Internships and Field Experiences
At Springfield College, internships and field experiences offer our students additional ways of learning and gaining experience that help introduce them to a particular career path or industry. Both of these kinds of opportunities put students in a position to gain hands-on experience, develop skills related to their major, make professional contacts, put valuable experiences on their resume, and more.
Get In the Game
Three Communications/Sports Journalism (COSJ) students were on the frontlines of live ESPN+ broadcast coverage of the Springfield College football victory over UMass-Dartmouth in an NCAA Division III tournament game. This experiential learning opportunity for Dante Iafrate (play-by-play), Nick Pantages (color commentary), and Braedan Shea (technical operations), showcases that the best way to learn and grow as a broadcaster, producer, or contributor is through hands-on learning. Through experiential learning opportunities, COSJ students take what they learn in the classroom and put it into practice.
Reflections: An Internship with the Springfield College Office of Marketing
There were a number of highlights of her experience, including developing engaging social media campaigns that helped boost awareness and fostered community engagement, collaborating with a talented team of professionals who helped her grow both personally and professionally, and gaining hands-on experience with digital marketing tools and strategies that she can carry forward into her career.
"I’m incredibly grateful to have worked with such a dynamic and supportive staff team at Springfield College."
Examples of Internship Opportunities
Criminal Justice: U.S. Supreme Court, Massachusetts State Police, U.S. Federal Probation, and various police departments in New England
Sport Management: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Boston Celtics, Buffalo Bills, Travelers Championship, ESPN, and Florida Panthers
Recreation Management: Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Valley Blue Sox Baseball, Western Massachusetts Hospital, and TEST Sports Clubs
Examples of Field Experiences
Athletic Training: Clinical experiences facilitate learning of theoretical and clinical competencies, plus problem-solving skills, needed by athletic trainers, and could take place on campus, approved affiliate settings, such as high schools and colleges.
Occupational Therapy: Across the country, there are more than 300 fieldwork sites that have an affiliation with our Department of Occupational Therapy and offer a wide variety of experiences and treatment approaches.
Physical Education: Field experience begins in the first academic year and helps physical education students put what they learned in the classroom into practice all while gaining important on-the-job experience.
Physician Assistant Studies: Clinical rotation training takes place in a number of clinical facilities, including offices of private physicians, community hospitals, community health centers, HMOs, and other health care facilities.
Educators in Action
Make your mark on the world through one of Springfield College's education, physical education, health education, and teacher licensure programs. You’ll help shape the next generation by inspiring the minds of early childhood, elementary, and secondary education-aged students, including learners who have a diverse range of skills and personalities in the classroom and the gymnasium.
Partnership with Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
Through the Springfield College partnership with Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, dance students have year-round, complete access to live performances, the festival dance archives, lectures, workshops, interviews, and in-person networking with international artists in residence. Dance students also have the opportunity to attend summer workshops and/or obtain internships at Jacob’s Pillow for College credit.
