COMM 4486 - Internship

(0 Lecture Hours 6 Lab Hours 3 Credit Hours)

Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C and COMM 1154 with a minimum grade of C. Additional Prerequisites: Major; Junior or Senior; minimum of nine credit hours of COMM 3000-4000 level courses and Major GPA of 2.5 or above and Permission of Instructor required.
A hands-on, supervised, media field experience to apply and test knowledge and skills, and to network with professionals. Internship must be approved by internship coordinator. To be approved, internship must offer experiential learning in Convergence Journalism, Digital Media & Telecommunication, Film & Video Production, and/or Public Relations; require majors to intern 45 hours for each credit hour enrolled or 135 hours if enrolled 3 credit hours; assign interns an immediate supervisor who has academic credentials and/or professional experience in the discipline