Co-ops, internships & clinicals build on academic and career interests through structured and supervised experiences in the workplace
Meet Our Students
Sid Iyer '20
Plastics Engineering
Sid Iyer has taken advantage of internships, research opportunities, the DifferenceMaker program and more to pursue his goal: a career in biomedical research and development.
Professor Nagarajan wants students to take responsibility for all aspects of a project and to think independently.
Alejandro Lopez '18
Economics
The Model U.N. program and a semester interning and learning in Washington, D.C., helped Alejandro Lopez put economic and political theory into practice - and paved the way for a successful career.
The chance to travel and experience a new country each year with the Model U.N. team has given me a college experience I never could have imagined.
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.
Erin Monahan '19
Public Administration
Erin Monahan finds value in learning principles applicable to a wide range of arts and humanities-based organizations. She is getting professional experience as an archivist through an internship at the Thoreau Institute at Walden Woods.
The program is helping me synthesize what I’ve learned through my nonacademic and academic experiences.
Sean Jordan '14
Physical Therapy
Sean Jordan is living his dream working for the New England Patriots as an assistant athletic trainer and physical therapist.
The experiences I had at UMass Lowell helped me gain confidence as a clinician and gave me the chance to network and grow as a professional.