{"id":1090,"date":"2013-04-10T14:25:45","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T14:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/experience\/?p=1090"},"modified":"2013-04-10T14:25:45","modified_gmt":"2013-04-10T14:25:45","slug":"communications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/communications\/","title":{"rendered":"COM 471\/472: Internship in Communication Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Participating in an internship is a great way to put classroom learning into practical experience. While engaged in the supportive environment of an internship, you can test career goals, enhance professional skills, develop self-reliance, self-esteem, and responsibility. Furthermore, these opportunities encourage networking with professionals and will provide increased marketability for employment after graduation.<\/p>\n<p>Below are your two options for earning experiential credits. Please meet with your academic advisor before making a final decision regarding which option is best for you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"chunk\">\n<h3>ITR 302\/304: Field Experience &amp; Seminar (Fall, Spring, Summer)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2.5 cumulative GPA or higher<\/li>\n<li>Minimum 60 credits prior to internship<\/li>\n<li>Available free elective credits<\/li>\n<li>Good academic and social standing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Logistics <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Earn between 6 &#8211; 15 free elective credits<\/li>\n<li>ITR 302 (field experience) 3 &#8211; 12 credits (S\/U Only)<\/li>\n<li>ITR 304 (seminar) 3 credits (Graded)<\/li>\n<li>Seminar offered online and in class (in class &#8211; spring only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kevin McClure<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:kmcclure@uri.edu\">kmcclure@uri.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>401.874.4006<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/internship-application\/\">Click here to submit an application<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Explore Past Internship Opportunities<\/h3>\n<p>The following list is a <strong><em>SAMPLE<\/em><\/strong> of placements in which students have participated for experiential credits. <strong>This list is not exhaustive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Rhode Island Internships<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>American Lung Association in RI<\/li>\n<li>Caster Communications<\/li>\n<li>Cumulus Broadcasting<\/li>\n<li>Duffy and Shanley<\/li>\n<li>Fat Belly`s Irish Pub<\/li>\n<li>Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival<\/li>\n<li>Global Spectrum\/The Ryan Center<\/li>\n<li>NBC 10<\/li>\n<li>Newport Harbor Corporation<\/li>\n<li>Newport Waterfront Events<\/li>\n<li>Pirate Brands<\/li>\n<li>Short-N-Sweet<\/li>\n<li>Telemundo Providence<\/li>\n<li>URI Habitat for Humanity Partnership<\/li>\n<li>WLNE-TV\/ABC6<\/li>\n<li>WPRI\/WNAC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Out-Of-State Internships<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Arts Westchester<\/li>\n<li>B. Smith Enterprises<\/li>\n<li>Banana Republic Factory Store<\/li>\n<li>Baywood Golf Club<\/li>\n<li>Beasley Broadcast Group<\/li>\n<li>Brigham and Women`s Hospital<\/li>\n<li>Doyle Sports Performance<\/li>\n<li>Entertainment Fusion Group<\/li>\n<li>Family Centers<\/li>\n<li>Hampton`s Magazine<\/li>\n<li>Law Office of Marc E Canner<\/li>\n<li>New England Revolution<\/li>\n<li>Studio44online.com<\/li>\n<li>The Bank of NY Mellon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sources: Internship Placements from Fall 2010, Spring 2011, &amp; Summer 2011, and Explore Internship Opportunities by Major Archives 2009-2011 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earn between 6 &#8211; 15 free elective credits<br \/>\nITR 302 (field experience) 3 &#8211; 12 credits<br \/>\nITR 304 (seminar) 3 credits<br \/>\nSeminar offered online and in class (in class &#8211; spring only)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":706,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/706"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1090\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}