Experiences at UT

“Experiences at UT” is an inventory of experiential learning (EL) opportunities for UT Austin students. You can search for EL opportunities across all UT Austin colleges/schools and industries or use the filters below to delimit your search by specific college/school, EL type, degree level, or industry. “Experiences at UT” also brings together in one place other search tools that focus on just one type of EL—such as Eureka for research, HornsLink for student organizations, and the Navigator for entrepreneurship.

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Graduate students in our Speech-Language Pathology MSSLHS program participate in providing direct services to the clients of the University of Texas Speech and Hearing Center (UTSHC) and/or in a research laboratory or institute of the Department, as well as at two or more externships (Advanced Applications in Clinical Practicum).

Host: Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
Period(s): Fall, Spring
Funding Availability: Inquire with program
Other Requirements:
  • Limited to Speech Language and Hearing Sciences majors

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The Urban Information Lab uses emerging information technologies to better understand, measure, plan, and develop our urban environments. Since the lab’s inception in 2013, researchers have used big data to assist analyze different urban planning topics such as transportation planning, land use patterns, and accessibility to healthy food systems. Student positions vary.
Host: Urban Information Lab
Period(s): Fall, Spring, Summer
Funding Availability: Inquire with program
Other Requirements:
  • Inquire with program

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The Drug Dynamics Institute takes an interdisciplinary approach for preparing students, researchers, and emerging entrepreneurs. Advanced methods, including the flipped classroom, online training (Take Your Medicine), and 1-day startup sessions provide hands-on opportunities to experience health innovation development. Participants learn how to identify and develop ideas for novel products and services, perform market validation analyses, conduct customer discovery interviews, assess the competitive landscape, develop prototypes, and apply skills for effectively working in teams. The Lester Entrepreneurial Scholars, based in the College of Pharmacy, and the Innovating for Health certificate program have produced motivated entrepreneurs who have gone on to write successful SBIR grants, win power pitch competitions, obtain prestigious fellowships/residencies, and be invited to participate in local, national, and global follow on programs.
Host: The Drug Dynamics Institute (DDI)
Period(s): Fall, Spring, Summer
Funding Availability: Inquire with program
Other Requirements:
  • Limited to pharmacy students

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Available research opportunities for students. Positions vary.
Host: UT GeoMechanics and GeoFluids
Period(s): Fall, Spring
Funding Availability: Inquire with program
Other Requirements:
  • Limited to geoscience majors

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Student training is an important component of the research activities of the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG). UTIG itself does not award degrees; rather the institute maintains close relationships with the Jackson School’s Department of Geological Sciences and the Marine Science Department through cooperative programs and joint faculty appointments. Many graduate and undergraduate students from The University of Texas at Austin and other universities and high school students take advantage of the opportunity to work with the staff and facilities of the Institute for Geophysics on projects related to funded research programs. Office space and computational resources are made available to students in the Institute laboratory.
Host: The UT Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis Project (GBDS)
Period(s): Fall, Spring, Summer
Funding Availability: Inquire with program
Other Requirements:
  • Varies

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The UT PREP Summer STEM Pathway provides advanced content, career exploration opportunities, and CTE credit to middle and high school students for four summers. UT PREP camps must be completed consecutively. There are a variety of internships available to students UT students to support the summer program and gain valuable experience.
Host: UTeach Outreach
Period(s): Summer
Funding Availability: Inquire with program
Other Requirements:
  • Any major
  • 2.6 GPA
  • Current UT student

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A paid 10-week program that dovetails project-based work experience with robust professional development, mentoring and opportunities for self-reflection. The program offers a variety of internships in different areas including marketing, design, business, among many others.

Host: The University of Texas System
Period(s): Summer
Funding Availability: Inquire with program
Other Requirements:
  • All applicants must be currently enrolled at one of the 14 University of Texas institutions
  • Undergraduate Students: Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate program and have successfully completed at least TWO academic semesters of undergraduate coursework
  • Graduate Students: Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program and have successfully completed at least ONE academic semester of graduate coursework
  • International Students: International applicants who will meet all U.S. work eligibility requirements before the first day of the 2023

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The HKEC keeps a startup database. Explore the diverse and expert network of resources at UT dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs and innovators.
Host: Herb Kelleher Entrepreneurship Center
Period(s): Fall, Spring, Summer
Funding Availability: Inquire with program
Other Requirements:
  • Varies

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UTeach is designed to give both undergraduate students and degree holders the opportunity to explore the profession of teaching in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math) in a hands-on way. In the very first semester, students work in pairs to develop and teach lessons in a local classroom. Learn more about early field experiences in UTeach.
Host: College of Education, College of Natural Sciences
Period(s): Fall, Spring
Funding Availability: Inquire with program
Other Requirements:
  • Interest in STEM & teaching
  • Any CNS major

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UTeach-Liberal Arts is a professional secondary teacher preparation program for The University of Texas at Austin undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students planning to teach English (7-12), languages other than English (EC-12), or social studies (7-12). Our four-semester program aims to transform secondary school teacher certification from the ground up with a balanced practical and theoretical approach to teacher preparation.
Host: UTeach – Liberal Arts
Period(s): Fall, Spring
Funding Availability: Inquire with program
Other Requirements:
  • Open to certain liberal arts majors

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