Description:
Supervised field experience at professional media outlets.
Before registering, students must meet with the Internship Coordinator to determine eligibility and receive approval of the placement. Students must work at their site a minimum of 15 hours per week during the semester. Off-site (virtual) positions will not be accepted. Students will complete weekly journal and attend several in-class meetings during the semester.
Note: Students will be allowed to take both the 3 credit Internship and the 6 credit Internship, but are not allowed to take both of them in the same semester. Also note that students are limited to a maximum of 9 out-of-classroom credits in the major; the courses that fall under this heading are: Internship, Practicum, and Independent Study.
Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Integrate skills learned in the classroom and adapt them to a professional media environment.
- Share information about tasks assigned to them by on-site mentors.
- Describe and relate the experience to their educational and career goals.