COMMS 450 - Communication Internship

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

This course provides an opportunity for the communications studies student to intern in a professional organization and to develop an understanding of the range of professional practice within the field. The practicum will be supervised by program faculty working with a mentoring member of the organization interning the student. The student, the faculty member, and the interning organization’s mentor will develop a printed contract with stated learning objectives, means of performance evaluation, and expected time commitments. The student is expected to successfully complete all required expectations of the organization as well as the expectations of the faculty mentor. 3 credits = 160 (minimum) to 240 hours 4 credits = 241-321 hours 5 credits = 233-401 hours 6 credits = 402-482 hours.

Offered Fall, Spring, Summer

Prerequisite(s): COMMS 243 and COMMS 317