Careers and Internships
Chart Your Course. Shape Your Career.
At the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, your future starts now — with majors designed to build career-ready skills and connect you to real-world opportunities. Here's how.
Start With Career Services
Find crucial guidance on career paths, resume building and interview skills to get ready for the job market. Visit UMKC Career Services.
Career-Infused Classrooms
Get career-ready while you learn — we build essential skills development and career exploration into every major, so every student is set up for success.
Secure an Internship
Bridge the gap between academic knowledge and practical skills through hands-on experiences that will prepare you for your next step.
Highlighted Opportunities
Mellon Humanities Internship Program
Explore careers in museums, nonprofits and cultural organizations with a paid internship and career development workshops.
Economics Department Internship Program
Bring your classroom knowledge to the workplace in this new paid internship opportunity.
SHSS Internship Roundtable
Expand your connections during this annual event.
Explore Internships by Department
What Our Students are Saying
Getting first-hand experience on a large production was extremely beneficial to my development in this space. I was able to learn so much from some of the best camera crew in Kansas City, which I am forever grateful for.
Jordan Taylor
Film and Media Arts
What motivated me to pursue a congressional internship was a curiosity to see the government I have been studying for the last few years. My professors kindly supported me, and soon things were in motion. Articulating complicated policy, communicating with constituents on a daily basis and familiarizing myself with the pace of D.C. was certainly a learning curve. I'm incredibly grateful for this opportunity. I hope the internship will guide me into a well-suited career that helps people.
Camille Verhoeven
Political Science and Philosophy
Interested in an Internship?
Reach out to our internship coordinators for more information.
Anabeth Laaker Mellon Internship Coordinator Email: aclaaker@umkc.edu
Rachel Lang
Senior Office Support Assistant
Social Science Internships and SHSS Internship Roundtable Coordinator
Phone:
816-235-2527
Email:
rlang@umkc.edu