Application Procedures
for Internships
Overview
The M.J. internship is a professional experience
that generally demands skills at the entry level or above. Academic
credit may be awarded only for carefully monitored and supervised
experience in fields related to journalism and mass communication.
Supervision should include consultation with the organization or
business offering the internship, specifications of the duties
to be undertaken and regular reports from a designated supervisor.
Under no circumstances will academic credit
be given for the student¹s current employment experience. For
example, an M.J. student already employed as a writer for a newspaper
or agency cannot turn that job into an M.J. internship.
Requirements
Students may earn one to four graduate internship
credits, but may enroll in only one internship for credit. They
should register for graduate credit under JOU 5986: Graduate Internship.
To qualify for JOU 5986, the student must
1) Be matriculated into the M.J. program
2) Have completed 16 hours of study
3) Currently have a GPA of 3.0 or better
4) Be approved by the Internship Director
JOU 5986 Internships are approved at the discretion
of Prof. Maida Odom, the Internship Director. Students making applications
for JOU 5986 must offer a written proposal that generally includes
a term paper/ project.
In addition to submitting a paper/ project,
the MJ intern is expected to devote a requisite number of hours at
the internship host site. The following is a general guideline for
allocating hours of credit according to the amount of effort expected
from the student.
Credits: 4 hr
Hours at site: 320 hours
This is maximum. Student duties on high professional level. Close supervision.
Significant project/ term paper.
Credits: 3 hr
Hours at site: 240 hours
Definable communications position such as a reporter, correspondent, editor.
Supervision. Portfolio pieces can serve as project/ term paper.
Credits: 2 hr
Hours at site: 180 hours
Same as 3 hr position, only with fewer hours¹ commitment to internship
site.
Credits: 1 hr
Hours at site: 60 hours
Student is partially an observer. Restricted offering.
Grading
Internship grades will be submitted by Prof. Odom
based on the following:
(1) the site supervisor¹s written evaluation of the intern, (2) the quality
of the internship paper/ project, and (3) satisfactory fulfillment of all internship
requirements by specified deadlines.
Access the Internship Database here, using the (case sensitive) username:
JournalismRead and the Password: jrnintern2007, or contact Prof. Maida Odom
(mcodom@temple.edu)
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