Internship In Writing/Editing, 1-12 hrs. Grades S/U. Fall, Spring, and Summer. On-the-job work experience individually tailored to student's career orientation. Permission of instructor required.

Check out the Internship Handbook OR read an article written by a professional writing student about planning an internship: "Finding the Best Time to Intern."

As an intern you will gain valuable hand-on writing and editing experience over the course of a semester or during the summer working with experienced professionals. Working with the English Department's Internship Coordinator, you will identify possible internship opportunities, either those currently available or those you develop to meet your specific professional writing goals and needs.|

The English Department has developed working relationships with a wide variety of local and regional businesses, agencies and on-campus units, all of whom express a strong interest in working with our interns. These opportunities include placements with museums, public relations, community outreach agencies, publishing firms, non-profit organizations, and literary and other magazines and journals. Internship opportunities are not limited to the local Boone/Watauga County area.

Because planning an internship takes time, you will need to see the English Department's Internship Coordinator at your earliest convenience, particularly if you wish to intern during the summer.

Graded: S/U
Variable credit: 1-12 hours

Required Course for the English BA with a Concentration in Professional Writing

NOTE: Enrollment in this course requires that you obtain permission of the instructor and prepare and submit appropriate paperwork, including an internship contract which you will develop in consultation with the professor. You cannot enroll for this course via the computer. Moreover, internship credit cannot be earned retroactively; you must enroll and have an approved contract with your site agency prior to the start of your internship.

Required Text: Business Communication Today, 8th edition, Bovée and Thill (rental)

For more information about this course, please contact the instructor: Dr. Pam Brewer (brewerpe@appstate.edu).