In order to get credit for your internship, you must take an online internship course during the semester you complete your internship.
Enrollment in these courses is by application only.
Completing an internship for credit is optional. In most cases, the course will be considered elective credit. The course fees for internship courses are the same as any other credit-bearing course.
Calcuate course feesIf you're completing a professional internship, you should apply for MSCH-X472 or MSCH-X474 via Handshake.
Apply for MSCH-X472 if you are a cinematic arts, game design or media major completing a professional internship, or if you are a journalism major completing a professional internship internship outside of the field of journalism.
Apply for MSCH-X474 if you are a journalism major completing a professional internship in the field of journalism.
If you're completing a student media internship, you should apply for the corresponding course via The Media School's course permission application.
To qualify for X472 or X474, you must:
To qualify for X374, X375, X376 and X377, you must:
For more information on internship course eligibility, email mschint@iu.edu.
In order for your internship to be eligible for credit, the experience must reflect the broad goals of your major or area of concentration. It must involve the planning, production, execution and/or analysis of media. Internships that consist solely of non-media roles, such as facilities operation, accounting or retail sales, are not eligible for internship credit.
It must also:
If your proposed internship is with an organization where you have previously worked for internship credit, you must have a different supervisor, a different job title, a different job description and duties and a new set of learning objectives. You may not repeat the same internship with the same organization.
Your internship supervisor may not be an immediate or close family member (parent or sibling).
If you plan to intern while studying abroad, email the Media School internship team before the beginning of your internship to receive specialized instructions.
In general, your internship must have a defined beginning and end.
You also need a written job description that outlines your projects, duties and/or responsibilities. Please ensure that your employer pays close attention to this requirement so that you can get credit.
Your internship must also:
You can apply for one, two or three credits. The more credits you choose, the more hours and coursework you will be required to complete in order to receive a Satisfactory (S) grade in the course.
While the course can be repeated with a different internship, you cannot exceed six total hours of X472 and/or X474 or six total hours of X374, X375, X376 and/or X377.
In addition to your internship work, the following must be completed satisfactorily to earn a passing grade.
You'll receive this survey by email. This allows the instructor to touch base and see how things are going.
Your supervisor will receive this by email at the end of the semester. A bad evaluation can result in a failing grade, so good performance at your internship is key to passing the class.
If your supervisor does not respond to the evaluation request, the instructor may reach out to you for assistance, but in most cases you won’t have to do anything for this.
At the end of the semester, you must submit a paper that reflects on the following questions:
The paper must be double-spaced with 12-point font and 1-inch margins on all sides.
The length of the paper depends on the number of credits you're earning. If you're earning one credit, your paper should be three pages long. If you're earning two credits, your paper should be four pages long. If you're earning three credits, your paper should be five pages long.
Send an email to our Media School internship team if you have any questions.
