A six-week summer internship program is also available. Students can work in museums, theaters, advertising, governmental agencies, publishing, the British Parliament, schools, hospitals, and social advocacy groups. Internships can be arranged practically any field depending upon the student's motivation, background, objectives and skills. Through this program, students have followed a tribal shaman in South America, built corporate career networks in Germany, sat in on Council of Europe meetings, and helped battered women and children in the English highlands. BCA presently has over 65 placements awaiting student applicants.
Pay depends on regional laws and cultural custom.
College credit depends on the inclusion of academic reflection on the experience in conjunction with a faculty supervisor. Anyone who participates in a BCA Study Abroad program for at least a semester is eligible. CEX's Project La Pedrera offers students and non-students a variety of internship and volunteer work opportunities with an underserved, indigenous community in Guatamala. A variety Spanish-speaking ability and lengths of stay are available. Opportunities include teaching English, math, computer classes, organizing projects and workshops, taking children on field trips, investigation surveys, statistical legal work, medical and dental clinic positions, building projects, domestic crisis interventions.