Independent Study and Internship Program

All-Minorities at Risk (A-MAR) Independent Study and Internship Opportunity

Are you interested in ethnic conflict?  Would you like to learn more about what causes some ethnic groups, like the Palestinians, the Tamils, and the Chechens, to use violence in pursuit of their political goals?  Do you have an interest in understanding what can be done to resolve and prevent the occurrence of ethnic conflicts?   

The Minorities at Risk (MAR) Project is offering a yearlong internship program for undergraduate students interested in learning about ethnic conflict.  The MAR Project is based at the University of Maryland, College Park, and monitors and analyzes the status and violent and non-violent behaviors of ethnic groups worldwide.  For more information about the MAR Project, click here - http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/.

The A-MAR internship is a yearlong program, consisting of an independent study class in the fall and an internship in the spring.  During the fall semester, students will learn how to code quantitative data, begin coding ethnic groups of their interest, and take part in an independent study class with the MAR Project Director, Dr. Johanna Birnir.  Through the class, students will learn about ethnic politics and conflict and write a paper using their collected data.  The class will meet every two-three weeks.  During the spring semester, students will continue coding quantitative data.  Students are expected to work about 5 hours per week, half of which must be completed on campus at the MAR office.

If you're interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact the MAR Project Coordinator, Agatha Hultquist, ahultqui@umd.edu, for more information.