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Communication Internships
The communication internship is pivotal in the transition from student to working professional. The semester-long experience gives students an opportunity to gain professional experience and build their portfolios, while networking with professionals in their field. Students complete 150 hours on-site for three hours of course credit and have the option of completing a second internship as an elective. Students must pass the GSP test before they can enroll in the internship
course.
The following companies represent a partial list of internship sites available to UHCL communication students:
• Astros Baseball Network
• Boeing Company
• Boy Scouts of America
• Children’s Museum of Houston
• Clear Channel Communications
• Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce
• Design at Work
• Fogarty Klein Monroe
• Galveston Island Visitors Bureau
• Haliburton–Global IT Department
• Houston Chronicle
• Houston Rockets and Comets
• Houston Texans
• Houston Zoological Gardens
• KHOU TV Channel 11
• KPRC TV Channel 2
• KTRK TV Channel 13
• KXLN TV Channel 45
• Lockheed Martin Space Operations
• Moody Gardens
• Museum of Fine Arts
• NASA Johnson Space Center
• Reliant Energy
• Rives Carlberg
• Six Flags Astroworld
• Space Center Houston
• Texas Childrens’ Hospital
• Texas Heart Institute
• Time Warner Cable
• United Way, Texas Gulf Coast
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What can I do with a communication degree?
What can’t you do? The communication degree is one of the most flexible degrees because its emphasis on written and graphic communication is transferable to almost any professional setting.
Jobs in the communication field include, but are not limited to:
• Advertising
• Public Relations
• Marketing
• Book Publishing
• Magazine Publishing
• Newspaper Publishing
• Photography
• Graphic Design
• Television
• Film
• Video
• Radio
• Web Design
• Corporate Communication
• Crisis Communication
• Health Communication
• Media Sales
• Technical Writing
• Fund Raising
• Event Planning
• Motivational Speaking
• Project Management
The communication degree also provides excellent preparation for graduate programs in the humanities and professional programs in law or business.
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Skills Associated with Media Communication
• Ability to work productively under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to conduct background research, including interviews
• Ability to think critically and analytically
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to communicate is a visual, oral and written format.
• Ability to look at situations fairly and objectively
• Ability to recognize cause and effect
• Ability to investigate, interpret and accurately convey events to others
• Ability to work independently and also as a team member
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Personal Qualities Associated with Media Communication
• Integrity
• Versatility
• Creativity
• Tenacity
• Resourcefulness
• Dependability
• Reliability
• Self-Confidence
• Ethics
• Diligence
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