Internships
In the MTSC internship you’ll work as a full-time apprentice in technical and scientific communication for at least 15 weeks. Through the internship, you will have a supervised opportunity to apply what you’ve learned in your course work to real communication problems. You are responsible for finding your own internship, preferably in the kind of job you would like to hold after graduation and consistent with your declared content area. If you are already employed as a technical or scientific communicator, you may perform your internship with your present employer. As an intern, you must be paid by the organization for which you work. Your internship is supervised by a committee of faculty. Your internship committee will consist of two MTSC faculty members and one non-MTSC faculty member. At the end of the internship, you’ll write a report to your committee analyzing your experience.
Thesis Option
Under certain circumstances, you may choose to substitute a thesis for an internship. This may be an option that is especially appealing to students interested in pursuing future doctoral study. The thesis option must be formally approved. Contact the director if you have questions concerning the feasibility of substituting a thesis for an internship.
Internship Requirements and Regulations
- Internship Reqs & Regs.PDF – For Students
- Internship Reqs & Regs.PDF – For Employers