The Department through the Graduate Level Cooperative Education Program at Queens college, has secured paid internships for students in the past, including positions at the National Opinion Research Center; the Newspaper Advertising Bureau; the City of New York, Research, and Forecasts; and the CUNY Institutional Research Office. Students have often used their field placements to develop a topic and conduct research for the independent project that constitutes the M.A.'s final requirement. Students have also been offered permanent positions based on performance during their internships.