It’s tempting to make assumptions about the type of internship, volunteering, or other work experience you’re supposed to pursue with a particular major.
The truth? An Biopsychology major — or any Tufts major for that matter — doesn’t limit you to only 1 or 2 career paths. In reality, there are many, many possibilities! Take a look at the chart below, which provides samples of places where Tufts students have interned in recent summers (industry, organization name, position, title, and location). As you review the listings, consider the following:
- While you’ll certainly see some common themes in the types of internships, what we want you to notice is the variety in the industries and organizations where students are working.
- A second major, though helpful for some positions, is by no means required.
- Do some of these organizations sound interesting? Jot down the names and go to their websites to learn more. Do they list jobs or internships that appeal to you?
We encourage you to chat with a career advisor if you’d like help with brainstorming more potential experiences that could match well with your interests.
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| Industry | Organization | Position Title | Location | Double Major, if applicable |
| Nonprofit: Advocacy | Alzheimer’s Association | Special Events Intern | Watertown, MA | |
| Research | Amgen Scholars | Research Assistant | Los Angeles, CA | Economics |
| Finance | Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance | Marketing Intern | Boston, MA | |
| Research | Boston Children’s Hospital, Biobehavioral Pediatric Pain Lab | Research Intern | Boston, MA | |
| Research | Boston Children’s Hospital, Critical Care Medicine | Research Assistant | Boston, MA | Community Health |
| Research | Boston Children’s Hospital, Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience | Student Research Assistant | Boston, MA | |
| Nonprofit: Advocacy | CISCRP (Center for Information & Study on Clinical Research Participation) | Communicating Trial Results Intern | Boston, MA | Drama |
| Healthcare/Biotech/Pharma | Cubist Pharmaceuticals | Bioinformatics and Computational Chemistry Intern | Lexington, MA | Cognitive and Brain Sciences |
| Research | Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center | Neurology Intern | Lebanon, NH | |
| Technology | Github | Application Engineering Intern | San Francisco, CA | Computer Science |
| Consumer Products & Business Services | Grasshoppers Distribution | Intern | Louisville, KY | |
| Research | Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute at Miller School of Medicine | Research Assistant | Miami, FL | |
| Research | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | Clinical Research Intern | Baltimore, MD | |
| Research | Laboratory for Youth Mental Health at Harvard University | Research Assistant | Cambridge, MA | |
| Nonprofit: Human Services | Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey | Mission Delivery Intern | Monroe Township, NJ | |
| Research | McLean Hospital | Student Visitor/Intern | Belmont, MA | |
| Research | McLean Hospital | Research Assistant | Belmont, MA | |
| Research | MGH/HST Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging | Intern/Student, Salat Laboratory | Charlestown, MA | |
| Nonprofit: Human Services | New Sector Alliance | Summer Fellow | Boston, MA | Community Health |
| Healthcare/Biotech/Pharma | Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research | Animal Welfare Compliance Intern | Cambridge, MA | Community Health |
| Technology | Pegasystems | User Experience Design Intern | Cambridge, MA | Computer Science |
| Healthcare/Biotech/Pharma | resTORbio | Junior Analyst | Boston, MA | |
| Research | RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) | Research Assistant | Bonn, Germany | |
| Environmental/Wildlife | Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies (Cohen Lab) | Undergraduate Research Intern | Tiburon, CA | Environmental Studies |
| Healthcare/Biotech/Pharma | St. Vincent Healthcare | Intern | Billings, MT | |
| Research | Tufts Applied Cognition Laboratory | Research Assistant | Medford, MA | |
| Nonprofit: Human Services | UCSD Shiley Eye Mobile for Children | Community Outreach and Education Advocate | San Diego, CA | |
| Research | University of Barcelona, Department of Clinical Psychobiology | Research Assistant | Barcelona, Spain | French |
| Research | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine | Assistant | Miami, FL | Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies |
| Research | University of Pennsylvania, Neuropsychiatry Section | Conte Center Student Research Assistant | Philadelphia, PA | Computer Science |
| Research | Yale School of Medicine | Research Assistant | New Haven, CT |
