Writing Internship for English Majors

English 449 (350-449)

Instructor's campus office: CRT 574; mailbox: CRT 4th floor
Instructor's off-campus office: Washburne Literary Services, 4465 N. Oakland Ave., Shorewood, WI 53211-1662
Telephones: campus: 229-2709; off-campus: 961-1995; FAX: 961-1971; email: ckw@csd.uwm.edu

Develop professional skills and experiences that are valuable in the professional marketplace
Apply your coursework and writing skills while working in the real world
Synthesize course and work experience through progress reports, class discussion, conferences with the instructor, and a final paper

Other information:
1-4 credits
Up to 20 hours/week
Unpaid
Prerequisites:
English major
Successful completion of one 400-level writing course
Approval of the instructor (based on committee approval)

Approximately 50 internship placements have been arranged with a variety of Milwaukee-area organizations and businesses in the following fields:

Publishing
Public Relations and Advertising
Corporate Communications Departments of Companies
Not-for-profit agencies
Technical writing firms

Click here to view some of the companies and organizations affiliated with the internship.

The duties of student interns include a variety of writing, editing, proofreading, and researching tasks. To enroll in this course, fill out an application form, available in the English Department office (Curtin 439). The application asks applicants for a summary of their school and work experience, references, and a sample of their writing. A brief editing test is also included. A faculty committee screens applicants for their competency in English grammar, punctuation, and usage, as well as for their ability to conduct themselves appropriately in the workplace.

Among the placements are the Shepherd Express, Art Muscle Magazine, Irish American Post, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Time Insurance Co., the Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Art Museum, Robert W. Baird & Co., M&I Data Systems, Deluxe Data Systems, Sprecher Barrett Bertalot, Hughes Ruch & Murphy, and Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops.