Supervisors are expected to fill out a review form toward the end of the semester, and the internship coordinator may reach out with questions/to ensure a student is successfully completing the program. Students may wish to meet with you regularly to discuss goals, skills and other experiences they are having.

Most internships are now days paid internships, especially those that are most popular with students.

All students in the programs at UW-Whitewater gain skills in both theoretical and hands-on experiences. Additionally our students are professional communicators trained in writing, interpersonal communication and public speaking. For more specific skills please see the lists below.

Advertising

• Social media and digital marketing and promotion

• Media planning and buying

• Copywriting for magazines, radio and TV promotion

• Advertising research

• Advertising layout

Corporate & Health Communication

• Building training programs

• Communication in non-profit environments

• Nonverbal, cross cultural and listening communication skills

• Healthcare communication

• Communicating in corporate environments

• Conflict resolution

Electronic Media

• Video equipment operation

• Audio equipment operation

• Video and audio editing in Premiere Creative Suite

• Script writing and formatting

• Producing media for a variety of formats including TV, radio and social media

B/P/W & International Journalism

• Associated Press style guide

• Video and audio production for news

• Writing for newspaper, TV, radio and web

• Photography

• Publication layout

• Broadcast announcing

• International Journalism students must spend a semester abroad

Public Relations

• Associated Press style guide

• Event planning and crisis communication

• Creating media tool kits

• Writing press releases

• Working with social media and digital tools