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What is an internship?

An internship will provide you with real world experiences with writing in a professional setting. An internship awards academic credit for supervised work experience that is specifically related to your university education. The work must provide:

Finding an internship begins with the search.

Handshake is a great resource for finding an internship. The filter options are useful for streamlining features such as location, work type (e.g., teaching, technical writing, social media), or paid versus unpaid experiences.

Handshake is also a great tool for:

Working for Academic Credit

An internship is an arrangement between the university and businesses in which enrolled ASU students can explore career opportunities, gain practical knowledge of the workplace, and enhance skills in writing, editing, research, and document production including desktop publishing and mass media writing and production. Internships for an English major may also cross over into areas of journalism, communications and technical editing and writing, and may be on- or off-campus.

The following list is by no means complete. English majors wishing to participate in an internship for academic credit might consider this list as a starting point. Potential interns are urged to seek out their own possibilities and to apply their creativity and analytical skills to their own career potential.

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