What is an Internship?
Our internships are designed to provide professional experience relevant to a student’s course of study, and to integrate the student’s on-site work experience with the skills and theories learned in the classroom.
Who is eligible for an Internship (CMJ 495)?
- Declared major or minor in Communication, Journalism, or Media Studies.
- Junior standing (a minimum of 54 credit hours completed before beginning the Internship.)
- Minimum of 12 credit hours of CMJ courses.
- 2.5 GPA in CMJ courses and a 2.0 GPA in the student’s overall course work.
Who is eligible for a Student Media Practicum (CMJ 395)?
- Students who earn a C- or better in CMJ 136.
- Permission of Department Chair (obtained through submission of application form (see below) to CMJ Internship Coordinator.
What do you need to be able to take an internship?
- Complete the application form (see below).
- Permission/signature of the CMJ Internship Coordinator and Department Chair. Meeting with the CMJ Internship Coordinator, Ms. Ellie Markovitch (ellie.markovitch@maine.edu), is encouraged but optional.
- Be registered during a regular registration period.
NOTE: Three credit hours of CMJ 495 or CMJ 395 are required for JOURNALISM majors.
Additional Internship & Job Boards
- Maine Press Association Job Board
- Maine Association of Broadcasters
- Maine College Career Consortium [Maine Internships, Jobs, and Career Resources: “The primary purpose of this consortium is to assist college students throughout the state in accessing employment opportunities.”]
- JournalismJobs.com [use search function to locate Maine listings]
- Poynter.com [use search function to locate Maine listings]
- PRSSA Internship Center
University of Maine Summer International Internship Opportunities
UMaine has partnered with the Center for International Studies (CIS) Abroad to offer internships for students in the majors of Communication, Mass Communication and Journalism (CMJ). This unique UMaine program will give CMJ students the opportunity to gain practical skills in the field in an international context. For summer international internship placements, students enroll for CMJ internship credits (1-6 summer credits) at UMaine. All international internships are unpaid due to visa regulations.
