<p>Hi!
What are the schools with really good internship opportunities available, specifically for communications-related majors? (not journalism)</p>
<p>Also, is it possible to "ask" a school about their internship opportunities and have them give an honest answer? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>It is perfectly OK for you to ask a department about where their students end up, and it is perfectly OK for you to discuss this with the staff at the career center on campus. If you visit the campus for a tour, leave time in your schedule to visit the career center. You also can ask for contact information for students enrolled in the program that you are interested in, and for recent graduates so that you can learn about their experiences.</p>
<p>If you post on each school’s forum on CC, you might get responses from students at that school regarding how supportive and effective the career planning and placement center is there, and whether the location is good for internships in your area.</p>
<p>It’s also worth remembering that the schools themselves have communications and marketing depts. which might be an interesting place for an intern.</p>
<p>It is a perfectly legitimate question to ask (and I have heard it asked many times) but the quality of the answer you get may vary. You may want to try contacting the department directly and ask for examples of internships students have had. I would also ask about on-campus opportunities to gain practical experience (some colleges have great tv/radio stations). And if work experience is important you may want to look into some schools with co-op programs.</p>
<p>NYU by virtue of it’s location in Manhattan: [Internships</a> - Media, Culture, and Communication - NYU Steinhardt](<a href=“http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/internships/]Internships”>The MCC Internship Program | NYU Steinhardt)
GW for the same reason with a DC address. Also, most of it’s ‘professors’ actually work outside of the university and therefore hire interns. [The</a> GW Career Center - The George Washington University](<a href=“http://gwired.gwu.edu/career/gwork/]The”>http://gwired.gwu.edu/career/gwork/)
NorthEastern University requires you to have a internship as part of it’s core program and facilitates you getting the one you want. northeastern.edu</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Northwestern’s School of Communication supports internships not only in Chicago, but via organized off-campus term programs in New York and LA as well.</p>
<p>[Internships</a>, School of Communication, Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/epics/internships/]Internships”>http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/epics/internships/)</p>
<p>With Chicago arguably the Marketing capitol of the world, and Northwestern’s Kellogg Marketing department the leading academic center for its study, tons of opportunities exist without leaving home.</p>
<p>Know also, while you may not be interested in journalism, the Integrated Marketing Communications program at Medill offers an undergrad certificate. The IMC program is the “Communications” leaning alternative to Kellogg and, like it, is also arguably the best of the best.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/imc/undergrad.aspx[/url]”>http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/imc/undergrad.aspx</a></p>
<p>I agree with happy. Look at schools that have strong co-ops.</p>
<p>Northeastern and Drexel both REQUIRE co-op in order to graduate.</p>
<p>Actually, Northeastern no longer requires co-ops to graduate; they do require an experiential learning opportunity which can also be internships or community service.</p>
<p>Thanks for the correction!</p>
<p>Hi,
can you guys explain what co-op entails? Is it basically like a required internship to graduate or something of that sort? If so, that would be ideal!</p>
<p>Cal Poly San Luis Obispo!!</p>
<p>I’ll second NYU due to it’s location in Manhattan.</p>
<p>lullabies - Yes, co-op is basically a required internship. Here is the link for Drexel which explains it better than I can. [Co-op</a> Opportunities | Undergraduate Admissions | Drexel University](<a href=“http://www.drexel.edu/undergrad/coop/]Co-op”>Cooperative Education)</p>