Hands-On Learning

The Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences offers its students exciting opportunities through unique and tailored co-op, internship, study abroad, service-learning, and faculty-based research programs. Our goal is to provide our students with opportunities for hands-on experience to acquire skills that will help them in their future careers. 

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Internships

Internships offer an individualized educational experience through the study of a structured employment situation. University of New Haven students regularly partner with a wide variety of sponsors, including the U.S. Secret Service, Drug Enforcement Agency, the New Haven Police Department, the Connecticut Judicial Branch, and many more.

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Co-Op

The Cooperative Work/Education Program (Co-op) is defined as a program that alternates periods of academic study with periods of work experience in the student’s field of study. The students participating in the Co-op experience will not learn not only through observation but also by participating in meaningful work for the organization.

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Study Abroad

Henry C. Lee College has organized unique travel experiences hosted by a Lee College faculty member. The programs offer a career-building experience toward a better understanding of the impact that global crime and the role other countries have on the comparative aspects of criminal justice in America.

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Academic Service Learning

The goal of the Service-Learning Office at the University of New Haven is to assist students in developing into socially responsible and active citizens and to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives.

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Faculty Mentored Research

Undergraduate research provides an excellent structure for the interaction of a mentor with a student and an important opportunity to put into practice the principles they learn in the classroom.

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