Georgia Institute of Technology | Ivan Allen CollegeSchool of Public Policy
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LawInternships and Undergraduate Research

The courses taught in the School of Public Policy bring the real world into the classroom through examples and exercises. In addition, students are strongly encouraged to develop their professional skills through internships and undergraduate research experiences.

A very wide range of internships are available to BSPP students, with government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and in the private sector. Many are part-time and paid; some are full-time for a semester or summer; others are unpaid but can be taken for course credit under the guidance of a faculty member. Examples of recent internships include:

- Georgia General Assembly
- Former Chief Justice William Rehnquist
- US Commission on Civil Rights
- Consulate of Israel
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- Georgia Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund
- Michelin Tire (environmental policy)
- ACLU of Georgia
- British Trade and Investment Office
- Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs
- Georgia Board of Regents
- Several law firms (workers compensation, public affairs)
- Youth Enhancement Services, Inc.
- Clean Air Campaign
- Georgia Department of Economic Development

For more information on the Georgia Legislature Intern Program, click here.

Students are also encouraged to engage in research while an undergraduate. Many students propose independent research projects based on their personal or professional interests, while others work with professors on their research projects. In some cases, students can receive a stipend; other students prefer to receive academic credit. In recent years, undergraduate research topics have included:

- parents’ decision-making on children’s health issues
- young adults’ attitudes toward religion and science
- coalition strategies in social movements
- analysis of the tri-state (GA, AL, FL) water conflict
- impacts of world summits on the information society
- patterns of homelessness in Atlanta
- modeling variability of exposures and asthma responses
- impacts of community information infrastructures on economic
development