Information for placement organizations

Our community partners

The Faculty of Arts Internship Program collaborates with diverse community organizations and employment partners. Working together, we provide valuable practical and pedagogical experiences for undergraduate Arts students.

We work with partner organizations to determine projects for student interns. A good internship project should address both the partner's organizational needs and the student's learning and professional objectives, as determined by the Arts internship team and onsite supervisors. 

Our partners also assign weekly tasks and responsibilities that offer the student opportunities to learn and grow while they make meaningful contributions to the organization. 

If you are interested in hosting a student intern, please contact artsinternship@unb.ca for more information.  All partners will apply through the Experience UNB platform. 

For potential partners

We offer full-time or part-time, paid internship experiences (ARTS 4000) and part-time unpaid* (ARTS 3000) internship opportunities for our student interns. For more information on how your organization could receive funding to host a student intern, contact artsinternship@unb.ca.

*Students in ARTS 3000 typically receive bursaries to support their participation in the program. 

Keep in mind that partners must be able to

• provide a supportive and inclusive work environment for student interns;
• provide an onsite supervisor who has the time and energy to guide an undergraduate-level student through what may be their first professional workplace experience;
• help the student determine a major project which meets both the practical needs of the organization and the pedagogical needs of the Faculty of Arts courses;
• provide a workplace with desk space, computer and phone access as necessary and the resources to complete the proposed major project, or be able to offer adequate support for a remote-based work experience.

See examples of intern positions with current and past partner organizations.

Additional information for our partners

Student interns are expected to conduct themselves in a professional way while they are working with you onsite. Please note that while interns are expected to offer onsite support to the organization, the internships should be primarily understood as valuable learning experiences for students and are not meant to replace paid staff positions.

In general, it should be possible for the intern to complete their major project in the fall term (September-December), winter term (January-April), two academic terms (September-April) or summer term (May-August).

• Arts 3000, 3001, and 3002 students work seven hours per week, unpaid (bursaries typically provided).
• Arts 4000 students work full-time hours every week in the summer or part-time hours (15 hours per week) in the regular academic year (Sept - April).

For more information about the Faculty of Arts Internship program, please contact artsinternship@unb.ca.

Apply to host a student through our Experience UNB platform.