MURP Internship Opportunities

Each student is required to complete 400-hours of internship.The Planning Practice Workshop (USP 559) provides students with support in finding an internship as well as an opportunity to reflect on the internship experience and share personal assessments with peers. More than 90% of MURP students obtain internships that pay a stipend.They are available with government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private sector consulting firms that work in the areas of land use and transportation planning environmental management and community development Most pay between $9 and $12 per hour. The majority of students complete more than one internship. Most internships are completed in the Portland metropolitan area, but many students secure out-of-region and out-of-state internships as a means of cultivating different learning and employment opportunities.

For more information please see http://www.pdx.edu/usp/internships.html