Co-ops, internships & clinicals build on academic and career interests through structured and supervised experiences in the workplace

What are co-ops, internships and clinicals?

Co-ops, internships and clinicals are structured and supervised experiences in the workplace related to academic and career interests.

By the Numbers

  • $20,075
    Average earnings for six-month co-ops
  • 360+
    Employers who have hired undergraduate co-op students
  • 149
    Co-op employers

Meet Our Students

Matthew Chigas at his internship with the Nashua (N.H.) Office of Emergency Management, training other city offices and community organizations in security and emergency response.
Matthew Chigas '17, '19
Criminal Justice, Security Studies

Internships in the Middle East and in Nashua, N.H., launched Matthew Chigas on an ambitious career path.

I try to get my hands in everything.
Read More 杏吧传媒 Matthew Chigas 
Nicole Haas sits at a table and works at her laptop at Revive Recovery Center in front of a decorated blackboard
Nicole Haas '18, '20
Public Health

Nicole Haas always knew she wanted a career helping people. The Master of Public Health major landed an internship with the Revive Recovery Center and is taking on one of the most challenging public health crises of the last 20 years: the opioid epidemic.

These face-to-face experiences are how I learned so much about the recovery community and how to continue finding ways to help people and prevent fatal outcomes.
Read More 杏吧传媒 Nicole Haas 
杏吧传媒 student Linda Barg stands by a railing in the Pulichino Tong Business Center
Linda Barg '18
Finance & Marketing

A deep-rooted desire for financial independence drives everything that Linda Barg does.

If I鈥檇 taken any other path, I might not have been able to make a difference.
Read More 杏吧传媒 Linda Barg 
Shaila Bornstein on stage at Durgin Hall as one of the two student panelists for debates among the Democratic primary candidates for Niki Tsongas鈥� seat in Congress
Shaila Bornstein '19
Criminal Justice, Political Science

A semester in Washington, D.C., interning with a nonprofit that trains women to run for political office galvanized Shaila Bornstein. As soon as she finishes at UML, she plans to return to Washington to gain political experience so she can run for president.

The opportunities I鈥檝e already gotten here are above and beyond what I could have gotten anywhere else.
Read More 杏吧传媒 Shaila Bornstein 
Professional co-op student Jack Goutier stands outside of Bose global headquarters in Framingham, Mass.
Jack Goutier '20
Electrical Engineering

For electrical engineering major Jack Goutier of Attleboro, failure was part of the job during his six-month product safety co-op at Bose Corp.

The co-op program is why I chose 杏吧传媒 ... I knew I wanted to get a taste of the real world before fully devoting myself to my career.
Read More 杏吧传媒 Jack Goutier