Internships

The Department of History and Political Science is dedicated to providing our students with a substantive educational experience at PLNU.  We believe that getting our students off campus and into the real world of public affairs is one of the best ways to achieve this goal.  Students intern in San Diego, Sacramento, Washington, D.C., or abroad. Some of our students complete multiple internships.  Of those interning in San Diego, our students have recently interned with:

“My internships equipped me with real world job experience that I could not have learned in the classroom. Without completing an internship, I do not feel that I would have been prepared to graduate and pursue my desired career path.” - Kim Jensen ('11)

• Congressman Issa
• Congressman Filner
• Congresswoman Davis
• Congressman Bilbray
• Marston and Marston Public and Government Relations
• US Fund for UNICEF
• San Diego Hunger Coalition
• Tom Shepard and Associates Political Consulting
• San Diego World Affairs Council
• International Rescue Committee
• Move San Diego
• Office of the Mayor of San Diego
• Councilmember Todd Gloria
• Councilmember Carl DeMaio
• Councilmember Kevin Faulconer
• San Diego County Democratic Party
• San Diego Republican Party
• San Diego County Taxpayer’s Association
• Assemblymember Ducheny
• Assemblymember Fletcher
• Assemblymember Saldana
• San Diego World Trade Center
• Invisible Children
• American Friends Service Committee
• Law Office of Kevin Lynch
• Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)
• Empower San Diego
• CONNECT San Diego
• San Diego Unified School District
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
• San Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox 
• Naval Base Legal Office (Point Loma)
• Councilmember Lorie Zapf
• Catholic Charities Refugee Assistance
• Mid-city Health Clinic
• Independent Voter Network
• State Senator Joel Anderson
• Olivewood Gardens Community Garden