Internship opportunities
The School of Journalism and Communication supports a number of placement opportunities in its commitment to help students reach their career aspirations. Internships are a great way to gain professional experience, build self confidence and offer the opportunity to make valuable industry connections.
What internships can I undertake?
Public Relations Internship (COMU3801)
This course provides practical experience in a public relations work environment. You will participate in the workday routine of a public relations consultancy, unit or organisation, undertaking tasks assigned to you.
Where are interns placed?
- Greater Brisbane Junior Rugby League
- EKKA
- Amnesty
- RSPCA
- WWF
- Rabobank
- Red PR
- Thiess
- Asia PR Consultants, Singapore
- Queensland Rugby
For more information please contact the Course Coordinator Dr Aparna Hebbani (Semester 1) or Dr Lyn McDonald (Semester 2 and Summer Semester)
Journalism Internship (JOUR3801)
The Journalism Internship is an industry placement designed to give you the opportunity to obtain professional experience in a journalism-focussed organisation or in a setting that gives you insights into how news organisations operate. It is also designed to give you the chance to reflect analytically on that experience.
You will participate in the work day routine of a news media organisation for the specified period, undertaking those tasks assigned to you and seeking to display initiative, enthusiasm, professionalism and a willingness to learn. You will, where opportunity allows, contribute to the published or broadcast news output of the organisation, working under the supervision of a professional journalist. You will plan, observe and analyse; submitting your planning prior to the placement, and summarising your observations and analysis at the conclusion of your internship.
This course is only available to students in the Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Journalism dual degrees
Where are interns placed?
Everywhere from the Courier-Mail (general newsroom plus MX and Online), the Australian, AAP, the Gold Coast Bulletin, the Sunshine Coast Daily, and other regional papers such as the Morning Bulletin, the Toowoomba Chronicle and the Townsville Bulletin, and the Northern Star, Lismore, and smaller papers such as the Beaudesert Times, the Redland Times and the string of Quest suburban newspapers. ABC: radio, TV and Online (these placements are for a minimum of two five-day blocks). Brisbane television news: Channel Seven, Channel Nine and Channel Ten. Regional TV. Government.
The Newsroom at the National Indigenous Radio Service (http://www.nirs.org.au/ click on NINS), in Brisbane, also is taking journalism interns. Placements are for a minimum of two five-day blocks. Students can arrange their own placements but must consult with the course coordinator beforehand.
For more information please contact the Course Coordinator John Austin
Communication for Social Change Practicum (COMU7015)
COMU7015 is an individually designed program which enables you to gain hands-on experience in the practical application of communication and social change principles. You may seek to undertake short-term or part-time attachments (in or out of class time) with NGOs, service organisations, commercial firms, Government bodies or other relevant agencies. Alternatively, on behalf of a specific not-for-profit agency, you may wish to initiate, design, write and follow-through a project document or proposal seeking funding from a donor body or potential funder.
The key aim of the course is to provide you with an overview of an operational industry environment and to study, first-hand, how organisations design and conduct out-reach activities to better utilize a range of communication processes in imparting their development message.
For more information please contact the Course Coordinator Associate Professor Martin Hadlow
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