Internships & Careers
This webpage is intended to assist students, soon to be graduates, and recent graduates of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at California State University, Northridge to search for internships (paid and unpaid) and entry level employment in the broad area of urban studies and planning.
Enroll in the internship class
- The value of an internship experience for early career geographers (.pdf)
- Internship Learning Plan (.pdf)
- Student and Agency Conduct (Internship Orientation Confirmation (.pdf)
- Agency agreement (Request to Initiate an Internship Agreement) (.pdf)
- Internship Site Self-Assessment and Student Acknowledgement of Risks (.pdf)
- Internship Waiver of Liability & Hold Harmless Agreement (.pdf)
All internships must have an approved agreement between CSUN and the agency prior to a student beginning the internship.
If you find the name of the agency (e.g. local government, non-profit organizations, and business), then note it on the agency agreement form that you return to the faculty internship supervisor. If not, then you will need to complete the internship form following the directions below.
The basic info needed on the form is the official address, email, website, phone of the department and the name of whomever is the administrator or perhaps the head of the department (not your immediate internship supervisor).
This is an insurance/risk document that they will sign off on as will the CSUN contracts office. Also all of these forms will not save on the CSUN website. So you must either fill them out and print them immediately or you can download them to somewhere else, then fill them out. That way the info is saved. Alternatively you can also print them and fill the out by hand.
Internship Resources
| Business | Location | Phone |
| Abode Communities | 701 East 3rd Street, Suite 400 Los Angeles, California 90013 |
(213) 629-2702 |
| AC Martin | 444 South Flower Street, Suite 1200 Los Angeles, CA 90071 |
(213) 683- 1900 |
| AECOM | 1999 Avenue of the Stars | Suite 2600 Los Angeles, CA 90067 |
(213) 593-8100 |
| Architecture for Education | 41 N. Fair Oaks Avenue Pasadena, CA 91103 |
(626) 356- 4080 |
| Atkins North America, Inc. | 12301 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 430 Los Angeles, CA 90025 |
(310) 268- 8132 |
| Baker Williams Engineering Group | 6020 Rutland Drive, Suite 19 Carmichael, CA 95608-0515 |
(916) 331-4336 |
| Bay Area Economics | 448 South Hill Street, Suite 701 Los Angeles, CA 90013 |
(213) 471- 2666 |
| California American Water | 1033 B Avenue, Suite 200 Coronado, CA 92118 |
(619) 435-7450 |
| Chambers Group | 315 W. 9th Street, Suite 400 Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
(213) 623-1859 |
| Circlepoint | 1814 Franklin Street, Suite 1000 Oakland, CA 94612 |
(510) 285-6700 |
| Civic Solutions | 3200 Guasti Rd., Suite 100 Ontario, CA 91761 |
(951) 779-9929 |
| Civil Engineering Design Group | 2420 Grand Avenue, Suite B-1 Vista, California 92081 |
(760) 599-8585 |
| Consensus Inc. | The Tower 3900 W. Alameda Avenue | Suite 2050 Burbank, CA 91505 |
(213) 438-1755 |
| Craig Lawson & Co., LLC | 8758 Venice Blvd. #200 Los Angeles, CA 90034 |
(310) 838-2400 |
| Cusumano Real Estate Group | 101 South First Street, Suite 400 Burbank, CA 91502 |
(818) 841-5800 |
| E7 Architecture | 4112 S. Main St. Los Angeles, CA 90037 |
(213) 572-0130 |
| Envicom Corporation | 28328 Agoura Road Agoura Hills, CA 91301 |
(818) 879-4700 |
| Environmental Science Associates - ESA | 626 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1100 Los Angeles, CA 90017 |
(213) 599-4300 |
| Galvin Preservation Associates | 231 California Street El Segundo, CA 90245 |
(310) 792- 2690 |
| Go Green Construction | 9300 Texhoma Ave. Northridge, CA 91325 |
(818) 718-7477 |
| HDR Engineering, Inc. | 801 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 500 Los Angeles, CA 90017 |
(213) 239-5800 |
| HMC Architects | 633 W. 5th Street, Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 |
(213) 542- 8300 |
| Hogle- Ireland: Planning and Development Consulting | 2860 Michelle Drive, Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92606 |
(949) 553-1427 |
| Impact Sciences | 70 South Lake Avenue 10th Floor Suite 205 Pasadena, California 91101 |
(626) 564-1500 |
| Jacobs Engineering | 600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1000 Los Angeles, CA 90017 |
(213) 239- 1300 |
| James Suhr & Associates, LLC | 817 Chautauqua Blvd. Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 |
(310) 454 6446 |
| KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture and Planning | 1733 Ocean Avenue, Suite 250 Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
(310) 394- 2623 |
| Landrum & Brown | 6033 W Century Blvd #820 Los Angeles, CA 90045 |
(310) 693-2770 |
| Linscott, Law & Greenspan, Engineers (LLG) | 600 South Lake Avenue Suite 500 Pasadena, CA 91106 |
(626) 796-2322 |
| LSA Associates, Inc. | 20 Executive Park, Suite 200 Irvine, CA 92614 |
(949) 553-0666 |
| MIG, Inc. | 169 N. Marengo Avenue Pasadena, CA 91101 |
(626) 744-9872 |
| Moore & Associates | 28159 Avenue Stanford, Suite 110 Valencia, CA 91355 |
(888) 743-5977 |
| Parsons Brinckerhoff | 6420 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1800 Los Angeles, CA 90048-5502 |
(323) 651-1998 |
| Pro Forma Advisors LLC | 722 1st Street, Suite F Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 |
(310) 616-5079 |
| PSOMAS | 555 South Flower Street Suite 4400 Los Angeles, CA 90071 |
(213) 223- 1400 |
| Waste Management | 9081 Tujunga Avenue, 1st Floor Sun Valley, CA 91352 |
(800) 926-9693 |
| Willdan Engineering | 2401 East Katella Avenue, Suite 300 Anaheim, CA 92806 |
(714) 940-6300 |
| Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects, LLP | 515 South Flower Street, Suite 3700 Los Angeles, California 90071 |
(213) 617-1901 |
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- Calopps Gov.- Career in Local Government
- C-BEEP – The Community-Based Enterprise Education Program (C-BEEP) is administered by the County of Los Angeles Department of Human Resources to place university students within County departments as volunteer interns for the completion of specific projects, research or studies ordered by the Board of Supervisors. While C-BEEP internships are unpaid, academic course credit is available through most university partners.
