ADVT 401 - Advertising Internship

Unit(s): 4

Internships are short-term work experiences that allow students to observe and participate in professional work environments and explore how their interests relate to possible careers. They are important learning opportunities that enable students to make informed decisions about their career paths. Students will be required to secure their own. Advertising-related internship and complete 120 hours prior to the end of the course with the goal that the internship will transition into a paid position as they prepare for graduation. The internship they secure must be directly related to Advertising. Classroom time will be used to guide students on how they might proactively seek to demonstrate their abilities and find opportunities in their internships that might increase their skillset or portfolios, as well as discussing feedback from the Internship Feedback Forms from their direct report. Students will be required to demonstrate they are building their professional network.

Prerequisite: ADVT 400
Restriction: Class restricted to Junior and Senior; Field of study restricted to Advertising Major
College of Arts and Sciences