Internships

What is an internship?

An internship is a professional learning experience that offers meaningful, practical work exposure related to a student's field of study or career interest.

Why internships are important?

Internships are an important addition to your college degree - internships allow you to gain real-life experience that you can then pair with your degree to be prepared to enter your chooses career field

Top 5 Benefits of an Internship

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Connect Classroom Learning to the Real World

Class lectures are textbooks are a great introduction, but internships allow you to see the theories you have learned in action.
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Improve Career Readiness and Communication Skills

The hands-on projects you complete in your internship will give you the confidence to take on new challenges and opportunites.
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Explore Possible Career Paths

Internships allow you to "test-drive" your chosen career to ensure it's the right fit for you. After completing an internship, you may be all the more certain that you've chosen the right path, or you may be inspired to pivot.
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Networking and Resume Building Opportunities

Employers are interested in candidates that bring practical experience and proven results. Internships are what set you apart from other recently graduated students. You may even make a connection during an internship that leads to a future job opportunity.
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Earn College Credit

Internships can be used to satisfy course requirements in many business undergraduate or graduate majors. For undergrads, an internship can also be used to satisfy free elective credits. Confirm with your advisor where in your program an internship credit might fit.

Types of Internship Courses Offered

麻豆精品视频and the College of Business offer many ways for students to earn credit for an internship experience.

For Credit Internships

Internships are professional learning experiences that offers meaningful, practical work exposure related to a student's field of study or career interest. It also helps students build practical skills, gain industry experience, and become more competitive candidates in the job market after graduation.

Benefits of an Internship

  • Apply classroom knowledge in a professional setting
  • Explore potential career paths
  • Expand your professional network while building your resume
  • Earn academic credit, where applicable

Academic Credit

Many undergraduate and graduate business programs allow internship credit to satisfy degree requirements or elective credits. Students should consult their academic advisor to determine how internship credit may apply to their program.

How to Apply for an Internship Course

Undergraduate and graduate students interested in earning credit for an internship must have an internship secured before submitting an Experience Request in Handshake. Internship course applications are due the semester before the internship takes place (e.g., summer for fall). College of Business major-specific internship courses are not repeatable.

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Finding Internship Opportunities

Meet with the Internship and Professional Development Team to create your target list of Internships.

Useful Internship Search Tools

Undergraduate College of Business Internship Courses聽

Management Internship Course
MAN4940: Management Internship Course 聽

Counts for: Management Elective, Upper Division Business Elective, or Free Elective Credits聽

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  • Fully admitted and declared into the College of Business - Open to ALL College of Business Majors
  • Junior or Senior status with a 2.5 GPA or Higher
  • Taken and passed MAN3025 with a C or better

Entrepreneurship Internship Course
ENT4940: Entrepreneurship Internship Course 聽

Counts for: Entrepreneurship Elective, Upper Division Business Elective, or Free Elective Credits聽

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  • Fully admitted and declared Management with an Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ENTS) concentration in the College of Business
  • Junior or Senior status with a 2.5 GPA or Higher
  • Taken and passed MAN3025 with a C or better聽

Marketing Internship Course
MAR4946: Marketing Internship Course 聽

Counts for: Marketing Elective, Upper Division Business Elective, or Free Elective Credits聽

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  • Fully admitted and declared Marketing as your major or minor in the College of Business
  • Junior or Senior status with a 2.5 GPA or Higher
  • Taken and passed MAR3023 with a C or better

Finance Internship Course
FIN4940: Finance Internship Course 聽

Counts for: Finance Elective, Upper Division Business Elective, or Free Elective Credits聽

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  • Fully admitted and declared Finance in the College of Business
  • Internship must be in the Finance industry 鈥� if taking FIN4940, not eligible to take REE4940 or RMI4940
  • Junior or Senior status with a 2.5 GPA or Higher
  • Taken and passed FIN3403 with a C or better聽

Real Estate Internship Course
REE4940: Real Estate Internship Course 聽

Counts for: Finance Elective, Upper Division Business Elective, or Free Elective Credits聽

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  • Fully admitted and declared Finance in the College of Business
  • Internship must be in the Real Estate industry 鈥� if taking REE4940, not eligible to take FIN4940 or RMI4940
  • Junior or Senior status with a 2.5 GPA or Higher
  • Taken and passed FIN3403 with a C or better聽

Risk Management and Insurance Internship Course
RMI4940: Risk Management and Insurance Internship Course 聽

Counts for: Finance Elective, Upper Division Business Elective, or Free Elective Credits聽

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  • Fully admitted and declared Finance in the College of Business
  • Internship must be in the Risk Management and Insurance industry 鈥� if taking RMI4940, not eligible to take REE4940 or FIN4940
  • Junior or Senior status with a 2.5 GPA or Higher
  • Taken and passed FIN3403 with a C or better聽

Management Information Systems Internship Course
ISM4940: Management Information Systems Internship Course 聽

Counts for: Management Information Systems Elective, Upper Division Business Elective, or Free Elective Credits聽

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  • Fully admitted and declared Management Information Systems in the College of Business 聽
  • Internship must be in the Management Information Systems or Operations Management industry to be eligible to receive course credit
  • Junior or Senior status with a 2.5 GPA or Higher聽

Health Administration Practicum Course
HSA4817: Health Administration Practicum 聽

Required for all Undergraduate Health Administration Students 聽

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  • 2.5 Minimum 麻豆精品视频GPA
  • Complete ALL six Health Administration core courses with at least a 鈥淐鈥�
  • HSA3111, HSA4110, HSA4140, HSA4423, HSA4700, and HSA4170
  • Have a preceptor and practicum site secured for the practicum experience
  • Required orientation for the course through the department 聽

Hospitality Industry Experience Requirement Course
HFT4941: Hospitality Industry Experience Course (0 Credit Course)聽

Required for all Hospitality Major and Minor Students 聽

  • Hospitality Major: Requires 1000 hours of suitable industry experience prior to graduation
  • Hospitality Minor: Requires 500 hours of suitable industry experience prior to graduation聽

Graduate College of Business Internship Courses

Graduate Management Internship Course聽
MAN6943: Graduate Management Internship Course 聽

Counts for: Graduate Program Elective聽

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  • Graduate student聽

Graduate Management Information Systems Internship Course
ISM6942: Graduate Management Information Systems Internship Course 聽

Counts for: Graduate Program Elective聽

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  • Graduate student
  • Taken and passed ISM6026 with a C or better and one other course in the M.S. with Major in Information Technology and Management program or in the M.B.A., Management Information Systems or Operations Management tracks聽

Graduate Health Administration Internship Course
HSA6855: Graduate Health Administration Internship 聽

Required for all Masters of Health Administration Candidates 聽

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Work 15-20 hours per week in an organization that diagnoses, produces products for, treats, or cares for frail, sick, or injured people, or makes grants to or pays for care in such organizations. 聽
During the internship, the student must conduct a project on a subject of use to the organization.聽
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  • Taken and passed HSA6103 with a C or better
  • Non - College of Business Internship Courses

Professional Internship Course
IDS3949: Professional Internship Course 聽聽

Counts for: Free Elective Credits聽

Managed through the Main Career Center 鈥� Open to all 麻豆精品视频Students聽

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  • Must have free elective credits available to take the course for credit 鈥� meet with an College of Business Academic Advisor to determine if there are free elective credits available 聽
  • Must have completed at least one full semester at FAU
  • Be enrolling with an internship that is not being counted for credit or transcript notation in any other course聽

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