Internships
An internship is a cooperative learning arrangement between a private or governmental institution and the Communication Department that allows Communication students to apply their knowledge and skills in a professional setting. The internship program is a natural extension of Cal Poly’s “learning by doing” educational philosophy.
The internship must be a mentoring experience. In other words, the intern's immediate supervisor should have significantly greater experience and expertise than the intern relative to in the specific job functions performed by the intern, and the immediate supervisor should be willing and capable of teaching and coaching the intern.
The internship program benefits students by allowing them to:
By interning with an institution in their field of specialization, students have the opportunity to work with professionals, apply classroom knowledge to workaday problem situations, and learn firsthand about the demands and rewards of work in the particular profession. Internships also give students a chance to network with people in the industry. Sometimes, internships turn into full-time jobs for students after graduation.
Opportunities
Some of the organizations that have sponsored Communication Department interns:
KABC-TV, KNBC-TV, KTLA-TV, ESPN, CNN, Telemundo, LA Times, Orange County Register, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, American Cancer Society, Mean Street, Ketchum Communications, MTV, Bank of America, Cal Poly Public Affairs, Fullerton College, Sacks/FullerAdvertising, Puente Hills Programming Corporation, Westin Bonaventure Hotel, The Walt Disney Company, Paramount Pictures, CableVision, Sony, Warner Brothers, Telemundo 52, Los Angeles Kings, LAX, CSP Consultants, Intervalley Health Plan, Citrus College, Cal PolyITAC, KBIG Radio, and the Los Angeles Mayor's Office.
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