The School of Architecture & Urban Planning is committed to helping you launch your career from your first semester to your first job and beyond. We offer a variety of ways for you to build your professional network and prepare for a successful transition into your career, including paid internships, unpaid externships, interview days, job search services, mentoring and more.
Professional Experiences
Internships
Our location in Milwaukee is ideal for finding architecture and planning internships and opportunities. Plus, our faculty are active practitioners in their fields who are committed to helping you make connections. Students regularly intern with planning agencies, architecture and design firms, municipalities, community organizations and more.
Externships
Our externship program offers direct access to professional practice and serves as a strong pathway to post-graduation employment. Through short-term placements in architecture and urban planning organizations, you’ll gain exposure to a variety of firms and experiences, networking opportunities, and mentorship while building your professional network.
Networking Events
Architecture Interview Day
Hosted virtually on Handshake, architecture firms from across the region offer interviews for paid internships and full-time positions. Every year, we help over 75 firms connect with undergraduate and graduate students seeking permanent positions along with current students looking for summer opportunities and interview practice.
Career + Networking Event
Connect with peers, faculty, alumni and industry professionals at the SARUP networking event. Build relationships, exchange ideas and explore career opportunities in a setting designed to support your future in architecture and planning.
UWM SARUP makes it a priority to prepare students for their future careers. Even in my first year, I heard from numerous working architects about their careers. I have been connected to these architects for one-on-one conversations, which helped me to plan and visualize my future career.
Campus Career Resources
In partnership with the Center for Student Experience and Talent, we connect you with even more resources to launch your career.