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Trevor Davis, MSU Denver Photojournalism Major
Hear more about Trevor's internship experience
What is an Internship?
Journalism and Media Production internships provides students with hands-on experience at a mass media outlet or public relations setting where students are able to use the skills learned in the classroom in a supervised, professional environment.
Students work as writers, reporters, editors, public relations practitioners, convergent media specialists, and photojournalists at newspapers, magazines, agencies, corporations, nonprofit entities, and other media outlets.
Internship Course Options
Students who wish to enroll in JMP 3980 – Internship in Journalism and Media Production must satisfy the following requirements:
- Be a declared major or minor in the Journalism and Media Production department (certain IDP students will be considered).
- Be approved to undertake an internship by a professor in the program.
- Successfully complete JMP 2100
- Apply for internship credit and be approved before registering for the course.
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Students may enroll for 3 credits of internship credit. This course may be repeated for a total of fifteen (15) credits. The following formula is used to determine how much time the student must devote to the internship experience:
1 credit hour = 50 hours of intern work
Students who wish to enroll in JMP 4760 – Advanced Internship in Journalism and Media Production must satisfy the following requirements:
- Be a declared major or minor in the Journalism and Media Production department (certain IDP students will be considered)
- Be approved to undertake an internship by one or more professors in the department.
- Complete 12 JMP-designated hours or more with at least one upper-division course.
- Apply for internship credit and be approved before registering for the course.
- Please follow this link and read/watch videos from the top of the page to the bottom.
Students may enroll for 1-12 credits of internship credit. The following formula is used to determine how much time the student must devote to the internship experience:
1 credit hour = 50 hours of intern work