Internships in Professional Writing

Professional Writing majors at Purdue University have the opportunity to take an internship course, English 488, during their junior or senior years. Students receive between 3-6 credits for the course while they intern with a local company, nonprofit agency, or university division. Interns generally work between 8 to 10 hours per week during the semester. For more information,, see "Internships: Frequently Asked Questions for Students."

We are always looking for new partnerships with organizations willing to sponsor our interns. We seek organizations that will help our students learn what it means to work in a professional environment, help them to apply their burgeoning knowledge to practical tasks, and expose them to new communicative tasks. In short, we look for organizations that recognize that our interns are still students and that internships are learning experiences. For more information about sponsoring an internship, see "Frequently Asked Questions for Internship Sponsors."

You can also contact:

Dr. Jennifer Bay
Assistant Professor
Professional Writing
Purdue University
(765) 494-8122
jbay@purdue.edu
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~jbay

Internship Documents

The Spring 2009 488 class is taught by Dr. Bay. The following documents and forms (Word format) are used for the class:

Syllabus
the class syllabus for English 488 Spring 2009.

Internship Work Agreement
complete this form, in collaboration with your supervisor, by January 21, 2009.

Work Log Explanation
student document that discusses and chronicles internship.

Mid-semester Evaluation
have your supervisor complete this form by March 9, 2009.

Final Evaluation
have your supervisor complete this form by May 1, 2009.

Finding an Internship

Possible Local Internships
Agricultural Communications Department, Purdue University
Agriculture Information Technology Department, Purdue University
Bioanalytical Systems, Inc.
EPICS Program, Purdue University
Family Services, Inc.
Friends of Cary Home
Greater Lafayette Museum of Art
Historic Centennial Neighborhood Association
Journal and Courier
Lafayette Leader
Lafayette Urban Ministry
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Purdue Convocations
Purdue University Press
Seyet, LLC
Subaru-Isuzu Automotive
Tippecanoe Historical Society
Trinity Mission

Other Places to Look
Google's Directory of Internships
ACM Crossroads Internship Opportunities
IndianaINTERNnet
Purdue's CCO Internships Page
Wetfeet Internship Search
InternWeb