Internships
Internships
and other "experiential learning" opportunities are your real
key to finding the right job for you after you have earned your
degree. History and research have shown that students who
take advantage of internships are more successful in finding employment
and often have higher starting salaries.
The
University of Maryland gives you a unique advantage that very
few other universities can match.location. You already know
that being a student at Maryland gives you easy access to the
amenities and attractions of Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Annapolis,
but consider how Maryland's location in the Baltimore-Washington
corridor helps you meet your career goals. You have access
to more learning, research, internship, and career opportunities
than nearly any place on earth. When it comes time to test
your knowledge in the field, you will have access to some of the
most prestigious firms, industries, government agencies, media,
cultural and performance venues, and international and non-profit
organizations in the country. Arts and humanities
students, for example, have been placed at the Maryland General
Assembly, the Smithsonian Institution, the Washington Post, the
World Bank, the Literacy Internship Program, major
TV and radio networks, auction houses, publishing firms, domestic
violence shelters, foreign embassies, and even overseas.
The
Career Center has an extensive experiential learning
service, which will help you find opportunities in every field
imaginable, and can even help you gain academic credit in addition
to real world experience. Click here for more information
about internships through the Career Center (please
note that students must be registered with TERP Online to obtain
contact information, but students can still view the kinds of
internships that are offered and by whom). Also, many arts
and humanities programs have well-established internship offerings.
Typically, you must complete an application and attach a current
academic transcript. Internships are generally for a semester
of the junior or senior year for students who have accrued a good
academic record, and generally students are allowed a maximum
of 6 internship credits. The campus does not permit credit
for placements which are not supervised by our faculty.
For more information, contact the Career Center,
your major advisor or a College advisor in the Student Affairs
Office.
Source:
"University of Maryland Means Business." Division of Letters and
Sciences, University of Maryland.
