London--A Great Place to Launch a Career !
Students in all disciplines may enroll in a professional, high-level internship in their career field and complete a full semester's coursework toward their professional or liberal arts degrees.
What the program can do for you:
- Help you identify career goals
- Help you learn cross-cultural communication skills
- Add a professional international experience to your resumé
- Allow you to learn directly from professionals in a professional setting
- Establish valuable contacts for the future
- Involve you with a community as much more than a tourist or, show you what career you don't want
Internship positions are available in the following areas:
- Accounting
- Advertising
- Marketing
- Finance
- Government & Politics
- Human Development and Human Resources
- Journalism
- Management
- Public Affairs
- Retailing
- Social Services
- Social Work
Internship Placements
The best way for international students to experience London life is through taking an internship.
Faculty and professionals at the London Center have developed extensive contacts throughout the city, giving students access to virtually every type of British institution - national and local organizations, and a wide variety of businesses, both local and multinational.
Application Procedure
Fill out an SU Abroad application, including the Internship Request Form. Applications are reviewed according to stated goals, academic record, prior experience, skills, and recommendations.
We recommend you discuss the appropriateness of an internship to your program of study with your advisor before applying. Some schools limit the number of internship credits that can be applied toward a major. SU Newhouse students must obtain written approval from the Newhouse Student Records Office in order to earn any communications internship credit.
Finalizing the Placement
Final decisions about placements are made in London following an on-site interview. While placements cannot be guaranteed, every attempt is made to mach students to organizations appropriate to their skills and abilities.
Review Process
Each intern has a faculty sponsor in the appropriate field of study who provides guidance and sets standards for a report or other academic project undertaken during the internship and who consults with an on-site supervisor responsible for the student's work at the organization. Students are given a grade by the academic sponsor for the internship experience.
