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If you’re pursuing your online criminal justice studies – or already have your degree – you may be excited to learn that this career can really take you places. Have you ever considered working in Germany? Spain? How about Australia? If starting a new career and a new life in a foreign land is appealing to you, there are many career options to choose from.
Criminal Justice Internships in Spain
This is a great opportunity for individuals who want to travel but aren’t ready to make a long-term commitment. If your college degree program calls for an internship, here’s an opportunity you may want to consider.
Instituto Hemingway offers professional internships for criminal justice majors. Their website states that they offer the following benefits:
- “Spanish Courses
- Internships
- Volunteer Work
- Paid Jobs in Hospitality Management
- Semesters at Universities
- Semesters and School year in Spanish High Schools
- Activities: Surf, Flamenco, Salsa, Spanish cookery
- A Wide Range of Offers”
If you’re interested in an internship outside the U.S., you can check out the Instituto Hemingway website to decide for yourself if this is an opportunity you’d like to pursue.
Visa First Working Holiday for Criminal Justice Majors
If you’re between the ages of 18 and 30 and have no dependent children, the Visa First program is a great way to jump start your career in Australia. The purpose of the program is to provide individuals with a working holiday for up to 12 months.
Here are some of the benefits of participating in this program, according to the Visa First website:
- “Working holiday visa organised in 48 hours
- Working holiday bank account organised pre-departure
- Tax file number organised before leaving for Australia
- Working holiday arrival pack
- Airport pickup
- 2 nights accommodation and breakfast
- Working holiday arrival orientation with job assistance and long term accommodation assistance
- 12 month free Internet in our working holiday centre in Australia”
For more information, you can visit the website at http://www.visafirst.com/en/australia_working_holiday_visa_subclass_417_info.asp.
The Robert Bosch Fellowship Program in Germany
Criminal justice majors who would like a fellowship program that includes a salary as well as health and accident insurance may want to apply for one of the 20 fellowships granted. Candidates for this program must have a Master’s Degree and several years of work experience to qualify.
Here is a list of benefits included on the website:
“Two high-level work phases at leading institutions in Germany, customized to the fellow’s interests. Past host institutions have included federal and local government, private corporations, media outlets, and NGOs.- Three seminars across Europe, each lasting several weeks and covering issues of German, European and transatlantic concern
- Monthly stipend of EUR 2,000 (tax-free in Germany) for the duration of the program, September through May
- Health, accident, and liability insurance
- Financial support for an accompanying spouse and children, including 50% of travel costs, supplemental living stipend, health insurance, and limited funding for language training
- Accommodation and roundtrip travel (from U.S. points only) for orientation program in Washington D.C.
- Transatlantic flight and seminar travel throughout Europe
- Generous funding for language training in the U.S. and Germany prior to program start; no German language skills are required at time of application
- Membership in active Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Alumni Association with over 400 members”
- For more information, click on this link: http://www.cdsintl.org/fellowshipsabroad/bosch.php.
You don’t have to join the military to work in criminal justice jobs overseas. You can work overseas, even if you’re a civilian. Do a little research and your career can–literally–take you anywhere in the world you want to go.
