An internship is a professional learning opportunity that is offered by an employer to provide meaningful and practical work related to a student\u2019s field of study. Internships are a great way for students to develop a range of new and valuables skills and a network of connections in your field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The experience will help you to develop your career goals and will look great on your future resume! Employers that offer internships will also benefit from your work and contributions to their company. Many employers will hire past interns after they graduate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In our Biological Sciences program, we offer up to six credits towards your major for completing internships. This is done by finding an internship opportunity and then enrolling in either BIO SCI 289 or BIO SCI 489. See details below for how to enroll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are significant benefits to completing an internship. Here are just a few:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BIO SCI 289<\/u>: Lower-level Internship requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n BIO SCI 489<\/u>: Upper-level Internship requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep in mind that paid internships are often very competitive and do not often provide a very high wage. However, the overall benefits of an internship are likely to outweigh the low levels of compensation. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Internships help Biological Sciences students explore some of the ways they can apply their knowledge and training before they graduate.<\/p>\r\n Many internship students discover that they love a particular industry or type of job, helping them better define what they want to do \r\nafter graduation. Just as important, some students find that the job they thought they wanted is not a good fit for them after interning \r\nin that setting. That experience helps them adjust their post-graduation plans.<\/p>\r\n The Greater Milwaukee area is big and diverse and provides an array of potential internship opportunities for students. As part of \r\ntheir professional development, we encourage our students to draw upon both UWM and personal resources to develop professionally or \r\nlocate suitable internships, including:<\/p>\r\n Depending on the internship, the role can be paid or unpaid. However, whether paid or not, internships are a valuable way to build \r\na resume before graduation.<\/p>\r\n An internship is a professional learning opportunity that is offered by an employer to provide meaningful and practical work related to a student\u2019s field of study. Internships are a great way for students to develop a range of new and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1661,"featured_media":9240,"parent":8683,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-7441","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n
Enroll in BIO SCI 289 or 489 to obtain credit for your internship. To enroll, you will need to meet the following pre-requisites and complete the Internship form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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How will the internship work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Will I be paid?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It depends. Whether or not you will be paid depends solely on the employer that is offering the Internship. Some internships are paid, and some are on a volunteer basis. When applying for internships this information should be made available by the employer. If you are uncertain about the payment options discuss that with the employer offering the internship.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow do I find an Internship?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Think of finding an Internship like looking for a job. There are many ways to apply for Internships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Potential and Prior UWM Internships<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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General Internship Information<\/h2>\n\n\n
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