Internships may be an important aspect of your college experience and an essential part of your career preparation. Juggling paid jobs, unpaid internships and coursework, however, may not always produce happy results. It is our department's policy to discourage freshmen and sophomores from taking school-year internships. Junior and senior year are soon enough to begin gaining internship experience. Focus on your pre-requisite coursework in your first and second year!

When you are ready to undertake an internship, check the bulletin board across from 335 Campbell Hall. The Student Affairs Officer has copies of student publications about internships and graduate programs. See him for more details on the academic assignments that must be completed in order to earn units in conjunction with your internship. These internship services and units are available only to declared majors in media study.

Students may enroll in MS 199: Supervised Independent Study for either 1 or 2 P/NP units. The University does not allow more than 16 units in total from 97, 98, 99, 197, 198, or 199 courses.

The units earned are based NOT on the number of hours worked or tasks performed in the internship. Instead, units are based on the essay assignment for MS 199. For 1 unit of P/NP credit, students must write a 5-page essay, employing a single concept presented in a Media studies class. The essay should define the concept and illustrate it with observations or experiences gained from the internship. For 2 units of P/NP credit, students must write a 10-page essay, choosing 2 or 3 concepts and defining and illustrating each. Essays must include a Works Cited page.