{"id":7441,"date":"2025-08-18T10:54:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T15:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7441"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:01:18","slug":"internships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/journalism-advertising-media-studies\/students\/internships\/","title":{"rendered":"Internships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Important<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p>Internship credit applications are due by midnight on the <strong>Monday before the semester starts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-lead-in\">Internships help Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies students explore some of the ways they can apply their knowledge and training before they graduate.<\/p>\r\n<p>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<p>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<p>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<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Enrolling in JAMS 289 Internship in Journalism and Media Communication, Lower Division or JAMS 489 Internship in Journalism and Media Communication, Upper Division in the Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.uwm.edu\/courses\/jams\/\">course list of the catalog<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Networking through friends and family and their connections<\/li>\r\n<li>Networking through student organizations or professional organizations<\/li>\r\n<li>Using job boards and other online sites where internships are posted<\/li>\r\n<li>Connecting with the<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/careerplan\/\">\u00a0UWM\u2019s Office of Student Experience and Talent<\/a>\u00a0for resume assistance, interviewing tips, internship and job postings and more<\/li>\r\n<li>Networking with alums of your program via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.panthersconnect.uwm.edu\/\">Panthers Connect<\/a> and asking questions about their internship experiences.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Internships are an important step toward gaining professional experience and choosing and career. 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