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A Community of Friends
3701 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 480-0809
Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation
702 County Square Drive
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 659-3791
California Coalition for Rural Housing
717 K Street, Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 443-4448
Canaan Housing Corporation
2412 Griffith Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90011
(213) 748-0250
Chinatown Service Center
767 North Hill Street, Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 808-1700
Chrysalis
522 S. Main St
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 806-6300
Coachella Valley Housing Coalition
45701 Monroe Street #G
Indio, CA 92201
(760) 347-3157
Community Build
4305 Degnan Blvd., #102
Los Angeles, CA 90008
(323) 290-6560
Community Corporation Santa Monica
1423 2nd Street, Suite B
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 394-8487
Community Development Technologies
520 W. 23rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90007
213-763-2520
Concerned Citizens of South Central L.A.
4707 South Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90011
(323) 846-2500
Drew Child Development Corporation
1770 East 118th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90059
(323) 249-2970
East Los Angeles Community Corporation
530 South Boyle Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90033
(323) 269-4214
Economic Resource Corporation
2600 Industry Way
Lynwood, CA 90262
(310) 537-4610
El Centro Del Pueblo
1157 Lemoyne Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 483-6335
Habitat for Humanity- Los Angeles Chapter
17700 S. Figueroa Street
Gardena, CA 90248
(310)323-4663
Habitat for Humanity- San Fernando/ Santa Clarita Chapter
21031 Ventura Blvd. Suite 610
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(818) 884-8808
Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA)
2701 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 100
Los Angeles, CA 90057
(213) 389-1148
Historic Resources Group
12 S. Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 200
Pasadena, CA 91105-1915
(626) 793-2400
Homes4Families
Corporate Office
21031 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 610
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(818) 884-8808
Global Green USA
2218 Main Street, 2nd Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 581-2700
Gramercy Housing Group
1824 4th Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90019
(323) 737-7351
Green Biz
350 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 800
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 550-8285
Green Jobs
(631) 423-3277
(No Address posted/email contact preferred)
Heritage Housing Partners
608 N. Fair Oaks Avenue, #126,
Pasadena, California 91103
(626) 403-4663
Hollywood Community Housing Corporation
5020 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90029
(323) 469-0710
Korean Health Education Info & Research Center
3727 West 6th Street, Suite 210
Los Angeles, CA 90020
(213) 427-4000
Korean Youth and Community Center
3727 West 6th Street, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90020
(213) 365-7400
L.A. Family Housing
7843 Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91605
(818) 982-4091
LAMP Community
526 San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 488-9559
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LINC Housing Corporation
110 Pine Avenue, Suite 500
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 684-1100
Little Tokyo Service Center CDC
231 East 3rd Street, Suite G106
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 473-3030
Los Angeles Housing Partnership
1200 Wilshire Blvd. #307
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 629-9172
Many Mansions
1459 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Bldg D
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
(805) 496-4948
Neighborhood Housing Services of L.A. County
3926 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 381-2862 or (888)895-2647
New Economics for Women
303 South Loma Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 483-2060
Open Space
330 Distel Circle
Los Altos, CA 94022-1404
(650) 691-1200
Orange County Community Housing Corporation
1833 East 17th Street, Suite 207
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 558-8161
Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE)
1055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1475
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 353-3982
Pico Union Housing Corporation
1038 Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 747-2790
Planning and Conservation League
1107 9th Street, Suite 901
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 822-5636
Pueblo Nuevo Development
3435 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 417-3413
Shelter Partnership
523 W. 6th Street, Suite 616
Los Angeles, CA 90014-1224
(213) 688-2188
Sierra Club: Angeles Chapter
3435 Wilshire Blvd #320
Los Angeles, CA 90010-1904
(213) 387-4287
Single Resident Occupancy Housing Corporation (SRO)
354 South Spring Street, Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 229-9640
Skid Row Housing Trust
1317 East 7th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 683-0522 x111
Sustainability Degrees
1133 15th Street NW, 12th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
TELACU
5400 Olympic Boulevard #300
Los Angeles, CA 90022
(323) 721-1655
Thai Community Development Center
6376 Yucca Street, Suite #B
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 468-2555
Transportation Foundation of Los Angeles
2615 S. Grand Ave. Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 744-1030
Tree People
12601 Mulholland Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(818) 753-4600
United Cambodian Community (UCC)
2201 East Anaheim Street, Suite 200
Long Beach, CA 90804
(562) 433-2490
Venice Community Housing Corporation
720 Rose Avenue
Venice, CA 90291
(310) 399-4100
Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation
1130 West Slauson Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90044
(323) 753-2335
Ward Economic Development Corporation
P.O. Box 7391
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 747-1188
Watts Labor Community Action Committee
10950 South Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90059
(323) 563-5639
Watts / Century Latino Organization
10360 Wilmington Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90002
(323) 564-9140
West Angeles CDC
6028 Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90043
(323) 751-3440
West Hollywood CHC
7530 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite #1
West Hollywood, CA 90046
(323) 650-8771