019:099 "Journalism
Internship" (1-3 hours credit, pass-fail grade)
Each JMC undergraduate may register for 019:099 for a total
of 3 hours credit, provided they:
- Have been admitted to the School of Journalism and Mass
Communication
- Have completed Journalistic Reporting and Writing (019:098)
- Will work at least 10 hours per week for 10 weeks (or
8 weeks during the summer)
- Will be engaged in professional activities at least 80
percent of the time
- Will be supervised by a professional (not a student)
Course credit is based on the number of hours the student
will work:
300 hours of internship work = 3 credit hours
200 hours of internship work = 2 credit hours
100 hours of internship work = 1 credit hour
Credit for 019:099 does not count toward the 35 hours needed
to graduate in journalism, but it does count toward the maximum
of 40 JMC hours majors are allowed to take, and toward the
total of 120 hours they need to graduate from the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Students registering an internship for credit during the
fall or spring semester should choose a faculty adviser who
will monitor the internship and award a pass-fail grade. During
the summer, the internship and assessment coordinator may
advise students registered for credit.
Students are also encouraged to register internships for
no-credit through the VI Career Center. Online instructions
for doing so are available at: www.careers.uiowa.edu/students/internregistrationnew.htm
Examples of Professional Activities for a Print Media Internship:
rewriting a press release, localizing a wire feed, writing
news or feature stories, editing printed work, researching
material for stories, interviewing sources, and learning about
the medium.
Examples of Professional Activities for a Broadcast Internship:
learning how to operate equipment and use technology, editing,
writing material for broadcast, researching, interviewing
sources, and learning about the medium.
Examples of Professional Activities for a PR Internship:
writing releases, stories, or other texts, designing public
materials, researching, editing, photography, event planning,
general administration, and learning about the profession.
BEFORE THE INTERNSHIP BEGINS:
- Make sure you are eligible and your internship meets
all requirements.
- Decide whether it's best to register for credit or no
credit.
- Find a faculty member to serve as your advisor.
- Give your advisor and the internship coordinator: your
contact information, site name and address, supervisor name
and telephone number, dates of the internship and a job
description.
- Get a special permission number from the internship coordinator
and register on Isis or, if the semester has already begun,
using a green add/drop slip.
DURING THE INTERNSHIP
- Be a professional, and look for opportunities to develop
your skills.
- E-mail weekly updates to your advisor, describing your
activities and: your
biggest success, your biggest problem, any other problems
you had, what you learned in JMC that helped you, and things
you wish you had learned in JMC.
- Keep these updates in a journal, and keep copies of all
your professional work.
- Fill out a two-week evaluation when you receive it.
AT THE END OF THE INTERNSHIP
You must provide your advisor with:
- An updated resume
- A list of all the activities you were involved in as
part of the internship
- A 2- 3 page reflective essay
Your advisor may require:
- A meeting to discuss your experience
- A sample of your professional work
- An updated learning portfolio
- Other work they feel is appropriate
GRADING: You will earn a grade of satisfactory if your advisor
determines you have fulfilled the hour requirement, engaged
in sufficient professional activities, documented and reflected
on these activities adequately and received satisfactory evaluations
from your site supervisor.
University of Iowa School of Journalism and
Mass Communication Office of Internships and Assessment --
E324 Adler Journalism Building
telephone: 335-1406
jmc-internships@uiowa.edu
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