Internships
At TCU, you'll grow personally and professionally.
You’ll learn by doing, stepping outside the classroom to turn your ideas into action. Internships are invaluable for helping you figure out which career path interests you most.
Opportunities for Spanish and Hispanic Majors
As a Spanish and Hispanic studies major, you may earn one to three credit hours for your internship experience. But first, you must take at least two upper-level Spanish courses (30000-level or higher)
Overview
Internships for credit are carefully monitored work or service experiences with specific learning goals. Each internship gives students the opportunity to apply their Spanish language skills in a real-world setting. Students are responsible for identifying and coordinating internship logistics. An on-site supervisor and a faculty adviser supervise each internship. Credits earned may count toward any major or minor in the Department of Spanish & Hispanic Studies.
Requirements
Internships require a minimum of 30 hours per semester to receive one hour of credit, 60 hours to receive two hours of credit, and 90 hours to receive three hours of credit.
Students are expected to complete additional work that may include, but is not limited to:
- time-bound journal responses based upon directed learning
- evaluations that are completed by the site supervisor and/or site visits by the faculty advisor
- an oral report
- a resume written in Spanish
- a reflective essay that provides more thoroughly the student’s overall experience.
Spanish and Hispanic Studies Internship Resources
Volunteer Opportunities
Spanish and Hispanic Studies majors and minors may pursue any of the following volunteer opportunities with our established partners.
Tutoring students preparing for High School AP courses. Translate the newsletter into Spanish.
Contact: Elizabeth Tamez
Serve as a Spanish reading coach for bilingual first- and second-grade students while improving your own spoken Spanish. We have partnerships with two local elementary schools: Mary Louise Phillips Elementary and Manuel Jara Elementary. In general, a one-hour-per-week commitment is required, but other activities besides coaching are possible. You’ll receive training prior to coaching.
Contact: Karla O’Donald
Serve as a mentor for at-risk children. Placements are school-based (e.g., you go
to school and have lunch with the child) and community-based (e.g., you go pick up
the child from home and do things together), once a week. Minimal Spanish is required.
Contact: Big Brothers Big Sisters, 817-877-4277 or visit bbbstx.org
Serve as a Spanish translator for this non-profit organization based in Fort Worth and help communicate with and support people with HIV/Aids and other special needs.
Contact: Sarah Deats, Director of Communication
TCU's Policy on Internships
TCU offers hundreds of internships in any given semester and does not support political or personal statements associated with any of them. We evaluate each opportunity to ensure academic value as it relates to a course of study. Beyond that, we encourage you to seek opportunities that best match your interests and choose how to fulfill your internship requirements.