ENGL3896

Internships at local arts organizations, businesses, or publishing firms provide experiences in communications, arts administration, marketing, and editing-as well as an understanding of what students need to do to prepare for the job market. The Department of English offers course credit in connection with internships dedicated to UMN English majors as well as internships at other sites that meet our criteria.

This course will enrich student learning by providing concrete experiences to apply knowledge of oral and written communication outside the academic context. Putting English skills to work in your internship tasks will allow you to see how communication changes with contexts and audiences. You will be able to practice new voices and styles. Depending on the internship activities, you may practice communication germane to marketing, development, editing, social media, and the professional office. You will receive feedback from your site supervisors and instructors as to your understanding of these new ways of communicating. In this course, you will keep a weekly journal detailing the work you do in the internship; analyzing the significance of the work within the greater activity of the internship site; and making connections between the work and the academic learning you have done in English. You will also write a final paper on a topic agreed upon with the instructor, which should build upon the writing you've done in the journals.

We'll start by having you work with your internship supervisor to create a learning agreement that outlines what you plan to learn and accomplish during your internship and how you plan to contribute and add value to the organization. You will complete various additional assignments including discussion, readings, and writing.

prereq: must be a formally declared English major registered in the College of Liberal Arts and have consent of instructor.

000336

Every Fall, Spring & Summer