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COMM 2780 - Communication Internship

Credits: 1-3
Hours/Week: Lecture 0 Lab 0
Internship hours per week 1-3
Course Description: This course provides students with the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills learned in their Communication courses. Students will work in a professional environment while applying a variety of communication concepts, theories, and/or skills. May be repeated with faculty consent for up to 6 credits total.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Ethical and legal considerations
  2. Expectations of student
  3. Expectations of Internship site
  4. Expectations of faculty/college
  5. Communication course concepts, theories, and/or skills at internship site
  6. Strengths and areas needing improvement
  7. Value of evaluation: self and other’s
  8. Importance of professional resources/connections

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  1. apply Communication course skills, concepts, and/or theories to professional settings.
  2. develop effective workplace skills.
  3. describe the demands of specific communication-related positions.
  4. evaluate whether this work setting/position is suitable to personal/professional goals.
  5. demonstrate networking skills.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies
Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6)
None
Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10)
None


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