Internships

Internships and the Community

Internship in the Delivery of Social Services (SOC 181)
This places students in the community to learn about the social service system, including the nature of welfare and other human service organizations.

Crime and Justice in Society (SOC 140)
Students do "court watching" at the Albany and Schenectady Police Courts, visit a maximum security prison, and patrol with police.

Social Research Methods (SOC 050)
Students learn the methods of sociological research by conducting a research project from initial design, through data collection, and on to computer analysis and report writing.

Family and Community Services (SOC 141)
An examination of the responses of community organizations to family life, pressures and problems. Particular issues include spouse and child abuse, teenage pregnancy, juvenile delinquency, day care, and family instability and mental health. Visits to community and human service organizations are arranged.

Domestic Violence (SOC 140)
A sociological examination of issues and questions raised by violence within American families. The public definition of family violence, subjective experiences of abusers and victims, and social and individual causes and consequences of abuse, complexities and problems of social interventions.

Environmental Policy and Resource Management (SOC 159)
An examination of environmental issues and problems such as acid rain, ocean dumping, and nuclear wastes, and the social forces that shape environmental policies. Students visit environmental organizations and environmental problem sites.