• Advertising agencies
• Media production or communications companies
• Public relations firms
• Community publications
• Magazine publishers
• Book publishers
• School programs
• Youth programs
• Family programs
• Non-profit organizations
• Nonpartisan groups and organizations
• Sports organizations
• Health organizations
• Hospitals
• Private corporations and businesses
• City government and services
• State government entities
• Social justice organizations
• Television stations
• Radio stations
• Local chamber of commerce
• Community and cultural festivals
• Professional organizations
• Washington Center Internship Program
• Walt Disney World Internship Program

Some suggested websites:

• Handshake
• Chegg Internships
• Career Builder
• Corridor Careers
• USAJobs 
• Indeed
• Iowa Workforce Development
• Linked In
• Monster
• Snag a Job

Students are responsible for researching the validity of any organization(s) to which they are applying and verifying the information contained in job postings, even if those postings appeared on the HireaHawk system, were sent via university email listservs, were shared by faculty/staff members, or were distributed using any other university resource. The Department of Communication Studies makes no guarantee about positions approved for enrollment in COMM:2828:0001. The department is not responsible for safety, wages, working conditions, or other aspects of employment.

Students should also review information available from the Pomerantz Career Center about spotting fraudulent employers and postings.

If you have questions or concerns about the legitimacy of an employer or position announcement, contact the Pomerantz Career Center at 319-335-1023 or careercenter@uiowa.edu or contact the instructor of COMM:2828, or the Communication Studies Educational Advisor, Andrea Krekel.

For tips on finding, preparing for, or reporting an internship, students can visit the University of Iowa Pomerantz Career Center website.

• Officially declared as a Communication Studies major
• Completed a minimum of 12 credit hours of Communication Studies coursework before the semester of enrollment in COMM:2828.

To receive credit within the Department of Communication Studies, your work experience must:

• Be a structured work experience related to a student's professional goals
• Be supervised by a professional in the field
• Occur during the semester you are enrolled in COMM:2828
• Be pre-approved (see Step One)
• Cannot be earned for work in a student-run organization
• Cannot be work in an organization owned by the student or a member of his/her family

It may be:

• Paid or unpaid, part-time or full-time
• Officially called an internship, but it need not be. Many part-time jobs, practicum, volunteer opportunities, or even summer jobs can qualify

• Step One: Pre-Approval Request
  • To register for Experiential Learning in Communication Studies (COMM:2828), students must complete the online pre-approval form.
  • After approval has been received, students can move on to Step Two.
• Step Two: Registration Procedures
  • After approval has been granted you must register for COMM:2828 Experiential Learning in Communication Studies on MyUI to earn credit. It is the responsibility of the student to properly register for the course by the appropriate University and/or College of Liberal Arts & Sciences deadline(s).

Students must register for COMM:2828 on MyUI and pay tuition and fees based upon the number of credit hours (1-3) earned.  
In order to determine the number of credit hours, please review the chart below:

• Calculate the number of credit hours desired. 75 clock hours equates to 1 credit hour. To earn 3 semester hours of credit, you must work 225 clock hours.

Students will be required to submit coursework through ICON. Additional assignment details will be provided on the course ICON site.

Weekly Writing Assignments: Most weeks of the semester, students will have an opportunity to a) write reflectively about their recent work experience and draw connections between their professional work and information learned in their Communication Studies courses and/or b) complete an assignment related to professional development. Details will be provided.

Final Assignment: Students will complete a final assignment that provides a sustained evaluation and analysis of their professional work experience. Details will be provided.

Experiential Learning in Communication Studies, COMM:2828, is graded on an S/F basis only.

If you re-enroll in the course, please note that you will need to complete all of the assignments again, even if the course requirements are the same as when you initially enrolled in the course. Students may not reuse assignments from a previous semester. Students may not simultaneously earn credit from more than one department for a single internship or experiential learning opportunity.

Withdrawal from COMM:2828: If it is necessary to terminate your professional work experience and/or withdraw from COMM:2828, you must submit a ‘Change of Registration’ form and withdraw from the course before the deadline has passed.  If such a request is made after the deadline for withdrawing from a course, the student will receive a failing grade for COMM:2828