Internships
Put your education into practice and become career-ready with an internship.
JMC students are well prepared to fill internship positions in:
- News organizations
- Television stations
- Production companies
- Magazine publishers
- Reality television producers
- Public relations and advertising agencies
- Corporate and media relations departments
- Multimedia firms
Internship Requirement
Journalism and Media Communication requires one credit of internship for graduation but encourages every student to consider taking more than the minimum. Students benefit from the opportunity to apply what they have learned in the classroom to a work situation, under a trained supervisor in a professional setting.
Students must review the Journalism and Media Communication Internship Handbook. The handbook includes the internship policy, qualifying criteria, and all required forms.
Questions? Contact Kimberly Spencer, Internship Coordinator, (970) 491-0612.
How to Find an Internship
There are many internship opportunities with hundreds of companies in Colorado and out of state.
Resources to help with your search:
- Handshake
- Liberal arts job boards
- Faculty recommendations
- CSU Career Center
- Academic Support Center
Current Internship Listings
Local organizations often reach out directly to the department to recruit journalism students. See available internship opportunities for JMC students below.
If you’re an organization wanting to post an internship opportunity in this list, please fill out this form:
Earning Academic Credit
Once you secure an internship:
- Contact the internship coordinator, Kim Spencer, to make sure the internship meets the requirements to earn credit.
- Complete the forms in the JMC Internship Handbook and send to the internship coordinator.
- Students will either register for JTC 487 Internship or LB 386/JTC 386 practicum. Students must register for an internship at least 10 weeks prior to the end of the semester in which they are doing the internship.
Contact the internship coordinator to make sure the internship meets the requirements to earn credit.