Internships- Ireland

About the Program

University College Dublin (UCD) Faculty of Commerce offers a summer internship program that will complement UR’s exchange program with UCD by providing practical work experience. Dublin has work opportunities with leading Irish and international companies in all areas of business, such as banking, finance, international business management, information technology, marketing, and communications. Placements are also available in non-business fields such as humanities, arts, the sciences, law and other social sciences.  This 8-week summer program will provide students with intensive instruction and examination in Irish history and culture as well as valuable work experience with leading business, communications, nonprofit, governmental, scientific and academic institutions. Students will also have the opportunity to visit famous cultural institutions through organized excursions around Dublin and Belfast.

Students must have sophomore standing or above at the time of their internship and a grade point average of 3.0 (B) or better.

Placement Areas

The Internship placements are of a very high quality and involve project based meaningful work assignments. The students need to indicate in what area they would like to conduct their Internship (see UCD online student application form). The Internship placements will be for 30 hours per week. The following is a sample list of companies providing Internships:

The following is a sample list of companies providing internships:

Bank of Ireland

Bank of Ireland Asset Management

Ulster Bank
Anglo Irish Bank

Rabobank
KPMG

Ernst & Young

Deloitte & Touche

JP Morgan
Arthur Cox

A&L Goodbody

Matheson,Ormby

Prentice
IBM

Dell

Microsoft

Compaq

Oracle
Royal Sun Alliance

McDonalds Ireland

Vodafone
Ryanair

Aer Arann

Fitzpatrick Hotel Group

ESB International
 

Past placements for UR students include:

Gensec Ireland- investment company
First Active plc- bank
Guna Nua- theater company
Royal Sun Alliance- insurance company
IIB Bank and Chubb- security company

Academic Credit

Students will receive academic credit for the Internship (COMM 3002 Internship) and Irish History course (SBUS30010 Colony to Republic: the making of Modern Ireland), which will be reflected as undergraduate transfer credit from UCD by completing the study abroad course approval form prior to departure. This form is available from the Office of International Education, 1st floor, Puryear Hall or from the Registrar's Office, Sarah Brunet Hall.

The structure of the Program is as follows:
Week 1 - Intensive Course in Irish History
Week 2,3,4,5,6,7, - Internship Placement
Week 8 - Students Exams/Presentations

Students will be required to submit a detailed project/assignment on an aspect of their placement (click here for info). They will be required to make a short presentation on this project in Week 8. In addition, students will be required to keep a journal of their Internship experience. This should be submitted to their academic supervisor in Week 8. They will also be required to submit a detailed assignment on their Intensive Irish History course in Week 8.

The Academic Director of the Program will grade and assess the students on their Internship academic assignments. The Irish History Professor will grade and assess the students on their Irish History course.

Program Dates

June 8 – July 30, 2010 (arrival during the weekend of June 5-6; Monday, June 7 is a holiday)

Comprehensive Program Fee

The 2010 program fee will be approximately $10,000 and includes UCD transfer credit for the Irish History course and internship, housing including deposit and utilities, internship placement and supervision, Irish history field trips, cultural excursions and social outings through Ireland, an in-country orientation to Ireland, and health insurance.  A 100 euro application fee is not included in the program fee and must be paid separately to UCD once a student is accepted to the program.

Airfare, meals, local transportation, telephone, and personal expenses are NOT included.

Application Deadline & Payment Schedule

The application deadline is Monday, January 25, 2010. Please submit applications to Krittika Onsanit in the Office of International Education, Room 106, Puryear Hall.