Why does the Department of Communication and Journalism require an internship?
Internships provide hands-on, practical experience in a professional setting. The internship allows you the opportunity to apply knowledge gained through lectures and coursework to actual business situations. We believe strongly in our course curriculum. But we also know that practical experience is a marvelous teacher. Through the internship, you learn by doing. The internship enhances your classroom education and prepares you to step into the professional world. We realize the internship is challenging. OK, it’s hard—it’s both challenging and expensive. However, our decision to require the internship is confirmed each semester by the number of students who say the internship was an essential part of their education and thank us for requiring the course. To read what other students have told us, click on Student-Intern Comments on this website. What am I paying for? At the Department level, significant resources are devoted to internships. The internship coordinator is involved in all
