with five students and has
since flourished.
“Now, after only one year, we
have 36 students, and the program
is expanding dramatically,” Al
brecht said.
worked with have had positive re
actions to A&M interns.
“Each student has an intern
ship adviser,” Albrecht said. “In
many instances, advisers have
written beyond the standard let
ters of evaluation.”
Albrecht said this is one reason
she encourages A&M students to
take part in this.
“I know they will make a sound
impression,” Albrecht said. “They
always represent A&M very well.”
Huling said the program shows
sociology majors what they can do
with their degree.
“Some people say they really en
joy this study but don’t know what
they can do with it,” Huling said.
“This proves there are many things
you can do. ”
Saenz said students can pursue
Students interested in the pro
gram must have at least a 2.5 G.P.A.,
preferably a 3.0 for some more pres
tigious internships.
Albrecht said students should
have a research field in mind.
“Most come up with a research
question,” Albrecht said. “Once they
do, they continue to focus on that
area of research. Many research top
ics have included gender differences,
AIDS research, statistical discrimi
nation and as in Huling’s case,
stereotypes and profiling as their re
search topics. ”
Saenz said that in the future, he
hopes to see this program expand.
“I think it would be nice to see
development of a bank of intern
ships,” Saenz said. “Not only in
the local community but in other
areas as well.”
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