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Prerequisites
Journalism majors are encouraged to take part in the department's Supervised
Field Internship course (Journalism 297).
The course is open only with the consent of the department head. Students
must complete Journalism 200W (Newswriting I), 201W (Newswriting II)
and 220 (Law of Libel and Communications) before they are eligible.
Depending on the nature of the internship, they may also be required
to take other courses such as Journalism 230W (Copy Editing), 240W (Radio
and Television Newswriting) or 213W (Magazine Writing).
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Goal
The internship program in the Journalism Department serves the same
role for our students as student-teaching does for
propective teachers or a medical internship does for a prospective doctor.
It offers supervised, professional experience to students who will soon
be entering the field. Students must be prepared to work at a professional
level with minimal supervision. It is not designed as a generic introduction
to the field.
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Internship Sites
Our students commonly work at newspapers, television and radio stations,
and political press offices. Other sites are arranged to fit the interest
of the student. The department does not maintain a list of internship
sites from which students make selections. Instead, the department head
interviews each student, assesses his or her abilities and career plans,
and arranges an internship to fit the student. Students have had internships
in corporate public relations offices, governmental agencies, magazines,
a newspaper library, a cable television station and book publishing,
among other places.
Both the intern and the internship site must be approved by the department
head. Internship credit is given only for work that is supervised by
a fulltime professional in the field. For that reason, credit is not
given for work at The Daily Campus,
WHUS or UCTV.
Supervised Field Internships are offered in both semesters and during
the summer. To arrange an internship, a student should meet with the
department head several weeks before registering for the course.
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Workload, Credit, Pay
Internships are demanding. Students work 15 hours a week for 14 weeks.
They submit weekly reports, copies of all of their clips and a 1,000-word
paper.
Several meetings are held throughout the semester to discuss progress,
develop and review resumes, and discuss strategies for finding a job.
Students receive three credits. They are not paid.
An internship offers students the opportunity to apply what has been
learned in the classroom and bridge the gap between academia and the
working world. Many students report that it is one of the most rewarding
experiences in their college careers. It can also help a student develop
the experience, confidence, clips and contacts that lead to a fullltime
job.
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