Marketing

You can find internships on Handshake or on your own.

Yes! MKT 250: Marketing Internship and MKT 450: Advanced Marketing Internship provide opportunities to earn academic credit for their marketing internships. Look at the University Catalog for more information and to determine prerequisites.

• Prerequisites must be completed prior to the internship and cannot be taken concurrently.
• You must be working at the internship site during the term for which you are registered for academic credit. You cannot receive credit for an internship that was previously completed.

Please follow the instructions below for reporting an internship experience: 

1. Click here to submit your internship experience or log into your Handshake account and in the upper right, click on Career Center/Experiences/Request an Experience.
   • Fill out every field - even if it is not required.
   • For clarification - on the survey, the "Approvers/Site Supervisor" is the person at your internship site that will be supervising you. If you are unsure who that will be, enter the HR person you have been in contact with. You can send the updated information once you begin your internship. 
   • Please be sure to give a detailed job description. You may use the description posted by the organization. 
   • Please MKT 250 and MKT 450, please list Maggie McDermott as your Faculty Internship Advisor.
2. Career Services will then review the form and initiate the approval process with your Faculty Internship Advisor. Please note that it takes a week for your request to move through the approvals process. 
   • Once all the approvals are complete, Career Services will register you for the appropriate course/credit. You are NOT able to register for internship credit through WINGS
   • You will receive an email notifying you when you have been registered for your internship course.
   • You will be required to attend an internship orientation session prior to beginning your internship experience.

MKT 250 and MKT 450 each provide an opportunity for declared Marketing majors to earn academic credit for completing an internship.

MKT 250: Marketing Internship

• A marketing-related internship that provides an opportunity to earn academic credit for experiential learning when working for cooperating business, government, or civic organizations
• Repeatable for up to six credits - max three credits per semester
• Pass/Fail

MKT 450: Advanced Marketing Internship

• An advanced marketing internship provides an opportunity for students to gain professional job experience by working in an area of marketing, applying theory and concepts to the marketing needs of a cooperating business, government, or civic organization, for a minimum of 150 hours
• This is a hybrid class; in addition to the 150 working hours, students enrolled in MKT 450 are required to attend a weekly class meeting (alternating between in-person and virtual meetings)
• Max of three credits will apply toward the marketing major

Look at the University Catalog for more information and to determine prerequisites.

Yes. However, we ask that you still inform the Career Services Office of your internship position so we know when and where students are gaining experiences.

• There are no requirements or tuition fees.
• Career Services will have a record of your experience which will make it easier to assist you should any issues arise.

Click here to submit your internship experience

• Handshake: Our online Handshake system has a variety of resources to help you. This includes an Internship & Job Vacancy List. Employers continuously send the university announcements about internships and full-time positions. See the positions and apply.
• Career Services resources: By clicking the different tabs above, you are able to access several other resources as well: Career Event listings, sample resumes and cover letters, interviewing tips, additional job and internship websites, links to company web pages, and more. 
• On-Campus interviews: Many employers interview on campus for internships and full-time positions. You can sign up for interviews through Handshake or by talking with representatives at Career Fairs. 
• Interview stream: This program allows you to answer pre-selected interview questions and capture your responses on video so you can review your answers and non-verbal behavior.
• Internship information sessions: To find upcoming dates and times, check Events in Handshake.

Career Services staff: Staff members are available to help with any questions you may have or to help you search or prepare for internships or jobs.

For questions regarding how to obtain an internship, you should talk with the adviser assigned to your area of study:

• College of Business – Brenda Leahy or Beck Hawkins

A recent article in US News and World Report notes that one advantage of a marketing degree is that it offers many career paths.  From the highly creative side of designing effective advertising campaigns and promotions, to the fascinating study of consumer behaviors. From big data marketing analytics and insight driving marketing research to personal selling and sales management. No matter your interests, there is a home for you in the marketing discipline.  

Following is a partial list of career tracks you’ll find as a marketer. 

• Advertising and promotions manager 
• Content strategist 
• Copywriter for an advertising or marketing agency 
• Data scientist 
• Director of digital marketing 
• Market research analyst 
• Marketing specialist 
• Marketing manager 
• Chief marketing officer 
• Public relations manager 
• Public relations specialist 
• Sales manager 
• Sales representative 
• Search engine optimization specialist 
• Social media manager 

Source: Kowarski, I. (2020, Dec. 3). What You Can Do With A Marketing Degree. Retrieved Oct. 16, 2023 from https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/articles/what-you-can-do-with-a-marketing-degree.